Does anyone have a listing of history of what happened to and where the molds ended up from the K-Line breakup?
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Sanda Kan owned them and leased them to K-Line and then Lionel. I believe the deal with Atlas fell through.
The Kusan tooling went to Williams then K-Line and then RMT.
I have no idea who has them now.
Kader Industries of Hong Kong ended up with Sanda Kan when they went under so I would guess any molds or tooling still in Sanda Kan's possession ended up with Kader Industries.
Bill T.
Why would I want mold on my trains..... oh ..wait....
Doesn't WBB have control of those SCALE molds? I believe WBB is now limiting those locos due to the market flooded with them. They are slowly rereleasing them with the TBII sound system though.
My understanding (and recall) is:
The new/recent Wbb Alco RS-3 is K-line tooling.
The "new" Lionel PRR K-4 is K-line; this replaced the earlier Lionel "scale"
PRR K-4 that was ill-proportioned (too long in the firebox - same frame as too-long Erie K-5,
C&A Pacific and blue B&O Pacific).
The Lionel B&A/B&M/Lima Demo/SP/ATSF Berks are K-line.
The Lionel USRA Light Mikado is K-line.
The new Lionel USRA Heavy Mike is a new boiler on the Lionel (K-line) Light Mikado frame.
This is essentially prototypical, as the real USRA Light/Heavy Mikes were more or less the same running gear with smaller or larger boiler and cylinders.
Don't follow the diesels much, so I don't know. E-8's, maybe?
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I fear for the loss of the Marx and Kusan tooling, as it is not as "snazzy" - but arguably historically more important.
Originally Posted by prrhorseshoecurve:
Doesn't WBB have control of those SCALE molds? I believe WBB is now limiting those locos due to the market flooded with them. They are slowly rereleasing them with the TBII sound system though.
Kader Industries is WBB parent company. Kader is the largest electric train company in the world with numerous brands sold in the USA, Europe, and Asia.
Bill T.
