I missed the MTH demise during Covid. What’s really happening?

@hokie71 posted:

@Tom Tee, your #1 new year resolution: get new friends!

Hokie,  My train buds groove with me, are very supportive and have helped me out on numerous occasions.  All is good there.  My business world is a totally different matter.  These guys only talk golf and economics.   They send an unspoken message that my RR interests, high performance boats and e-trikes seem to be novel and somewhat childish.

Thank goodness!  What an affirmation!  I am so thankful that I have never  fully grown up.  One of my favorite boat's names was "Arrested Development".  I feel sorry for their boring life trying to find their little white balls.  Having been to their homes I notice  that there are no workbenchs and no tools.  Most do not even own lawn care  equipment. Useless.

One of the great aspects of this forum is the imagineering that many exercise in solving problems.  This is an articulate bunch of ladies and gentlemen.  All is good.

@Norton posted:

AFAIK Premier Steam has always been and continues to be made in Korea, not China.

Pete

My newest Premier steam (2017) says made in South Korea on the box. So as of 3 years ago, at least, Premier steam was still made in South Korea.

@harmonyards posted:

What you fail to understand is the difference between minimum wage over here, and minimum wage over “there” ......when you do learn that difference, ....this will be your face....😳

Pat

Well said and a scary reality!

@rattler21 posted:

I thought Jerry Williams, John Smith and Dick Breglar were importing before MTH was incorporated.  When you have time, compare a Williams heavyweight baggage car to an MTH heavyweight baggage car.  A clone?  John

Didn't MTH take over the Williams Heavyweights?  Them and the FM's came in "Custom Trains" or something generic boxes with labels over the Williams names stamped into the frames IIRC. Same with the Weaver E's? It was a few years before they removed those funky molded in eyebrows. All made by Samhongsa in Korea.

If my information is correct, Mike married a relative of Jerry.  Mike was actually making Jerry's passenger car bodies from Mike's molds.

Additionally, quite a while ago, Mike had some action against Weaver which caused the Weaver E-8 bodies to become MTH property.

@Tom Tee posted:

Hokie,  My train buds groove with me, are very supportive and have helped me out on numerous occasions.  All is good there.  My business world is a totally different matter.  These guys only talk golf and economics.   They send an unspoken message that my RR interests, high performance boats and e-trikes seem to be novel and somewhat childish.

Thank goodness!  What an affirmation!  I am so thankful that I have never  fully grown up.  One of my favorite boat's names was "Arrested Development".  I feel sorry for their boring life trying to find their little white balls.  Having been to their homes I notice  that there are no workbenchs and no tools.  Most do not even own lawn care  equipment. Useless.

One of the great aspects of this forum is the imagineering that many exercise in solving problems.  This is an articulate bunch of ladies and gentlemen.  All is good.

Well said Tom. Thank YOU! I agree 100%

Curtis