If you had a $1000.00 spare

[AuzzeMit]

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

[MountainMan]

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

How about you?

[AuzzeMit]

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

[FiatFan]

I would seriously consider switching to DCC.

Tom

[railohio]

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?"

[Puddlejumper]

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!

[sailormatlac]

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

Matt

[Ralph]

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

[shaygetz]

'Nuff said...

[tomustang]

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.

[MountainMan]

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.

[nachoman]

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.

[Sumpter250]

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.

[MountainMan]

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-)

[ezdays]

...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...