I'll lay one bet with you all, which is that if things continue the way they are the Mattel range of Thomas will long term fail while you'll find Tomy and Plarail will go from strength to strength.
I know what Rockinator is going on about with iPads/Phones etc... But I got a feeling even those will pale in time, they are just the current fad.
Things like train sets are something that gets in the blood of people regardless of age. There are plenty of kids who get back into the hobby when they get to middle age or later and lets face it they have more disposable income generally than kids/parents will
They are the audience which will be attracted to Plarail rather than Revolutions because of the sheer range and the possibilty of more realism. That is assuming they don't go the whole hog and go HO/OO/N
I know what Rockinator is going on about with iPads/Phones etc... But I got a feeling even those will pale in time, they are just the current fad.
Things like train sets are something that gets in the blood of people regardless of age. There are plenty of kids who get back into the hobby when they get to middle age or later and lets face it they have more disposable income generally than kids/parents will
They are the audience which will be attracted to Plarail rather than Revolutions because of the sheer range and the possibilty of more realism. That is assuming they don't go the whole hog and go HO/OO/N
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