Cost?

[rogerhensley]

Monthly? Hmmm.

In 2002 I spent $81.08 on my model railroad.
In 2003 I spent $64.27 on the railroad.
So far in 2004, I spent $56.38 plus the nearly $100.00 of Dremel tool accessories Santa is bringing me. (Can't count the air compressor as that was a gift.)

Ah, now if you want to know what I spent on the hobby including memberships, magazines and books, that's different.

2002 - $81.08 plus $219.85 = $300.93 or $25.08 per month.
2003 - $64.27 plus $180.01 = $244.28 or $20.36 per month
2004 - $156.38 plus $60.00 = $216.38 or $18.03 per month (estimated)

Is the amount declining? Yes. I have a mature layout that doesn't need much and I have projects waiting that are mostly paid for. I've cut the number of historical societies that I belong to and now only take one magazine and keep up my membership in the NMRA. At current pricing, I'm not about to buy any new locomotives and I have no plans to go DCC as I run old equipment that would be a pain to convert (and sometimes a pain to run).

[FThunder11]

Depends on the month, if i make it to the hobby store, coulb be a couple hundred $$, but some months $0.00, it depends on how my parents feel and if they want to take me to the hobby store

[CP5415]

Anywhere from $0 to $100, depending on finances.

Gordon

[Anonymous]

It varies for me month to month just depending on how much my other hobbies take up, i.e. kids and everything that comes with them. Otherwise anywhere from $10-$50

[camarokid]

This year I bought the Walthers "Super Chief" series cars every month and not much else. This month I spent $50 on books and a snap relay. That averages out to about $45 a month or close to it.
Archie

[BRAKIE]

Thanks to Atlas,Athearn and Walthers to much! Seems to me every time I turn around there is a new car to buy form the top three freight car suppliers that supplies my road with modern cars,..[}:)][:D]

[Anonymous]

hmm, maybe $50-$80 a month, of course this month i spent about $450 buying myself Xmas presents

[PennsyHoosier]

More than I should...

[espeefoamer]

It varies from nothing to not very much. The most I have spent recently was buying two engines retailing for well over $100. each on sale for $120[:D].

[IRONROOSTER]

My spending comes is spurts. Since S scale isn't carried in my LHS I do most of my buying at two or three Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, MD each year, along with the occaisional mail order. I probably average $150 a month. One advantage of S scale is I don't have the opportunity to do a lot of impulse buying. Or is that a disadvantage[?] [:D][:D]

Enjoy
Paul

[mikebonellisr]

As close as I can figure, it averages out to about $150 a month.A couple of new engines,sound decoders,magazines,scenery,details etc.Sometimes more or less.....Maybe someday I'll get to open all the boxes.These "impulse"purchases are killing me.

[Anonymous]

Depends on the month - big times for me are late November (after birthday), around Christmas and June-July. Last month was expensive due to spending birthday money on a new LGB steamer (£230).

[egmurphy]

That's a tough one as purchases can range all over the board. I checked back and this year, not counting magazine subscriptions or books or railfanning (like riding tourist trains), I've averaged about $45/month in model railroading expenses. Only bought one locomotive, and it was on a special sale.

Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

Some and none. And 'some' has been on vacation for a while. In other words, $0.00.[:(]

Robert

[Razorclaw]

On average, how much do you spend each month on this hobby? Thanks, stephen