@Paul Kallus posted:I predict Lionel will buy the tooling for MTH's Premier Line...there's just too many neat and unique models for Lionel - now the industry's lone top player - to let go to the "last roundup." This would be a wise business decision as buying the designs/molds is likely less costly than reverse engineering them or designing from the start. Thus someday those of us lamenting over the loss of those unique engines will see them again, only with Legacy system.
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Not to rain too much on the positive thinking, but I think this assertion assumes that Lionel wants to expand their offerings to include every single thing MTH has made in Premier.
That's a huge amount of stuff. Lionel may have no desire to try to expand to that level, especially with the many unknowns.
It may well be cheaper to engineer from scratch a few things they may have a better shot at selling with MTH no longer manufacturing than to spend what would most likely be A LOT of money to purchase the whole line.
It's sort of like saying it would be a good decision for Ford or Chevy to pick up the other's entire line and start trying to add all of those products to their line if the other was going to close up their tent.
Interesting times. Hopefully you are right 
, but I don't see it.
-Dave
