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Walther's position on Kit vs Ready To Run freight & passenger cars.
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Jsodberg, I would think your right about the off-shore manufacturers also building the tooling and molding the product overseas! I really hadn't thought that much about this and that's not really what I am talking about here. <br /> <br />However, how can I be wrong about MY experiences? Also, I wouldn't lie about my experiences to make the kit manufacturers look good, as what would be in this for me? <br />Nor would I postulate a trumped up position just to be diametrically opposed to your opinion. I suppose I could take a poll on the subject, but, frankly I don't give a rip. <br /> <br />My whole thought behind this thread was to question the direction the hobby is heading, which in my opinion is, towards RTR! In this thread and elsewhere in similar threads on this subject it has become apparent to me this is what the folks in the hobby and the manufacturers want. While I don't like this direction personally, there is nothing I can do about it. At the beginning of this thread, and again more recently, manufactures have given their opinions. If anybody should know what is going on, these folks certainly should! We still have Bowser, Branchline and few others offering kits. To keep their competitive edge, I would think these folks are also looking at offering RTR at some time in the future, but, who knows?!? <br /> <br />You know, there is plenty of topics posted here which don't hold any interest for me. I have never visited the Coffee Shop thread. I don't care for the football related threads as I hate football and most professional sports and because I agree with Bergie, the FORUM should be used for Model Railroading topics. When I post, I try to post topics that are interesting to me and MRR related. I mean no harm to anyone and if you take offense to something I said, I am sure if we were talking face to face you would not feel any resentment towards me. Voice inflections and facial expressions which are every bit a part of communication simply do not reproduce electronically.
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