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You gave a figure of 10,000. Let me see if I can spend it for you. 15 Switches and 15 Circuttron switch machines @ 400 DCC Digitraz Zephyr Control system @160 Code 83 Track (I cannot guess how many feet) @200 Now we are up to about 760 dollars. One or two "good" switcher for your yard @150 each One mainline steam engine (or desiel) @200- One smaller Branchline steam (or desiel) @200- One or two favorites gotta haves (assuming that all modelers will buy more locos than they ever can use at one time) @500- That comes to 1000- for the engines, more if you include sound and DCC in engines without factory installed units. Now were at $1750 Let's assume you have a basement, call it 25x60 perhaps bigger or smaller but many houses in my town are at least that big. (no basements where we are) Lumber, tools materials, paints etc etc etc I will guess @2000 Now we are at 3750 Wiring, workbench, supplies, paints, air brush system, Booth and various little gotta haves to help you build that nice kit. @1,250 5000 dollars gone so far.. not even a train run yet. Now we are going to get expensive. Assuming you have one town established, you will need scenery, buildings, roadbed and vehicles and people. I will call it 1000 even. I was told that it costs you about 10 dollars every 5 minutes to pour woodland scenics onto your layout out of them little plastic bottles. Remember I did not talk about trees and such. Those really add up. Total 6000 Rolling stock. I own about 100 peices of various kinds. 50 of which are blue box kits. the rest are either unbuilt kits that are now out of production (Dont lose that part!!) or ready to run models that require grab irons, kaydee couplers etc... oops did I say kaydee couplers? Why not metal wheels too? Trust me those derailments will drive you to them sooner or later. all together based on 100 freight cars : 600 (athearn with metal and kaydee) 1000 based on 30 ready to run with metal wheels and kaydee 200 for the last 20 or so kits. 1800 for good performing rolling stock. Heck throw in another 200 for that passenger train you always wanted. 2000- total Now were up to 8000- 2000 left. You will use some of it to appease spouse in various ways as you beg forgiveness for real estate usage, certain purchases you know the house hold budget may be too hard for... etc. The rest of it probably will vanish in magazines, ebay shipping charges and related activities as you seek to get that one last item to complete your empire. 10,000 spent sir.
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