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I have spent in excess of A$15,000 about US$11,000 and i really do not have much. 3 trains, 65 m track (200') with another 65 m going down. A fully operational LGB MTS system and really its not much. But everything I have is good quality and top of the range and thats how I want it. As some one else said, a few gooduns will beat a whole lot of rubbish anytime. My Mallet and the Golden Mountain coaches that go with it are as good as you can get outside an Aster. Together they cost me A $5,000 or US $3,500 but they do everything. The Mallet is fully digitally remote controlled with about 6 sound functions plus I can switch its lights on and off. You can even hear the blokes in the engine shoveling coal when it is at rest, plus smoke etc. <br /> The coaches are from the same stable as the Orient Express, luxurious seating with about 20 people on board including an Austrian spy. each coach has its own toilet in its own compartment. Internal lighting can be switched on and off. I am trying to get an observation car, Dining car and a baggage car to complete the set but am waiting avilability of funds. <br /> <br />I have been trying to find out if the toilet compartment should be at the rear or front of each coach but unfortunately their are too many rednecks on this forum to understand the question. <br /> <br />I am retired on a fixed income but i bought most of what i have either before I retired or just afterwards, when I sold my yacht. Every now and then i get a dividend from some shares i have, last dividend i bought an LGB track cleaning loco. <br /> <br />So we are all short of ca***o put into out this hobby and the only limit there is to how much you can spemd on this pasttime is to do with the depth of your pockets. <br /> <br /> <br />Rgds <br /> <br /> <br />ian
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