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Maybe this is showing our age? [:D] Yes, it's a joke. When I got started again after a long hiatus I was complaining about prices too, they are double what I used to pay in 1984-87 and I told my wife "how can we afford this?" Prices double but my wages have not, and to top it off I have added a wife, child, dog and house payment to my list of expense's. Answer: How could we not? Family bonding would be the key benefit, child loves the trains and more importantly is learning good lessons about hard work, how to be gentle, and now wants books about trains without pictures. (a 4 year old) My wife is losing her phobia of trains, in fact she has offered to go rail fanning with me (I drive she takes the photo's) She used to duck, turn up the radio, and close the windows. [:0] This hobby is like any other; its cost is made of what you want it to be or "your perspective will always be different than the next persons" How I saved money on the n scale layout (currently about 60 sq feet) Benchwork $3.00 free wood from a local woodshop (scrap) cost only screws 1/8" plywood $ 0 had laying around the house Foam $ 18.00 major expense Cork/track $ 35.00 asked for a lot of it for x-mas. Peco switches @ $2 ea at swap Locos $ 56.00 n scale one @ 40 the other @ 16 on LL website Other $ 50.00 plaster, glue, paint, rolling stock, etc... mostly found at swaps This has been over the last five month's so time is a big consideration but as others have said here, it's a hobby and enjoy it the best you can. You can go cheap or you could have someone come in and build you one, it's up to you. Have fun no matter your method of getting there. [:D] Chris
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