Link to MTH catalog

[Seayakbill]

The MTH catalog is out on the MTH web site. The Westinghouse Schnabel flatcar is back. Always wanted one of those guys but they were 2 to 3 times above the original catalog price on the scondary market. No US steamers this catalog but a nice selection of diesels.

Catalog

[jimmydelv]

Remember that old Wendy's commercial "Where's the beef?" I'm wondering "Where's the Steam?" Except for european locomotives......no american steam.

[Seayakbill]

Except for european locomotives......no american steam.

 

Lot of speculation on another forum.   IMO, MTH has over extended itself with numerous business fronts. Tinplate, HO, Standard, American O Gauge, European O Gauge, and Garden Railroading G Gauge. I think they are in catch-up mode of previous catalog items.

[cnw1995]

Here is the link

[Andrew Falconer]

There is most likely a lot of MTH Premier Steam Locomotives still in stock at model train stores and there is a backlog of promised models awaiting production. People have to purchase what is available. First make sure that you have wide radius curves for the long O Scale Steam Locos from the Premier line.

Andrew Falconer

[DMUinCT]

I received my new 1012 Catalog at the York Train Show.

Inside the front cover MTH explains that they are taking a break from NEW steam locomotives as they work throught a backlog of steam ordered from the 2011 catalog.  Also, all new locomotives will have PS3 sound and control standard.This "O Gauge" only catalog is 130 pages long.

[sir james I]

The Lima center cab transfer engine looks interesting, but cataloging the Centipede was no surprise. A few cars with new paint and that's about it.

[Seayakbill]

It would be an excellent business decision to reduce or better yet eliminate the current backlog of preordered product. The manufacturing process certainly is way to long for a certain percentage of product for every catalog cycle.