I have to second Lee's comment about them dropping the ball. Up until this year's catalog they didn't even have a ready to run starter set, just pieces. It seems like it's more of a hobby for them than a product line. And the new color is close to the old one but why change it?
The selection of vehicles is pretty lame compared to K-Line as well. Six of the same sedan (looks like a standard plasticville car with a little motor in it) in different colors and three vans in different colors - two of which are advertisements for Bachmann's products. How can people work in this industry and be so uncreative?