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Bruce, without trying to be as antagonistic as my previous post sounded, Your first sentence said it all, "I don’t have much doubt that our hobby has seen some overall growth in the past decade, but I also think that it’s suffered a significant decline from its historic highs many years ago." If you think that there were that many more Modelers out there "many years ago" than there are now, well I don't know what to tell ya. Growth in this hobby has grown exponentially since the mid to late eighties. I would offer that you are a subscriber of the WGH program and you have been duped into thinking that the hobby is falling by the way. Truth is, is that the hobby has never seen more people involved than at the present time. I offer up the number of advertisers in MR or any other Train Hobby magazine. I love this hobby and will continue to 'hype' the fun and benefits from engaging in this hobby as best I can. I will no longer be a supporter of the "Sky is falling attitude" and that this hobby is faltering. Not a good reply, but the best I can give ya. Cost is still the biggest factor. Take Care,
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