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HI..
If you had a $1000.00 spare to spend of Model Railways what would you buy.. (Remember you can't pay bills or your pay it off your credit card)
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Structures, probably, followed by turnouts. I have more than enough rolling stock.
How about you?
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HI..
Strangely enough I have that much to start building a new layout.. If time I'm going to do it (what I think) is the right way, Plan, build the base boards, track, electrical (DCC), ballast and then scenery and building and then play trains.
This is all in theory but I will see how well I stick to the plan. The hardest part is deciding what scale and which country, N Scale USA or S Scale UK
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I would seriously consider switching to DCC.
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I'd put a down payment on a special run of N scale coal or grain hoppers for my freelance road. Can you say "unit trains?"
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If I had 1000$, I would probably be less productive and less creative. A fullfilled dream is no more a dream...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A string of arch roof LIRR MP-54s to go with my as yet unpainted G-5, 4-6-0.
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A vertical mill for making locomotive frames.
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OK, no, maybe not, but why not ! However much 12 Yr old single malt Scotch $1000.00 would buy......for medicinal purposes ! of course.
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