You know what's interesting? The sea change of toolings that we've experienced in the last, say, 12 or 18 months.

If you collect classic American apparatus, Corgi has suddenly improved its quality two- or three-fold with the NMMM releases.

If you collect larger-scale classic American apparatus, Yat-Ming has been consistently blowing us away.

If you collect classic or modern European or rest-of-world apparatus, and can afford obtaining them, Del Prado has released literally dozens of new toolings.

If you collect Japanese apparatus, Tomica is producing modern and vintage pocket-sized models, and Diapet is giving us a couple modern ones in larger scale.

Then there's Athearn, and whatever Code 3 continues to cook up despite its seemingly changing business models, and that Code 3 Diamond Plate ladder that'll likely wow everyone, and those giant DCP modern pumpers that debut this month or next.

All in all, we're doin' pretty good in our hobby.

mjl

"""and that Code 3 Diamond Plate ladder that'll likely wow everyone,"""

Not "everyone!"

i have the original yellow version mint on card.the card has slight wear.never opened.if someone want's it make me a reasonable offer and it's your's to keep.