MrMuffin'sTrains - Special Deal....

My sage advice: Get 'em now if you want one. And don't ask me why, but there really is a good reason, which will likely become evident in the near future.

Allan Miller posted:

My sage advice: Get 'em now if you want one. And don't ask me why, but there really is a good reason, which will likely become evident in the near future.

I'm asking, why?  When you put out a comment like this you are inviting the question.  Maybe nothing should have been implied if it's not for public consumption yet.  I personally would rather not say anything than to fuel the "wild speculation" fire.

MartyE posted:

Allan Miller posted:

My sage advice: Get 'em now if you want one. And don't ask me why, but there really is a good reason, which will likely become evident in the near future.

I'm asking, why?  When you put out a comment like this you are inviting the question.  Maybe nothing should have been implied if it's not for public consumption yet.  I personally would rather not say anything than to fuel the "wild speculation" fire.

The word is TARIFF.

Fred Brenek posted:

The word is TARIFF.

SO that would affect just the Premier Big Boys?  LOL!

Though from some information I have come across, the Tariffs that people are concerned about, is mainly for steel and aluminum imports, which as far as I know our trains don't have any of those metals on them. I am fairly certain they are made out of Die Cast Metal.

The  Tariffs at least in my opinion affects things like Appliances and vehicles. So, unless some manufacturer decides to make a model train out of steel or Aluminum. There should be little to no impact on the cost of our hobby. Unless I missed something that mentions that it will increase the price of the our hobby.

I think it is mainly going to affect Big Ticket Items like Heavy Machinery, Vehicles, possibly some equipment used in factories, things like that. 

I don't want to muddy Mr. Muffin's sale post.  Let's drop it. 

Though I do have to say the MTH Big Boys are fun to see running on a layout.

Google sez: "The mold cavity is created using two hardened tool steel dies which have been machined into shape and work similarly to an injection mold during the process. Most die castings are made from non-ferrous metals, specifically zinc, copper, aluminium, magnesium, lead, pewter, and tin-based alloys."

So die-cast metal is just that.