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First, I'll say, ...Welcome to the hobby! <br />I know the prices do seem to be a bit high. But, and I repeat, but,,,,, look at the prices on other hobbies. What would you spend to get into bass fishing? $10-40 thousand for a bass boat, and a pile more for gear and tackle. Get into motorcycles. A new Harley will start at about $15,000, and I don't know anyone that settles for just the basic bike. Cars? That can go up to just about any figure. Sky diving, I don't know anything about, but I know a parachute and airplane rental are definitely not cheap. Just about any hobby can be expensive. <br />Most hobbies are not family oriented. Garden railroading is one of the few that are. If you follow the general trend, you will be the one most interested in the trains themselves. The wife will be generally more interested in the gardening and landscaping part. Kids go nuts over watching and operating the trains. Everyone seems to like doing the buildings and figures and setting up scenes. Garden railroading is one of very few hobbies where building the layout requires to learn about carpentry, electrics, metal working, engineering, landscaping, construction, and the list goes on. <br />When you consider that it is, or can be, a joint family project, then it is much less expensive than individual hobbies. <br />don't worry too much about scale to start with. Get some track down on the ground, and a train running. You will be surprised at the interest shown by people that you would never have suspected would be.
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