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To weather or not to weather, That is the question...
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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by AggroJones</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by orsonroy</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Tracklayer</i> <br /><br />Hello all. I just got off the phone with a fellow model railroader. Most of our conversation had to do with how to weather locos and rolling stock. I personally prefer not to weather anything because a lot of the time it hurts the resale value of the item, and in my way of thinking, the day could always possibly come when I might want or have to sale the stuff... <br /> <br />Tracklayer <br />[/quote] <br />When you buy a model RR product, you are NOT creating a savings plan for the future. As soon as the item enters the bag at your LHS, it loses value. Rare exceptions include SOME brass, and SOME Kadee/Micro-Trains cars. If you don't have either of those things on your layout, go ahead and weather away. As Boxcar Mike on this group has proven, a GOOD weathering job can actuall increase the value of the car, as much as 100%! <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Sometimes 800%! [:0] <br />[/quote] <br />Well...Let's see...retail on that centerbeam of yours was, what, $15? Plus, add in a few just for metal wheelsets, Kadees, and supplies...Let's say $20 total...Now, it went for (Rounded)$180...and 20 goes into 180...9 times...wouldn't that be 900%?
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