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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by Last Train to Clarksville Can it be done?[/quote] Sure it can. And it can be done without buying junk and without resorting to using crappy substitutes. JUST do more with less. Modeling a particular day and place eliminates a whole bunch of "gotta haves." (Well, don't choose Cheyenne in 1952!) Choosing a method of operation that uses single locomotives over long strings will save a lot. (Fewer locomotives needed, less temptation to do DCC) Resorting to "traditional" means of making scenery will save a good deal over the costs of labor saving foam products. Plenty of Kalmbach books on scenery and layout construction. (Available at your local library!) Don't cheap out on lumber and track. You'll have too many derailments to get any love from the hobby. Do learn how to make things. You might not save money, but you'll get more hours of pleasure.
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