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<p>[quote user="ATSFGuy"]</p> <p>In order to survive, I think the manufacturers such as Walthers and Rapido are going to have to create a business model with vastly much lower prices and less limited edition runs.  </p> <div style="clear:both;"> [/quote]</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <div style="clear:both;">I would not bet on that!</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <div style="clear:both;">I just happened to find the 1938 Marklin toy train catalog in the web and was amazed, how expensive that stuff was back then. A HO scale loco was to the tune of a quarter of an average worker´s monthly wage, while the gauge 1 counterpart ran up to 1 1/2 times the monthly wage.</div> <div style="clear:both;"> </div> <div style="clear:both;">Even when I started out in the hobby some 50+ years ago, model trains were not cheap at all, so I think it is safe to say that the future does not depend on pricing <span style="text-decoration:underline;">alone</span>. IMHO, technology is also only one aspect of the future. I see the most important driving factor in the public awareness of trains. When people relate to trains as a means of private travel again, this will certainly have a positive effect on the hobby.</div>
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