Went to the Big Hobby store two towns over today. You know the kind, large, tons of R/C cars, Airsoft guns, slot cars, model kits, and yes trains. So I walk to the HO section and Im looking for some self tapping screws to attach trucks to an old MDC boxcar kit. First they tell me to look for the screws in the "airplane" section. Then I ask for a train specific salesperson and of course that person is a female (not anything wrong with that per se) but I asked her if she owns any trains at home... Big surprise-- she said NO!!
Ok so I ask about the screws, and she tells me to go to Home Depot. Last I checked, Home Depot is not a "hobby shop"... Before I leave, I check out the O gauge section, and they have lots of old n.o.s. MPC/ Lionel freight cars from the 70's and 80's. Can you say sticker shock!! $70.00 for a tank car.. I mean who is buying this stuff at those prices. Any wonder why the young people are not into trains these days?
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