What you say is exactly what I saw showing the game and MF modelling here on french sports forums : everybody says "wow" and....nothing happens.
Same thing when I demo slot racing around me : people like it, then realize the involvement needed to play (time -lot of time- and money) and then...return to their tv and video games. The easy way is the way for a lot of people.
Because most of people prefers watching tv or play video games. Most of people prefers to see a game on tv than go outside and play for real.
It's why I believe more in creating interest in allready prepared communities : wargaming of course (because MF is a sort of wargame, in a way, and a lot of things are similar : figures scale, and even rulers/sticks for passing sim), but also in miniature painting world, railroad modelling (another "old" child game wich became a sort of Art), slot racers, etc, etc... People wich already spent their money and spare time on little things, combining creativity (miniature modelling, painting, etc...) and fellowship (slot racing and wargaming clubs and associations).
Showing MF on hobby forums (slot racing, wargaming, etc...) I found interested people and interesting chat, more technic, about rules, system, etc...and even found my first (not including my brother) french MF fellow (he's waiting for the delivery of his first game and figs). For me, it's the way we should follow.
See the message on cool mini or not : a guy saying he knows the game as a child. Now, this guy knows this game still exists as a complete hobby, and can perhaps switch to it since he's already interested in figures and miniatures (since he suscribed on cool mini or not website).
Of course I don't think we'll be millions of players one day. But see table soccer, table hockey, wargaming...big "little" communities.
