> They are rightfully owned I am sure by most of the American firms who they
> made trains for.
Not knowing anything about this, it would seem to me that the ownership of the
tooling is dependent on the agreement reached between the importer and the
manufacturer at the outset. I have seen agreements both ways regarding who
owns the tooling. Some Korean brass builders like to own the tooling because
they can then sell it for scrap value since the importer rarely runs the same
product again and again forever. At some point in time, the tooling is of no
more use to the importer and the maufacturer would like to eke out some scrap
value for it. And, it would also depend on if the importer has paid for the
tooling yet. Some firms owe Sanda Kan a lot of money and it would seem, in my
opinion, that the ownership of the tooling would be affected by payment or lack
thereof for the tooling. Just some thoughts to keep the pot stirring.
Wouldn't want the soup to get cold. "S"miles....Ed L.
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