I was sorry to see that there was no new catalog last year. I had heard thru the grapevine that MTH was just letting dealer's inventories lessen so that there was not as much product just sitting on dealer's shelves, but you know how reliable the grapevine is.
I love tinplate, especially standard gauge. That being said, due to several personal reasons I decided to get out and I have only 2 items left to sell. I noticed that my non-trains friends' eyes lit up when they'd see a gleaming tinplate consist running. There's really something to say about it!
It should be interesting to see how the market is for Tinplate Traditions stuff in the next few years. Will it rise since no new product is being made? Or will it sink due to less interest? I certainly would love to see this part of the hobby grow.