Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/08

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Subject: [Leica] A sad day
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Sun Feb 8 05:12:07 2009
References: <74EFC4ABA4714CB0A18207DE53C75789@xyw>
 
Let's wait and see if the Hornby Group jump in to rescue them - they did 
the same for the originators of plastic construction kits - Airfix. As 
well as taking over Humbrol, Scalextric, Corgi and Bassett-Lowke, and a 
couple of tinier independents like JB Models.

Apparently the management replacement at M?rklin didn't quite work out 
as planned - in fact the company has many parallels to Leica. Production 
per unit is often higher than the RRP reminiscent of the SL2.

Cheers
Douglas


A. Lal wrote:
> Break the news gently to the kids, Marklin is insolvent:
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> http://tinyurl.com/ckpjl3
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