Reply to "Going Back to the Older Stuff"

I enjoy my scale stuff, but I often find myself looking at the older stuff lately as well.  I'm a rather mechanically oriented person and not so much circuit board electronics oriented, so I'm not as comfortable popping the hood to maintain my new stuff.  The Postwar stuff is fun to take apart and service/repair for me because I can understand how the basic electronics work in it.  I also enjoy bringing long dormant pieces back to life.  You can also do a lot within pretty much any price range.  While some of the nicer and more collectible pieces still fetch a lot of money, you can also get some decent runners for not much more than a scale piece of rolling stock in some cases.