Well, there is only one way you can get AF from Lionel. You have to buy the whole company. (that is, if they wanted to sell out) Tell them your interest is AF trains, and they won't sell to you. You would have to convince them that you are strongly interested in keeping the Lionel going and stifling AF trains. After you buy them out you can Mass produce AF trains and ignore Lionel if you like.
About people only interested in Gilbert trains. I agree, to a point. the point is there aren't enough Gilbert trains to keep everyone happy. A lot of us would like Repros. of Gilbert. Better than nothing. I only bought one piece of A gilbert train in 20 years. It is not available in my part of the country, We have no hobby shops nearby. The nearest one charges 20 percent (or more) higher than everyone else for all their products. I don't buy from him unless I'm desperate. If I bought out Lionel, I would get permission to get the Gilbert name back. Then I would make repros. with more detail and can motors. I would make original AF track along with Pikemaster track (larger curve radius) I would also have rubber roadbed for both. I also would come up with materials for a control booth that looks like the controls for a steam or diesel/electric loco. Roger Hinds S-Trains list sponsor: http://www.americanflyertrains.com All the Flyer you desire...books and accessories too! To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list send a note to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
