Is this hobby dying in the US?

[Blender]

I hadn't really considered this hobby to have fully caught on in the US/Canada. Several small vendors and a couple bigger vendors, but mostly it feels underground. The high price is likely part of it. One truck will be lonely without something to load it with making it an all-or-nothing kind of deal.

I've been interested in it for a pretty long time, but still haven't completed a single vehicle. West coast mini truckers puts on several events within driving distance of me, but I just don't invest the time without having something finished to play with. I've made progress, but other things pull me away. Lately it has been my 1:1 off road toy which is also a money pit.

I've tried to jumpstart my own interest in the past by ordering a pile of new components, which does get me going only to fade out in a few weeks. Reading this forum and watching YouTube videos of the European events are probably the only things I do with regularity.