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 Posts: 12 Joined: 24 Mar 2002 Location: US As I wander the aisles of the many area hobby shops, I have noticed the diminishing availability of HO RR car kits, particularly Athern, in favor of "Ready-to-Run" models. Upon questioning the hobby shop people, they tell me that Athearn is discontinuing most of their kits because model railroaders don't want to be bothered with having to assemble kits. I liked the Athearn kits because they were an inexpensive base for becoming a kit bashed more detailed & realistic-looking model. By the time all the extra component [grabs, wheels, decals,etc] are added, the cost has grown to be extensive. Now, it looks like one will have to buy RTR at twice the kit price, and disassemble it to bash it into a realistic-looking model. AM I THE ODD-BALL HERE? I thought that was what model RR was all about. It certainly has been fodder for reams of articles and books. It seems that this is the way things in all walks of life are going. Do People prefer to pay others to do the things that they could often do better themselves, but no longer want to be bothered with it? Is this hobby, like many others becoming milieu of the well-to do? I'd like to see the thoughts of others on this subject. Rich i am aka trucker168 i agree with this i prefer to make the car my self instead of rtr cars i used to like rtr till my roomate got me hooked on kits it is fun to build it then paint it or what ever u wi***o it to make it look more real or how u wish it to look with the rtr or pre built cars and buildings it takes half of the fun out of the hobby see i cant put down a layout at moment cus i live in a 1 bedroom appt with a roommate so cramped for space but i use my time to build cars and buildings but it is getting tougher to find kits that are what you want with the limited supply out there now
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