On Thu, Jun 20, 2024, 9:13 PM Charles Kinzer via <ckinzer=[email protected]> wrote:
I think that the "not building models" ship has already mostly sailed when it comes to engines and rolling stock.? Most are now sold well detailed (usually assembled in a place like China) and all you do is remove it from the box and put it on the track.? Maybe you weather it.? Some is even sold pre-weathered.
Being able to get a fully colored and finished 3-D model is no different than getting a fully colored and finished injected molded plastic one.? They would just be made with a different technology allowing even more granular choices, And ANY railroad paint scheme (prototype or private road), etc.
Somebody who still wants to do real rolling stock modeling work is certainly still free to do so.? The market offerings suggest that is becoming a rather small market segment.
Charles E. "Chuck" Kinzer
On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 08:53:04 PM PDT, thmsdmpsy via <thmsdmpsy=[email protected]> wrote:
And we can all stop calling ourselves modelers, because no one will be actually building models anymore.? As always, Tom Dempsey