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Hmm. I viewed your topic with a sense of wanting to "smile" because my parents were supportive of us kids in the hobby. I was allowed to play with the O scale trains as a child and was given HO scale set as a starter later on. Trips to the hobby shops were regular and trainshows rounded out the experience. Learning about what things cost and why? is pretty educational too. My brother was allowed a layout "Train table" they called it. It seems at times the whole neighborhood would come visit to run trains. So as for me, my family was supportive of trains. It kept us "out of trouble" The money it costs to be in the hobby does not have to be very much. A few magazines, a loop of track or even a workbench to build kits on. Where it gets really expensive is the HO engines I buy once a year (Read "Once" sometimes twice) and I have sold off a few engines that may find a better home elsewhere. I believe trains are made to run, not sit in boxes. I try to find these engines at a good price. It is increasingly difficult to stay on top of the various currents of change in the hobby... Lionel's recent retail of the Challenger and the latest Athearn Challenger which I think is a better engine for half the cost. However that is a subject for another thread entirely. My wife is happy as long as I stay within my budget and get things on sale. I am not worried about the small stuff like the rolling stock, paints, tools etc.. it is when you get motive power or DCC systems with sound is where things get very expensive. I dont yet have room for a pernament space however a small amount of room is being created little by little. As to the number of engines and rolling stock I guess about half steam and half desiel out of 12 or so and 100 peices of rolling stock, much of which is yet uncompleted.
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