Originally Posted by Michigan & Ohio Valley Lines:
As a comparison between MTH and Lionel, I took these photos. Lionel die cast hoppers are very heavy...they are also bulkier looking than their plastic offering. I love the look of the diecast one.
From left to right...MTH...Lionel diecast...Lionel plastic...
The Lionel metal and plastic cars look like the same mold. And since you can make injection molds work with either plastic or metal....I can't see Lionel make all new tooling for the metal cars.
I have about 40 of the K-Line, or versions of, plastic cars. I do wish ALL of them sat more correctly on their trucks.
