As you can see, 63% of those
surveyed have been in the
hobby for 21 years or more,
with about two-thirds of
them being in the hobby for
40 years or more. That leaves
about 35% who’ve been in the
hobby for 20 years or less.
In the comments on this ques-
tion, by far the most common
response was, “I got into the
hobby when I was younger,
then took a 20-30 year hiatus
to raise a family, grow a career
...” and so on. This is a very
typical demographic.
Most modelers don’t have the
resources to do much in the
hobby when they’re young,
but when they come back to
the hobby later in life, they
finally have the resources
to do it up right. That’s also
why you see many older guys
at shows. They’re the ones
who have come back into the
hobby after this hiatus.
The next series of questions
asked which video format you
preferred: DVD, downloadable,
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