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Todd; Tyco never "had" the product line....Tyco was the marketing division of Mantua Metal Products that sold ready-to-run stuff when the kits were still labelled Mantua. John Tyler was the president of Mantua at the time, and the Tyco name was his little application of hubris.When Mantua went out of kits altogether in the late 60's, they only used the Tyco name. Tyco pretty much failed, I think in the late 70's, early 80's.Their quality had become no better than really bad Model Power, LifeLike, or Mehano stuff, but their costs were too high. The recent [past 15 years]resurrection of Mantua, under different owners, culminated in their going out of business for good. A shame really, the old Mantua was one of the most respected names in the history of HO. Regards/ Mike
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