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potlatcher: IMHO, Life Like's approach to their business is the result of the ever-increasing sophistication of the typical model railroad enthusiast. This sophistication has been brought on by our own demand for more and more accuracy, and further fueled by the model railroad media. Again, IMHO, I feel that the average consuming modeler will no longer be as tolerant of lesser, or more generic, efforts. (To wit: The "I've Bought My Last Athearn" thread as well as other threads.) It would seem this (i.e. Life Like's business model) is a side effect of such increasing sophistication. In addition, it makes good business sense to utilize expensive core die molds by making as many variations as practical by only changing a few details without having to recreate expensive core dies for the model. Andre
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