Robert,To tell the truth the hobby been growning stale for me over the past few weeks and I'm getting restless so,time for another approach. Maybe a change of era to steam or perhaps HOn3 or On30. I been looking at a United Class B 2 truck Shay and a United Santa Fe 1950 class 2-8-0.Both are in excellent condition.
Whatever I decide I will keep my higher price/highly detailed models and sell off my BB cars and locomotives,Roundhouse and Accurail fight cars.
Larry
Conductor.
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Since some mention has been made about how pricy some modeling items are I thought I'd tell about how little I just paid for a new loco from Walthers. It is a GP-15-1 W/S and it only cost $99.98. It is a good runner and I have no complaints with the sound. The DC version is only $68.
I hesitated mentioning this as I didn't want to provoke an argument about the cost of model railroading.
Bob
Don't Ever Give Up
superbeI hesitated mentioning this as I didn't want to provoke an argument about the cost of model railroading
Pricing is relative. Back in the late 1980s, when I had two growing boys, two cars, a 11% fixed rate mortgage, and a long daily commute, model railroad products were entirely unaffordable. Now, with the boys grown and on their own, a monthly retirement payment, and only one car payment, it's not so unaffordable.
The George Washington, 2 DC powered Es, and 7 cars costs out less than the Capitol Limited with 11 cars and two diesels. Will fit better on the layout also. All I need to do is decide if I want one.
The train incidently is very close to the section that ran out of Washington, DC in 1966, just need two still available Capitol Limited B&O cars to fill it out, or not.
riogrande5761repaints of ATSF box cars, which I would hazard were running past 2000.
Russell
csxnssold out.
csxns csxns sold out. Found me one just ordered it and it knocked me out at 60.25 include shipping.
csxns sold out.
Found me one just ordered it and it knocked me out at 60.25 include shipping.
Which one? The ATSF Bx-94 Circle Cross or the ATSF Bx-97 no circle cross?
They are nice. I've got 2 of the late 1970's Santa Fe repaints, one is the 1978 brown "one-off" and the other is the 1977 red repaint. I also picked up one of the sold out Penn Centrall - that one set me back $63 with shipping but I knew they would sell out fast and ordered right away.
Rio Grande. The Action Road - Focus 1977-1983
riogrande5761The ATSF Bx-94 Circle Cross
csxns riogrande5761 The ATSF Bx-94 Circle Cross
riogrande5761 The ATSF Bx-94 Circle Cross
Russell,
MBK hasn't gotten any of the newest run cars in; the black N&W are part of that run. You can order the N&W direct from Moloco, they appear to still be in stock.
I think you will enjoy the ATSF Bx-94 box car; Moloco box cars are exquisite!
Cheers, Jim
C&O sells well, just chop down those prices.
ATSFGuy C&O sells well, just chop down those prices.
I imagine if they chopped the prices down, they'd have to cancell the project - they need to still make some profit on it.