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dknelson hit the nail on the head as usual. My wife has me on a small hobby allowance for the sake of keeping the bills under control. I have carefully tried to balance my car fleet, loco needs etc with tools and planning future needs. There is going to be a 2 x 8 train table of a port and I probably worked on for almost a year (Yet to lay the first track) but the HO track work has been tested and found to be fit. I dont know exactly how much I have spent on my latest work on the hobby but I will tell you that by the time it is complete I can expect to spend that much one more time. I think the biggest bill for the railroad is metal wheel sets. 7 dollars outfits 3 cars. very nice wheels. But with 60 cars ouch. So it will be done in stages. What I did feel strongly about is some of the early ninetys trains (O scale HO scale etc) are suddenly being sold for 3 to 5 times the retail value the ordinary person in a trainshow with 50 dollars really has to look hard for a good buy. Easy does it and in time with set goals each month towards your final vision on the railroad you will achieve a balanced situation. Good Luck, Lee
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