I don't honestly know the disposition of this hobby, will it continue; or, will it die a slow death over time. Knowing the answer to this question is anybody guess. Personally, my opinion fairly well parrots Wombat's opinion. This is the second hobby I have been involved in that shows signs of eventual collapse and death; or, that might morph into something different to what it is today. The other hobby was R/C Airplanes. Right now, very few people actually build model airplanes and the hottest growing segment of the hobby is drone flying. Drones have far supplanted what the R/C Airplane Hobby ever was! What will happen with model railroading; or, whatever the hobby might change into, is beyond my knowledge; or, beyond my caring about. The direction I took in post 102 was an attempt at trying to find humor is a situation I find depressing. In the end, I feel this is a pretty depressing thread, whether there is good information in it; or, not.