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Misty Bee, you will note that all previous responses have come from USA. <br /> <br />For them is more effective to buy ready made than make themselves. <br />However if they had to double the price due to exchange rate, then pay for postage of heavy brass track half way around the world, the cost of the ready made stuff would be considerably higher. A nd when they made the cost analysis, they may not come to the same conclusion. <br /> <br />The simple fact is if you live on this side of the world, it is a LOT cheaper to build your own. The Sydney LGB club get their own brass rail extruded at a foundry. Ask them for details and costs. Or you can even build track out of 4.75mm square brass or even 3x9mm aluminium bar. And cut wooden sleepers from trellis. It never looks as good as the factory made stuff, but the trains run over it just as good, and you can have a lot more of it for the same price. <br />It all depends what your budget is. Some people can't just work overtime because they feel like it, but they do have the weekend free to build track. <br /> <br />Glen. <br />
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