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This stuff can be overwhelming if you think about it.
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jetrock- I'm kinda have to disagree. I'm allowed to right? There's really no bad time to get into the hobby. it's just about making choices and budgeting. I know the best time to buy stuff for me is in the summer. There's usually to much that needs my money in the school year that i try and stock up on kits during the summer, when i have some cash lying around.i know i won't build them right away, i'll be out by the pool, but when school starts I know that I'll have a few kits to distract me from my work. <br /> <br /> There is always going to be a space issue with a college student. Theres two ways to get around this the first was mention about and that is build a small switching layout. The other is join a club or a round robin. It's a great way to learn the skills for an upcoming layout while stilll be in the hobby. Another option and this is dependant on your parents and how far away they live is possibly build a layout in your parents house. my parents are gracious enough to allow me to build a layout in their basement. For this I pay them back by doing yard work and keeping my portion of the basement clean. I get a layout, they get their lawn mowed and we both end up with a clean basement. Since they have seen the work i have put into this house wheen they decide to movee out they will ask me if i want to buy the house off of them before they put it on the market. So maybe i won't ever have to move my layout. <br /> <br />So there's so much to this hobby that you can do without a layout. You can buy CAD-rail or a program of the like. Design as many layouts as you want and run virtual trains on it. Wiith enough trail and error when you finally do have the place you can have a trackplan that is much less problamatic then if you jumped right in and learned from your mistakes. There's not much wasted in a virtual railroad. This is a great hobby. <br />Andrew
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