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Reply to "Purchase of MTH Tinplate Dies?"

As far as I know that is correct,  pretty sure Mr. Wolfe got the rights to use the Lionel name on the tinplate reproductions he was already producing.  That was part of the lawsuit settlement.  When the litigated licensing time frame expired,  the price Lionel wanted to renew the agreement was listed as a major obstacle to future production and pretty much ensured the end of LCT.

I would be highly surprised if he let's control of that tooling go to anyone who isn't planning on using it soon.  On top of that the market was pretty saturated as discussed.  My interpretation of this is that there will not be any movement on the tinplate tooling for a few years, but what do I know? 

I really wish we could have seen some updates to the tinplate line to gain more interest.   A camelback or a  Pacific seemed like a natural fit, or a mallet made from the guts of a pair of 263e engines would have been huge. 

Time will tell.   I wish Mr. Wolfe well and I hope for success of the next phase of MTH in the post-Wolfe era.

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