Has anybody else noticed that in the last 4 LCT catalogs there have been no Ives or Dorfan offerings? I can't be the only one missing these trains. I can see the need to make changes to what's being produced, you can't make the same thing year after year and expect it to perpetually sell. But 4 years is a long time to go without Ives and Dorfan trains.
John.
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John, I would guess that the licensing and brand ownership is in conflict for the duration of the LCT agreement. MTH owns the Ives and Dorfan brands,IIRC.
That would be my guess as well. I hope Mike does a Leland monorail rerun at some point.
Truth is, they did not sell well at all.
Chris I think he was reffering to the Ives and Dorfan stuff.
Any kind of reason would only be speculation that included. One could speculate they are not making items for LCT catalog that they do not need a Lionel license for. MTH and Lionel did announce the agreement was renewed therefore it is limited in length.
I would be in line for the monorail and the Red one that shows up in videos. One appears on CB layout in Tinplate legends 2.
Truth is, they did not sell well at all.
And yet that darn "prosperity special" repro set is unavailable as "leftover new stock" and continuously sells for or close to MSRP. on the second hand market.
The reproductions of the Ives sets were quite nice.
I have the White Set, with the conventional motor, the National Limited set with PS2, and the Prosperity Special with PS2. My son inherited my fathers National Limited with a conventional motor.
All four look great and run well.
I hope they start making this type of thing again, and Dorfan as well.
I have three of the Ives 1694 electrics in O gauge (MTH repros in three different liveries) and they rank among my favorite tinplate locomotives.
Hi John, thanks for the clarification. Now we know whassup!
I have three of the Ives 1694 electrics in O gauge (MTH repros in three different liveries) and they rank among my favorite tinplate locomotives.
I've only got one, but I really like it. I was lucky- the MTH Product Locator only showed one place that still had one. I got in the Tinplate game late...
Hi John, thanks for the clarification. Now we know whassup!
IVES No. 1122 is long overdue. And for a prototype never put into production, how about that fabulous 4-6-0 / 4-6-2 Dorfan Steamer that Hertz mentions several times.
Hi John, thanks for the clarification. Now we know whassup!
I run all of mine -- when they'll run. Both 1134s have "issues" so I'll stick to Traditional versions from now on.
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