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19. I'm 54 and still have the trainset my parents bought me when I was 7. I don't have it set up

Thu May 1, 2025, 11:29 PM

May 1

but I'm holding on to it because it holds good memories of my dad. I really hope this industry survives.

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Model Railroad industry may not survive Trump tariffs [View all] ThoughtCriminal May 1 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins May 1 #1

Aw man... BUMMER! I hope it can hang on. calimary May 1 #3

The things I learned from the hobby in my early teens ThoughtCriminal May 1 #5

Totally agreed - and for ALL those reasons! calimary May 1 #15

And the banner at the start? "This is not a political message." GoneOffShore May 1 #4

Just my guess. multigraincracker May 1 #6

I don't know about the value of old stuff ... Auggie May 1 #7

Whatever happen, it's going to be grim Vogon_Glory May 1 #8

Such a shame. piddyprints May 1 #9

Model railroader and modelers in general, like me, tend to be older folks. Liberal In Texas May 1 #11

True. piddyprints May 1 #12

I'm in my late 60's ThoughtCriminal May 1 #14

Oh man, I was wondering how this was going to affect scale modeling. Liberal In Texas May 1 #10

Yikes, Neil Young is part owner of Lionel Trains MagickMuffin May 1 #13

There are probably a lot of other hobbyists who are getting screwed sakabatou May 1 #16

I collected Marklin trains as a youth... Made in Germany. WarGamer May 1 #18