HI..

If you had a $1000.00 spare to spend of Model Railways what would you buy.. (Remember you can't pay bills or your pay it off your credit card)

AuzzeMit







This should be interesting

Structures, probably, followed by turnouts. I have more than enough rolling stock.

How about you?

HI..

Strangely enough I have that much to start building a new layout.. If time I'm going to do it (what I think) is the right way, Plan, build the base boards, track, electrical (DCC), ballast and then scenery and building and then play trains.

This is all in theory but I will see how well I stick to the plan. The hardest part is deciding what scale and which country, N Scale USA or S Scale UK

AuzzeMit

I would seriously consider switching to DCC.

Tom

I'd put a down payment on a special run of N scale coal or grain hoppers for my freelance road. Can you say "unit trains?"

Baldwin Centipedes, or an S-2 6-8-6 turbine. Pretty sure that I couldn't get both with $1000. Perhaps the change could go toward boosting my hopper fleet with H21-H25 hoppers. I need trees.... lots of trees.... grass, ballast... I think I'd exceed $1000 pretty quickly. LOL!

If I had 1000$, I would probably be less productive and less creative. A fullfilled dream is no more a dream...

Matt

I think I'd spend it on a signal system and maybe some operating crossing lights and guards. Anything left over might go to a better quality locomotive or two.

Ralph

'Nuff said...

Just a grand is a bit low in todays modeling times, that's like 4 dcc engines or less than 50 pieces of rolling stock.

railohio Wrote:I'd put a down payment on a special run of N scale coal or grain hoppers for my freelance road. Can you say "unit trains?"

Good idea. I would order a special batch of old-time passenger, mail, baggage and freight cars in N scale. Turn of the 20th century stuff is almost impossible to find even in the Caboose.

Tools. I'd browse the Micromark catalog.

OR,

I'd use the money to build a small layout for a non-profit museum somewhere. 1000 bucks is enough to build a layout if you are willing to donate your time.

A string of arch roof LIRR MP-54s to go with my as yet unpainted G-5, 4-6-0.
A vertical mill for making locomotive frames.
OK, no, maybe not, but why not ! However much 12 Yr old single malt Scotch $1000.00 would buy......for medicinal purposes ! of course.

Sumpter250 Wrote:A string of arch roof LIRR MP-54s to go with my as yet unpainted G-5, 4-6-0.

OR

A vertical mill for making locomotive frames.

OR

OK, no, maybe not, but why not ! However much 12 Yr old single malt Scotch $1000.00 would buy......for medicinal purposes ! of course.

Of course! 8-)

Sumpter250 Wrote:...OK, no, maybe not, but why not ! However much 12 Yr old single malt Scotch $1000.00 would buy......for medicinal purposes ! of course.

No scotch, never did like scotch, but my current metabolism won't allow me that pleasure anyway...

Me, I guess I'd spend it on DCC if I had to spend it on my layout. I have too many engines right now to make the changeover, plus I'm looking forward to making a DC control panel. But as you know, money can change one's mind quickly...