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Muddycreek, It's interesting, some here say that RTR is the future. Even you proclaim it will attract new people and new people are the life of the future of the hobby. Manufacturers make decisions based on the market. RTR is better for the manufacturer as he is adding value to his product. The market being attracted to a product with value added is a very good thing from the manufacturer's point of view. As simple as this explanation is, it explains one of the reasons kits are loosing ground to RTR. Now, let me explain my position. I try not to take on a position that is not defensible and I enjoy discussions, if they can keep from flipping into personal attacks. You have bent things I have said and I don't appreciate this. To back my position, I have older Walther's catalogs? I have talked to hobby shop owners. I look at what is offered at the various MRR websites and offered in the pages of the various model railroading publications. From these references, I feel my position is warranted, substantiated and is what I have based my argument on. It is not simply my opinions on possible phase-outs, based on anecdotal evidence, with dubious arguments, or with a lack of concrete evidence! Also backing my position are the majority of respondents to this post. In the end, this is a small point in a large continuum and is inconsequential. The market will drive what happens within the hobby and us dinosaurs which still like to glue tab A into slot B, will be gone. However, we shall be taking our wisdom with us!
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