The one answer to that is it is happening because they continue to re-make 80 year old models (in essence) for a diminishing market. I'd bet a re-run of any of the newer pieces (SD-70, ES-44, mikado, etc) would sell much better, and a totally new locomotive better still. Well enough to justify the tooling and development is a question I can't answer, but I'd guess they think the answer is "no". There was one of the Flyer articulateds on their stand at Springfield. I asked, the rep said there were a few still in the warehouse - so if owning one of them tickles your fancy, I'd call quickly.?
Pieter Roos
On Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 06:50:20 PM EST, Bill Lane via groups.io <bill@...> wrote:
When you see the total saturation of Gilbert American Flyer for sale on eBay it is not a stretch to connect to Lionel eventually ending A F production. Considering Lionel have been doing repaints largely on the SAME shells as Gilbert for 40? years¡ If a Flyer guy wants a new car they are all over eBay for CHEAP. Take your pick. Why pay $60.00+ for a car? ?EBay is Lionel¡¯s biggest competition.
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