10-26-2010, 07:34 AM
"In the long run, most of the "young" generation i know that have dropped out of the hobby did so because of college, or relationships. Even the ones who said they got bored of it still professed an interest at a later date. I know i've seen several threads here start off with "I used to model trains when i was young then i set them aside for college, now i need something to do, How has the hobby progressed?" I'm thinking it has been necessity, not boredom that temporarly ended their hobby work."
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I was just skimming through this thread and came across the above comment ... I totally agree with this!
I think MRR is really suited towards folks who are more established in life. There will always be some young people interested in MRR, but it is really difficult to be very active in this hobby when you're in university, or searching for your first job or even starting your family. When you're in your 20s, or even 30s, there is very little time and money to get involved in MRR. You might not even have the space to do this if you're living in an apartment or a student residence!
I think many MRR folks are like me this respect. We had a railway connection as a child which gets rekindled in when we're in our 40s and have our own homes, jobs, are married & settled, etc.
I think the above is very obvious and that we don't have to do so much "hand-wringing" that there are not always enough younger people in the hobby.
Sorry for getting off topic here!
Rob
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I was just skimming through this thread and came across the above comment ... I totally agree with this!
I think MRR is really suited towards folks who are more established in life. There will always be some young people interested in MRR, but it is really difficult to be very active in this hobby when you're in university, or searching for your first job or even starting your family. When you're in your 20s, or even 30s, there is very little time and money to get involved in MRR. You might not even have the space to do this if you're living in an apartment or a student residence!
I think many MRR folks are like me this respect. We had a railway connection as a child which gets rekindled in when we're in our 40s and have our own homes, jobs, are married & settled, etc.
I think the above is very obvious and that we don't have to do so much "hand-wringing" that there are not always enough younger people in the hobby.
Sorry for getting off topic here!
Rob
Rob
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