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 Subject:  Re: situation is different in different countries.List thread.  
  
 Date:  May 23, 2002
 From:  Christophe Jacquemont 
Peter Ong a écrit :

> I think the greatest fear is the hobby might die in North America. Let's
> face it, the Japanese/ Asians and Europeans can pretty well take care of
> themselves in terms of models and their references.

I guess hobby shops are a good way to "keep the pulse" of the hobby.

London is a desert modelshopwise and it's a huge metropolis :-(

Also many shops are closing in France, especially in smaller towns.

Modelling might be thriving in Asia, but elsewhere I have serious doubts.

Cheers,

Christophe
 
Thread Listing 
  Declining Hobby, I think not... - MSW - May 22, 2002
. . . Re: Declining Hobby, I think not... - Tim Streeter - May 22, 2002
. . . . . . Intimidating? - Bob Lessels - May 22, 2002
. . . . . . . . . Re: Intimidating? - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002
. . . . . . . . . Re: Intimidating? - Tim Streeter - May 22, 2002
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Intimidating? - Alex Hodges - May 22, 2002
. . . Well.... - Peter Ong - May 22, 2002
. . . . . . Re: Well.... - Yuchung Wang - May 23, 2002
. . . . . . Re: situation is different in different countries. - Christophe Jacquemont - May 23, 2002
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