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I occasionally help out in a model railway shop - nothing too involved, just being on hand to look after things and so on but a real pleasure all the same.
As new models are introduced, so older models are traded-in as customers look to upgrade their stock.
One thought crossed my mind recently, and that is whether customers might regret parting with all their old stock too soon ?
I still believe there is a valid place on certain layouts for all those old Lima, Mainline, Airfix and Hornby items.
Yes, newer items really do 'lift' a layout, but if the older items are retained and run in conjunction with the newer ones, then one's layout can still depict a railway system in need of capital investment by running older, tired, and worn rolling stock in the background, whilst showcasing the latest rolling stock to the fore. This is what happens on the real railway, so it just might be worth hanging on to those older models a little bit longer yet.
As new models are introduced, so older models are traded-in as customers look to upgrade their stock.
One thought crossed my mind recently, and that is whether customers might regret parting with all their old stock too soon ?
I still believe there is a valid place on certain layouts for all those old Lima, Mainline, Airfix and Hornby items.
Yes, newer items really do 'lift' a layout, but if the older items are retained and run in conjunction with the newer ones, then one's layout can still depict a railway system in need of capital investment by running older, tired, and worn rolling stock in the background, whilst showcasing the latest rolling stock to the fore. This is what happens on the real railway, so it just might be worth hanging on to those older models a little bit longer yet.