Making quality trains outside of China

[John]

[Point353]

Märklin/LGB factory in Hungary:

[peteski]

Some of the recent Fleischman locos have been made in Romania.

[nkalanaga]

Micro-Trains (and Kadee) have been making them here in the US for years. 

[John]

Micro-Trains (and Kadee) have been making them here in the US for years.

Yes -- true -- I stumbled across the first video -- and wanted to show that they do make trains elsewhere .. to be fair, here is a MT factory tour

[Mark5]

Micro-Trains (and Kadee) have been making them here in the US for years.

Yes, but no locos.

[ncbqguy]

First video never opens.
Anybody have a fix?   
Charlie Vlk

[Chris333]

The Roco video is old because I posted it here about 4-5 years ago.

EDIT:  damn it was only earlier this year 
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=47009.msg617200#msg617200

[Chris333]

Another one. Both videos from 2016:

[jpwisc]

Micro-Trains (and Kadee) have been making them here in the US for years.

And MT had become a pretty low quality offering. They have reduced details on cars as other manufacturers have increased them. For example the roof hatches on 2 Bay hoppers are molded on where they used to be a separate part. Roof walls are molded plastic where others are using etched metal. MT is equivalent to Atlas Trainman now at over double the cost.

[Chris333]

Also on the Microtrains video notice around 7:02 that they are "researching" from the Intermountain website 

[peteski]

The Roco video is old because I posted it here about 4-5 years ago.

EDIT:  damn it was only earlier this year 
https://www.therailwire.net/forum/index.php?topic=47009.msg617200#msg617200

I could have sworn that I have seen that Roco video earlier - thanks for confirming that Chris.

[bbussey]

Fleischmann makes quality products for sure.  Take a look at the pricing of those products though.  If American modelers were willing to pay those prices, there might be some more items made in the States.

[peteski]

First video never opens.
Anybody have a fix?   
Charlie Vlk

Maybe you can copy/paste the URL below directly into your browser?

Code: [Select]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOL2aHJbBAM
Or go to Youtube and search for "The Building and Design of a New Model Train Locomotive" uploaded by user ReynauldsEuroImports .

[dem34]

Fleischmann makes quality products for sure.  Take a look at the pricing of those products though.  If American modelers were willing to pay those prices, there might be some more items made in the States.

Its give and take I guess, its like how part of me wants to say I'd pay that premium but know that I'll often go for the cheaper option when prompted. And that now its rare that I buy brand new trains given how often I buy at swaps.

But hey at least we aren't like the kooky parts of 00 modelers that make it seem like we should burn down the manufactures for having the gall to charge more than 25usd for a locomotive.