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I voted no on this but only because anyone who doe smodel railroading knows there is much more to the hobby than just the rolling stock and Locomotives. There is also the scenery. Anyone who does a MRR has to make a layout of some form even if it is just some track on the living room floor around the christmas tree. That takes some time and effort, though admittedly very little. Most who seriously model do it in spades. They create the layout and scenery. Some with a set plan, other on a whim as they go along. It still requires some skills to make the scene happen. I do admit that the RTR prices will more than likely scare off more than a few beginners to the hobby unfortunately. I know I nearly choked when I saw the prices of the locomotives now. I was remembering the prices back in the 70's when I was a kid. All in all modelling in general is on a downturn. It is like all these new "Extreme" Sports out there. In many ways modeling has turned into an elitist hobby for many and the prices reflect this. The days are gone of the cheap thrill of a train set and making your own little world. It has become more of a scale modeling haven now as more people are looking for accurate and super detailed models of thier liking. I personally like to just run the trains and I have spent many an hour on the floor of my hobby room just watching that little Life Like GP38 pull that string of 10 El Cheapo Life Like, Bachmann and Tyco cars around my little look of EZ Track on the floor. Does this dimini***he hobby for me..... No. What it does is inspire me to come up with ways to make the cheap rolling stock I have look better through weathering and other modeling skills.
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