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Well put Mondo and the rest. My own two cents regarding this hobby is that there is just something enjoyable buying and running model trains and my two sons, 10 & 13, feel the same. I have been in the hobby for about fifteen years and will soon be building my fourth layout as we are moving south. Along the way I have met some very nice people and some "rivet counters" who I prefer to call Model Railroading Snobs. When encountering this type of person it seems that only they know how to model correctly and everyone else is wrong. They do not wi***o engage in conversation they only wish to pontificate. <br /> As for true rivet counters I think we owe them a great deal. The merchandise available in H.O. these days is extremely realistic and most manufacturers have jumped on the band wagon to offer realistic cars, buildings, engines etc. Gone are most of the dual wheel drives with traction tires, horn hook couplers, over flanged plastic wheels etc. This I think we owe this to the rivet counters. <br /> As for me I am not a rivet counter but I can not watch my NYC Niagra pulling my double stack freight cars. Something just doesn't look right. [;)]
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