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I agree with all you say. Being new to the hobby after years of thinking about it, the only other thing I would add is lack of space. That deterred me for a number of years. I also would reemphasize your thoughts on instant gratification. My grandson is the reason I finally got started. He is 8 and loves trains. He has wanted to build a diorama for years because of our visits to the Texas Military Museum and his fascination with the battle dioramas at the museum. We are having a great time, but I have to be careful not to BORE him. He can't believe it is going to take us more than a year to complete our 4x8. I keep him involved, work with him for short periods of time, and then we operate for awhile. He is the engineer and I am the brakeman. After he goes to bed (he and his mother live with us) or when he is off with video games or outside playing with friends, I do the more tedious stuff. Bottom line, we are having a great time and I hope he stays with it. <br /> <br />My other hobby is RC airplane building and flying. The problem there is departure of the youngters when they discover cars and the opposite sex (usually that means girls, as most (but not all) of our youngters are boys. They seem to come back in their late 20's after being gone for about ten years. <br /> <br />
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