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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by vbaglivio But even then..... 45 dollars for one passenger car? I remember when i could get the same style in kit form, super detail it, paint it, and still save money! ... That is a price increase that is justified. But lets look at the rollling stock. 25 dollars for rolling stock? 10 years ago i was able to buy the same thing in kit form, have fun building it, and pay only 7 bucks! And honestly, i think it looked better back then also. I have such a hard time finding kits today. I would pick up a branchline kit, but they are expensive. [/quote] Huh? An online source (InternetTrains) has Branchline freight car kits for less than $10 to less than $14. Ten years ago, with inflation, they would be the equivalent of less than $8 to less than $11. And the branchline kits are much better than Blue Box kits in terms of detail, decoration, etc., IMHO. Most fo the passenger car kits are shown at less than $34. And I didn't shop, I just picked an on-line store at random. I think their shipping is about 8 bucks, but if you ordered more than a few cars, it wouldn't add much to each. The hobby is not free, but all this nostalgia for the "good old days" when "freight cars were a nickel and engines two bits" is not completely accurate. Reminds me of my Dad who used to lecture me when i asked for more allowance by saying his family of four lived one whole winter on a five-dollar bill my grandfather found on the sidewalk. Yeah, yeah ... and tell me again how you walked uphill to school -- both ways. Jon
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