ORIGINAL: sscherin
Yup.. They were bought up by Hobbico along with Goldberg (Lanier was owned by Goldberg). Hobbico promptly axed the entire Lanier line along with a good chunk of The Goldberg line.
Tower only has 2 Lanier kits still listed and I suspect it's just leftover stock.
I got a 81" Cap 232 kit in that sale for $120..
Lanier bought Goldberg and owned them about 4 yrs
Hobbico just sorta killed Lanier when they bought Lanier out