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I voted for #1 cause it isn't good for the hobby. But if people are truly interested, they won't let a few local nuts disuade them. A couple people in the local club, look down upon your $35 Athearn diesel? try another club. Local hobby store clerks have a rude and offensive demeanor? shop elsewhere. But I think another problem is poor quality. Not just the problem of cut corners in entry-level trains. But across the board, because even if one company produces a pretty bad model of -something nice but not a guarenteed cash cow- other companies who were interested in trying their hand at it, may not try at all, since they'd still have to compete with that model, even if the one they offer is much better. But that problem isn't unique to model railroading by far. It seems that model railroading is definetely getting expensive, as it becomes more sophisticated. I personally don't care as much about sound and DCC. And I'd rather have the option of not having to buy a locomotive with them, and save some money. Alvie.
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