MTH announces Premier 4-6-2 Pacifics, including custom runs

Boy MTH is going nuts.  I don't think they are closing.  That Maine Central is real enticing

MTH closing is sounding like a classic rock bands last tour.

I would love to see an additional announcement that they will run the CNJ P47 Pacific in the black Queen of the Valley scheme!!

I sure hope that PRR Pacific in Southern Crescent green is just an ad copy mistake!!

Chuck

I would have purchased a Southern one if they did #1401, the one in the Smithsonian. As far as I know, 1401 has only been done three times in O Scale, Williams made a Brass version, an MTH Protosounds 1 version, and the Lionchief version.

Really nice models regardless and it is good to see some premier steam being made!

superwarp1:

   I don't think they are closing, either.  MTH was supposed to close as of June 1. These engines have a delivery date of September, 2021!

John

Perhaps this isn't a closing act but an opening act.

They didn't sell off the steam era equipment to Atlas... could the previous employees be continuing on with the steam line and DCS? 

Whatever MTH is up to really doesn't matter - the fact is they are still putting out a great product.  Be thankful for that as it easily could have been the other way around.

A very nice looking model and quite tempting - especially the B&O variant.

If I was marketing this speculated retained entity, I'd step back from MTH purple and go hard with all of the product under the RailKing brand. It's well known and encompasses both scale and traditional offerings. Roll the Premier steam as "RailKing Scale Premier" and I think your off and running.  I have to say the RailKing Scale diesel offerings from MTH are the best value in O Gauge.

@MichRR714 posted:

If I was marketing this speculated retained entity, I'd step back from MTH purple and go hard with all of the product under the RailKing brand. It's well known and encompasses both scale and traditional offerings. Roll the Premier steam as "RailKing Scale Premier" and I think your off and running.  I have to say the RailKing Scale diesel offerings from MTH are the best value in O Gauge.

I'd 100% agree.  Railking has always been the better brand name.

I'd offer just 2 lines - Traditional and Scale  -  and I'd mark what would have been premier line options as "Precision-Detailed".  Then you don't have to move things down from Premier to just Scale - it's all scale.  Some with "precision-details!"   

@Oman posted:

MTH closing is sounding like a classic rock bands last tour.

I agree with that!  There's alot of nice paint schemes there!  The R&N and P&WV I think are real nice.  The two Monon schemes are certainly niche market, hope they sell.

And now we know what the first Atlas product will be using the newly-acquired MTH tooling...70' Madison Heavyweight passenger cars in road names matching the MTH Pacifics.

Although I'm not in the market for either the Pacifics or the passenger cars, I'm already liking the coordination of efforts.  This has the potential to be a really good thing for Atlas...and for those of us who like Atlas & MTH products!

Just got that email too Joe, so excited to see the passenger cars will continue. Makes the Pacific’s a little more enticing know I can make a full consist.

Just received the artwork from MTH for our two Custom Run Monon Pacifics and I couldn't be more thrilled.

The Monon served both Bloomington, Indiana and West Lafayette, Indiana, and it provided rail transportation to the football games. In 1927, and again in 1928, they painted two of their Pacific's in school colors for the annual Old Oaken Bucket game.

The price creep is a bit disturbing. It wasn’t that long ago Pacifics were under a grand. Oh well. All toy train pricing is going up. 😳😮☹️😖

the pittsburgh west virginia one is my favorite but too big for my little railroad

maybe a railking version will come soon