Exit this survey SoundTraxx Customer Survey 1. Thank you for taking the time to respond to our Customer Survey! The more we know about you and your modeling practices, the better able we are to satisfy your needs and wishes we will be. Question Title 1. How long have you been a model railroader? Less than one year 1-4 years 5-9 years 10-19 years 20 years or more Question Title 2. How many hours per week do you spend performing any activity that relates to your hobby? This might include attending shows, reading, or shopping, as examples. 1-6 hours per week 7-14 hours per week 15-25 hours per week 26 hours or more per week Question Title 3. Please tell how many months of each year you are active in your hobby. All year 7-10 months 4-6 months Less than 4 months Other (please specify) Question Title 4. In what stage of development is your home layout? I do not plan to have a home layout Planning stage About to start a new layout Under construction; early stages, not operational Under construction; operating, some scenery Layout is complete Question Title 5. If you do not have or plan to have a home layout, choose the item that best describes your modeling activities. I am building or planning a modular layout I am working on and/or operating on a club layout I am an active member of a group working on and/or operating another individual's layout I am a collector Question Title 6. What is your primary modeling scale? Z N HO S O G Other (please specify) Question Title 7. What is your primary modeling gauge? Standard gauge 3-Foot 2-1/2 Foot 2-Foot Question Title 8. What is your secondary modeling scale? Z N HO S O G Other (please specify) Question Title 9. What gauge is your secondary modeling scale? Standard gauge 3-Foot 2-1/2 Foot 2-Foot Question Title 10. What factors did you take into consideration when selecting your scale/gauge? Exposure - Most all the modelers I know are in this scale/gauge Space requirements Relative cost Availability of Locomotives and Rolling Stock Availability of Scenery and Building Materials Availability of track Other (please specify) Question Title 11. If you are modeling HO narrow gauge as either your primary or secondary modeling choice, are you familiar with Blackstone Models, a division of SoundTraxx? Not familiar Not familiar, please email me some information Familiar, but do not own any Blackstone Models product Have purchased some Blackstone Models product Have placed some Blackstone Models product on reservation with my hobby shop Email address Question Title 12. What best describes the type of railroad being modeled? Class 1 Mainline Branch of Class 1 Mainline Short Line Logging/Mining Traction/interurban Other (please specify) Question Title 13. What best describes the era that you have chosen to model? Before 1925 1925-1945 1945-1959 1960-1971 1972-1982 1983-present Not adhering to a particular era Question Title 14. If your layout is based on a region of the U.S., please indicate which area from the following list. New England East South Appalachia Midwest/Plains Rocky Mountains Pacific Coast Southwest Alaska/Hawaii No specific region Question Title 15. If you are basing your layout on a Canadian prototype or region, please select the area that most closely describes it. Maritime Provinces St. Lawrence/Eastern Canada Shield/Great Lakes/Central Prairie Provinces Rocky Mountain Pacific No specific region Question Title 16. If you are modeling after a region outside of the U.S. and Canada, please select the item from the list that best reflects this area. United Kingdom/British Isles Western European Eastern European Asia Africa Australia/New Zealand South America Other (please specify) Question Title 17. How large is your layout? Under 10 square feet 10-32 square feet 33-80 square feet 81-150 square feet Over 150 square feet Question Title 18. What type of track are you using or plan to use? Flex track Sectional track Integrated roadbed track Handlaid track Mixture of the above Question Title 19. What best describes your track plan? Continous run/loop Point-to-point Out and back Multi-level Other (please specify) Question Title 20. How would you classify the type of modeler you are? I like to purchase mostly Ready-to-Run products I like to purchase a mix of Ready-to-Run and Kit-type products I like to mainly build kits or scratchbuild Question Title 21. What type of control system are you using? Standard block control Pre-DCC carrier or command control DCC Computer controlled Question Title 22. What kind of electronics are of interest to you? DCC Operation Analog Operation DC Sound DCC Sound Layout sound Locomotive Lighting Layout Lighting Rolling Stock Lighting Signaling Accessory control (i.e., switch machines, cranes, etc.) Other (please specify) Question Title 23. How much do you estimate that you spend each month on your hobby? Under $10 $11-$25 $26-$50 $51-$75 $76-$100 $100-$200 Over $200 Question Title 24. There is no doubt that the economy has adversely affected the amount many modelers have to spend on their hobby. Please choose the item that best describes how it has affected your buying habits. Spend MUCH less Spend a little less No change in the amount I spend Spend a little more, cutting back elsewhere Spend MUCH more - diverted from elsewhere Question Title 25. What magazine(s) do you regularly read? Model Railroader Railroad Model Craftsmen Narrow Gauge Gazette Garden Railroads Model Railroad News Model Railroad Hobbyist (online magazine) N-Scale Magazine S Gaugian O Scale News Other (please specify) Question Title 26. Please select the items that best describe YOU. Male Female Age Under 18 Age Under 18 Male Age Under 18 Female 18-24 18-24 Male 18-24 Female 25-29 25-29 Male 25-29 Female 30-39 30-39 Male 30-39 Female 40-49 40-49 Male 40-49 Female 50-59 50-59 Male 50-59 Female 60-69 60-69 Male 60-69 Female 70 or older 70 or older Male 70 or older Female Done