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I grew up on Athearn Engines. As a kid, I could not comprehend the concept of paying hundreds of dollars for an engine. As an adult, I can not comprehend the concept of paying hundreds of dollars for an engine. Mind you, I'm only 30, paying a mortgage, getting ready to have kids, and working on starting my own engineering business. So my disposable income is essentially non-existant. I'm hoping to hone my MRR'ing skills for 20 years or so, at which time I'll hopefully have plenty of ca***o spend on the hobby. However, I can't see myself getting interested in buying really nice RTR stuff. Now if there were expensive locomotive kits, I'd probably go down that route. Maybe they're out there, and I haven't found them yet. Frankly, I'm much more intrigued by the people in the magazines who buy a $40 engine, add a bunch of details, and turn it into a killer engine. My MRR'ing heros are the Ben King's and Bob Bordreau's out there. One of the coolest things about this hobby are there are so many different ways to do it. I have nothing against those who do it different ways, except for when I go into the hobby shop and the guys behind the counter talk down to me for buying "plastic" locomotives.
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