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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by ereimer in the beginning of the video they ask if you know it takes hundreds of hours of planning to design a model railroad ... as if this system eliminates that , which it doesn't . it also doesn't seem to include any kind of benchwork to hold the layout off the floor so you're still going to have to use those nasty powertools . and you still have to do some modifications to the modules because i've never seen a room yet that would fit some exact multiple of a 3 foot module. so i guess they look pretty cool , and doing a couple of them would be a great way to get into model railroading and learning the WS scenery system , but i can't imagine building a whole layout with them. just for fun i priced out the cost of building an around the walls layout in a 12x12 room . no islands , nothing fancy , and assuming a duckunder at the door . 8 x straight module @ 73.49 = 587.92 4 x corner module @ 88.99 = 355.96 total = 943.98 now that does include a lot of scenery material , but i suspect that using pink or blue foam , crumpled newspapers and plaster cloth you'd still have enough money left over to buy all the other scenery stuff (ballast , roadbed , ground foam , paint etc) and probably some track too [/quote] Good point Ereimer! [tup] As devils advocate I have to add though that WS is running a buy 5 get a 6th straight module free offer so that would make the total 796.90... and they also have a modular benchwork to go with it.. that being said however, you make a fine point and perhap I'll do a cost analysis on the total package.. take the list of what they include find the prices for that and see if it could be done cheaper. Thanks again, this is a great help so far guys. Coyote
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