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If the hobby is dying,at what point did this death spiral begin? When did it peak? The sixties? nineties? when more boomers got back into the hobby, after years of other recreations? Basing it on boomer decline means that the most boomer reached their peak interest at that time, leaving the valleys for the next generations to follow. Now, really I don't care, but when is it officially dead? With more magazine out there,and some of them covering more detailed specific projects then MRR, it's not surprising seeing their circulation down. As for buyouts of companys, it's the same in the rest of the business world, even food companys buy out other products, railroads merge. RTR, must make money, because that's what we getting. Changes happen all the time and people are reluctant to change, this discuusion will go on, regardless of facts or opinion, heck, we're all dying, but we just don't know when. go build your trains and enjoy it while you can.. take care, Mike H.
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