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[quote user="concretelackey"] About 25 years ago I received a circle train set for christmas. Later I found out it cost about $25 or so but that did not phase my interest in model trains. Fast forward 25 years to the present day (literally the past 30 minutes) and now I begin to question why should I begin to design and build my 1st layout. I see the ads in various magazines saying "authentic replicas" and highly detailed and I think the pic looks great (doesn't matter whether steam or deisel) and the price is average. Then I see this thread and read every post and start to wonder what the big deal is.If the product offends you so bad then don't buy it! It is that simple.If the manufacturer has lowered their standards to stay in business (not a new concept) and the new business as usual is not good enough for you, buy from someone else.On the other hand, if some offers a product line that catches your eye and you have the cash buy the darn thing and be happy. I may step on some toes here which really does not bother me but it may appear to someone new that maybe to become a real model railroader you must first build the ego, then the layout.  This hobby, like many others, is all a matter of what the individual wants. If I shop around for a 1940 Ford coupe for sale I can find a few basic versions-1-someone will have a fully functional restored coupe that has factory matched ID#s,2-there will be a coupe with the hood removed and big chrome all over the engine,3-Joe Schmoe down the road will have a 1940 coupe that was restored using aftermarket body panels made in 1994, a seat that was reupholstored by some wet behind the ear 20-something, and a 1979 Audiovox AM/FM casstette player,4-Tom, Dick and Harry Custom Cars wll be happy to build what I want.So if, according to the standards I see displayed here, I buy any one of these I will be scum to the fans of the other styles. THAT IS THE EXACT INTERPRATION OF THE POSTS! "This loco ain't true to life" so if I buy it I'm in the out crowd OR if I buy the loco because it looks real sweet pulling a few other cars I have, I'm also in the out crowd.And you guys wonder why modeling railroads is not as famous, traditional, or popular as it once was?Ken [/quote]I understood you perfectly. There is room for tradition in the Hobby.I handle cars from time to time and having a old style air breathing V8 (Or whatever) with it's associated fumes and certain personality depending on the wether is something totally absent from today's new cars.But I would not pay alot of money for a older car to use as a daily driver, I would want something with a steel timing chain, fuel injection and rather basic controls without so much "Electronic luxuries".If that older car is demonstrated to be in factory new condition or nearly so, the attractive pricing goes up and makes it more likely that I would want such a vehicle.Im sorry for the brief journey on the passing track away from this topic.
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