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A little over the edge at an open house. (rant)
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Our Club will be having an open house at the end of June. You definetly won't find any 'if it's not a brass engine it's not worth your time' people there. The magority of the clubs engines are Athearn BBs and roundhouse and athearn rolling stock dominate the roster. We have a small club with about a dozen members. Dues are kept small and the equipment reflelts that. <br />I'll be putting on a scenery demonstration (scenery done cheaply, be realisticaly). <br /> <br />Oh yeah, the hobby does cost money, you will reach and go over the 1000$ mark but there are a few places that I managed to save money. <br />I found a fellow that was going out of the hobby and bought all my track second hand, this wasn't brass track. <br />I usually wait until the swap meets come around before I go looking for structures and equipment. The last swap meet I went to I picked up 7 peco turnouts for 5$ each and a box of Trainline FA-1s (two powered, three dummies) for 20$. <br />Most people who ask me how to get started in the hobby I tell them to buy one moderatly priced, reliable engine (athearn, P1K, ect) and rolling stock. Ans invest in good quality track (not brass) I figure that you can get your track, paower pack and a roster to run on a 4x8 for about 300$, after that how much you want to spaend is up to you. <br />
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