Dennis LaGrua posted:The hobby is evolving and becoming more specialized. Any vendor that participates in the York show makes a large investment to do so. Truck transportation of their booth (and display products), booth space rental, several employee salaries for 4 or 5 days, their lodging, food, and possibly car travel for several. Point is that companies look for a return on their investment and if the new products are minimal then cost cutting ensues. In the case of Atlas it looks as though they may be adjusting the size of their O gauge offerings. Its a good product line but it is often hard to find. If Atlas continues in the O gauge market they may need to focus on uniqueness of product to hold the interest of the hobbyist.
I also have seen less Atlas offerings in O but in the smaller scales more offerings. If you go to a show like Amherst MA all scales show Atlas has a huge both with lots of offerings and operating layouts I didn’t see that at York.
