Reply to "Layout for Your Families' (grand) Kids"

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romiller49 posted:
Face the facts. Model railroading including O Gauge is not a kids hobby. Go to any train shop or train meet and all you see is adults. The hobby, as always, will survive.
Rod Miller

Absolutely TRUE!!! Kids today can not AFFORD to get into O scale. Its' just too spendy!!! A new Loco is $300-$1500, cars are $50 each, add in track, transformers, scenic, ect and you have the price of a good car wrapped up in it!

I think most kids see it as whimsical fun, but prefer to invest the $$ into a PC or tablet or living life.

For myself, it took many years to become $$$$ available to get some nice running equipment and a layout.

I do share my layout with the kids. They run Chessie engines on their "Kitty Kat Train" and have a blast doing so...

2/23/1710:26 PM

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