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Can it be done? When I was younger my father paid for everything so cost wasn't an issue back then. Now it's been almost 20 years since the HO layout I had. I still have a bunch of the stuff, but I don't have the room to set it up. Well a friend of mine had given me some N Scale stuff and my kids have been asking about setting it up. So finally I picked up some track so we could get this running. I have to admit I'm slowly getting back into it. The only difference besides the change in scale is that it's my own money this time. Walking into the hobby store and looking at the cost of some of this stuff -- wow!! It sure would be easy to spend a ton of money on this hobby. So here's my question. For those of us who weren't born into a wealthy family, didn't win the lottery or aren't athletes with a multi-million dollar contract, how do you manage to enjoy and expand your model railroad without having to take out a second mortgage? [;)] Seriously, I was looking at some of the N Scale engines which were between $75-$100. While it's not that I can't afford it, I would have to save up for an expenditure like that. Then I'm reading about stuff that costs $500 on up, unbelievable! So how does everyone else manage?
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