Model Train Production News

[Green_Elite_Cab]

I am amazed at the number of people who buy everything RTR. I am not above buying RTR, but I like to build stuff. We are living in an instant gratification age. By and large the consumer group wants what they want, when they want it and it had better come out of the box ready to go.

Just my $.02
Matt

To be fair, I don't think RTR is entirely the result of "Instant gratification".

The fact is, that most of us don't have the time to sit there and tinker with such things. Perhaps if you're retired and have nothing to do on a wednesday night, then putting some work into a kitbash or craftsmen kit doesn't seem like a big deal.

However, I'm busy with classes, internships, and other priorities (like spending time with my girlfriend), and after all of that is over with, my time for actually building a model is short. I'm willing to bet its the same for most of the people who buy RTR.

While I'm sure there is a high contingent of people who are to afraid to take a razor saw to a perfectly good locomotive, there are probably just as many people saying "If I start this project I may never finish it"

It is at that point were RTR makes sense.