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When I started model rr'ing (1 year ago) I sought advise here. Many of the posts were talking about accurate this and prototypical that, $6 a stick flex track, $30 freight cars, and $300 turntables. I became alarmed, but do to an enormous amount of time doing research and asking questions, I realized that the extremely pricey items people were talking about (more like museum display quality) was not the rule, but the exception. I think most people would not have ventured as far as I did, and would have been discouraged, thinking it was not in their budget. The ads, the magazines, and some of the forums do a lot to scare people off. I have noticed very few "budget-conscious" articles or topics. Although I don't expect Model Railroader Magazine to tackle the enormous task of starting from scratch trying to educate the new and young, someone will need to or I think the hobby will slowly die.
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