Reply to "WTB: Lionel, K-Line, & MTH catalogs, flyers, & LRRC, KCC, MTHRRC newsletters"

WftTrains posted:

 Plus Lionel produced just ONE consumer catalog each of those years.  I don’t recall any “flyers” although they did publish advance and accessory catalogs for many of those years.  I’m not sure you are interested in adding those advance and accessory catalogs to your site but acquiring just the consumer catalogs from those years would complete the post-war section of your website and should not be very difficult or costly as most of those consumer catalogs are relatively common and show up frequently at train shows and on auction sites.

Meanwhile I sent you an email with a short list of Lionel catalogs and flyers that I have as duplicates that I don’t see on your site.  I also have duplicate K-Line and MTH catalogs but don’t have a list of those yet.

Hope this helps,

Bill

Anyone who's visited my web-site will note I have presented all kinds of catalogs by Lionel already: "Pre-Toy Fair", "Toy Fair", "Traditional", "Classic", "Advance", "Consumer", "Signature Edition", "Ready To Run", "Ready-To-Run", "Christmas", "Christmas Celebration", "Track & Power", "Holiday Memories"  "Volume 1", "Volume 2", "Heritage" etc.  I'm not sure why you would think I wouldn't want to add "Advance" and "Accessory".  The problem I face---apart from the cost---is not knowing exactly what was printed.  As I've been searching for catalogs from 1959-present, I occasionally see stuff from prior years.  Some are significantly more expensive.  I'm not looking for "MINT" examples.  "GOOD" condition is good enough for the web-site: clean, unmarked, tear-free, and hole-free.  Most of the postwar stuff from the 40s & 50s has been priced a bit higher than I would like to pay at the moment.

As I mentioned earlier, I'm not ruling it out.  At the moment I'd like to concentrate on filling the holes in the collection as it stands now from 1959-present.  Should I buy a lot containing pre-1959 catalogs and/or flyers, I'll upload them.  However I doubt I'll be looking for exclusively pre-1959 lots anytime soon.  I'm well aware there are many fans of that period who feel it was the best ever for the original Lionel Corporation.  I know I preferred the sheer artistry popular during that period.  I think the dream-like quality settings the artists invoked helped kids' imaginations soar.

My priorities at the moment are:

1. Update "Frames"  and "Mobile Optimized" sites to incorporate MTH trains
2. Add newsletters for all three:
   1. Lionel Railroaders Club Keep On Trackin'/Inside Track & Lionel Kids Club Station
   2. K-Line Collectors' Club Connections
   3. MTH Railroaders Club CrossingGate
3. Add "Miscellaneous" section for:
   1. Atlas
   2. Bachmann
   3. LGB
   4. Tyco
   5. Williams
   6. Others.....

Throughout the time I spend concentrating on those things, I'll be working concurrently on searching for items to add to the site.