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I guess I'm coming in at the last second, so to speak, on this but this is also the first I've heard about this merger. First off, it doesn't surprise me. This merger activity is the current rage, it seems, and is bound to continue as long as people are willing to sell and make MORE money. That's what it's all about anymore. So, the products suffer, the service suffers, the customers suffer. But as to killing off the hobby? I don't think that's very likely. There are absolutely too many talented people in this hobby with more ways and means of continuing or prospering in model railroading to let it slip away. As evidenced in these forums, in MR articles, and other hobby pubs. there is enough ingenuity and creativity to keep it going strong. Besides it would be business suicide to make it impossible for hobbyists to pursue their chosen modeling hobby. Still, you have to wonder not only when it will end but how far they are willing to go before a stop is put to it or the company realizes they've gone too far. Don't know if this is a contribution or just babbling. I DO know it's frustrating!
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