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'An aged hobby': enthusiasts struggle to keep model railway industry on track (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, pretty accurate. Half the problem is most stuff with a 4' by 8' layout in mind. 18 or 22 inch radii, locomotives built for that, sceneray built for that. Who has that kind of space?

You also have the skyrocketing costs. Everything costs way more now.

At least Katos pocket line exists now, but still.