This is what happens with unsupervised kids at an open day

Paul M said:
Very strange, the good and happy long term relationship failing to survive marriage, but it is common.
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The major problems arise with the death of one of the parties where they have children. The illigitimacy laws have changed very little if at all and inheritance can be fraught, long winded and because solicitors have to become involved often prohibitively expensive.
 
I am involved with the vintage model train scene and the prices that Hornby 0 Gauge, Hornby Dublo and Trix models are fetching are nowhere near what they once were. Not that value is my motivation, but it is a clear indication of the diminishing level of interest and interested would be purchasers.

Many modern manufacturers have really neglected to invest in the child friendly train set market for many years, so as well as the older folks 'falling off' at one end, we have fewer younger folk 'coming in' as well.

Once it was the norm to have a trainset when you were a child, now, (as has been amply explianed in this thread) it is not and a lot of children and teenagers have no interest.

I think we are heading for an adult hobby, but if the core of the hobby continues to decline, what will that mean for manufacturers and ranges/choice in the future?

I guess that modern specialist manufacturers who can adapt to small batches will survive,
but large batches for the mass market could well on the way out.

James
 
James Day said:
I am involved with the vintage model train scene and the prices that Hornby 0 Gauge, Hornby Dublo and Trix models are fetching are nowhere near what they once were. Not that value is my motivation, but it is a clear indication of the diminishing level of interest and interested would be purchasers.

Many modern manufacturers have really neglected to invest in the child friendly train set market for many years, so as well as the older folks 'falling off' at one end, we have fewer younger folk 'coming in' as well.

Once it was the norm to have a trainset when you were a child, now, (as has been amply explianed in this thread) it is not and a lot of children and teenagers have no interest.

I think we are heading for an adult hobby, but if the core of the hobby continues to decline, what will that mean for manufacturers and ranges/choice in the future?

I guess that modern specialist manufacturers who can adapt to small batches will survive,
but large batches for the mass market could well on the way out.

James
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And I fear that if James's last point is realised then the result will be that new recruits to the hobby will fall still further as small batches mean high prices.
 
Hey Keith,

Sorry about your loco, nasty little bastards !!!
If my children at my modelway class won´t listen they´ll get a blast out of this:



It works !!!!

Best regards
Soeren
 
Hello tac,
I only used it once, honestly !! And as here said before the problem are not the kids !!!

Best regards
Soeren
 
I can't understand why some people bother at all to have children! They are nothing more than "old" children themselves, and their parents probably gave up on the onerous task of "bending" their children's will to theirs after the first year. If they won't obey their parents by the age of 3, they are from that point just juvenile delinquents of "challenged" stature!
 
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