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Money talks, we look at model trains as a " hobby " to enjoy our free time. The manufacturers are in this for one reason....to make a profit. Most of the guys I meet in clubs or shows do not want to invest the time in applying, let alone painting handrails on engines or have a hard time assembling boxcars. The use of tweezers or pindrills turns them off. Buildings however are larger and therefore easier to work on, and since they are usually molded in two or more colors an assembled building looks good from any beginner and gives him a better sence of accomplishment. Have you tried to buy an Athearn engine lately???. GENESIS is in, OLD is out!! The worst part of this for me is PRICE> I recently purchased Three " Blue Box " Athearn engines at a train show for the price of one new Genesis.. " Entry " level modeling is dissappearing as we speak, because the manufacturers can mass produce this stuff with cheap labor in Asia, and most people are paying the price for it. Give their marketing departments credit.
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