You could stop whining and get a job....
Got my job with da railroad when I was 13.
Good train money.
Mechanical Department "No no that's fine shove that 20 pound set all around the yard... those shoes aren't hell and a half to change..."
The Missabe Road: Safety First
TRX450R racer i happen to fall under this category my parents help me buy most of the things but when they cant/wont what do you do?
i happen to fall under this category my parents help me buy most of the things but when they cant/wont what do you do?
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Well, when I was your age, I didn't have a whole lot of money, so I did what I could. I salvaged a lot of lumber, I refurbished equipment from the train show, I built my scenery from hardware store stuff and scratchbuilt structures from old cereal boxes. Maybe three times a year, I would spend about $20 at the train shop for new stuff. I got a lot done that way.
If you want to do stuff like this, I recommend a few books:
THE BOYS' BOOK OF MODEL RAILROADING, and
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MODEL RAILROAD, by Raymond F. Yates.
They're old, but bookstores can order you a used one, cheap. Also...
HOW TO RUN A RAILROAD, by Harvey Weiss.
Old MR and RMC articles by E. L. Moore are great, too. Moore was always proud of how cheaply his structures could be built.