Originally Posted by
meyost
My brother (may he rest in peace) and I saw the end of rc model building and flying 9 or 10 years ago. Attending the Toledo rc expo every year,
we saw the decline in vendors and attendence. 2000-2015 hard to move in the place so crowded, and then the decline. We live in a society of immediate gratification addicts among 35-40 year olds and younger! Yes some of the older group too. Its not "cool " or the technology is boring for younger snowflakes etc. The demon (or one of the demons) of our world now is the almighty cell phone its their life!!! . The ones who appreciate the fun and comradery and building /flying a model, are not being replaced! The flying field in this area is pretty much doomed.
Same here, the Toledo show was the sign with decreasing number of swappers, used to be so crowded you couldn't even get to some tables and missed out on goodies. The sign it was over was when SIG was no longer there. SIG was a staple of the Toledo Show and one I always looked forward to. I know SIG is still alive, barely, mainly selling some ARF, but I think their kit days are done, wish I bought a few to stash away. I built two of their Cubs, the Liberty Sport, and LT-40 and have gone through one Something Xtra and have a second that sometimes flies.