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Well, I find RTR a convience.That big water tower from Walthers was such a time saver. In a box, take it out and put it on the railroad.Dont tell anyone but it is store bought. The industry it sits near has been on my workbench for about 6 weeks with daily trials and tribulations along with bit of blood and invention to be completed. That building kit did have a water tower kit. But now it is a candidate for a flatcar load of girders and what not. I sure as heck wasnt gonna wrestle with cabling, beams and round objects that never quite square when gluing. No sir.One store in Mabelvale is full of Athearn kits and some rtr. To me, I think Athearn is doing quite well.Oh by the way it's the high end Engines with DCC and sound (QSI etc) that dropped in pricing while the genesis has held steady over the years.Im looking at a diner right now on ebay that appears to be well done and might find a home on my town. Is it store bought? No. Is it someone else's work building and detailing? Yes. Do I think it is worth the asking price? Maybe.I enjoy rewarding fellow modelers who do good work by an occasional purchase on ebay. Sometimes I have had to tear it down and rebuild it after it suffers extensive damage in shipping. Boy buster brown is getting quite bad with his crushing emphasis on ontime delivery.I have said before in the past, I can take a BB Boxcar, outfit it with Proto Wheels, 148 whisker couplers and finish it properly. The unit cost of this car approaches but does not exceed a RTR that needs to have it's plastic couplers thrown away and the stamped cheep metal wheels replaced.
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