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It's funny Don should mention credit terms and order quantities becuase I was going to post on them. I talked to a LHS owner and he liked the Horizon since they lengthened his time for payment and increased his credit line. Another owner was worried that Horizion couldn't keep up with orders since everything would centralized. If they were out then there wouldn't be any alternative sources for these products. As for the hobby and business in general there great concern about keeping overhead low. Also aren't some of these Model RR companies owned by people who want to retire? I was told that MDC wasn't making enough money to be attractive so Horizion got it for a song. Horizion's thoughts may have been to eliminate a competitior and increase their market share. Sad for the people in Nevada? Yes but evil or wrong? No. Before anyone posts that I wouldn't have that attitude if it happened to me...it has and it wasn't pleasent. I didn't take it personally since it was a business decision. While this may mean a price increase for kits the trade off maybe reworked molds and better products. I doubt Horizion could get away with raising prices and milking the product line until it dies off. One thing that might be contributing to the decline of the hobby is that trains aren't as central to our daily lives anymore. Afterall Amtrak is struggling and most people don't ride the rails as a major means of transprotation. In the 50's most Americans had taken a trip on a train but few on an airplane but now it's reversed. I don't know what the future holds for the hobby but unless you enjoy yourself it's doomed to fail.
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