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Building an HO layout in the "dirty" unfinished garage
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[quote user="SBCA"]<p>Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement, tips, etc.</p><p>The garage is not quite about to fall down, but light can be seen through it in several places. For my drums, I had a room-within-a-room made, 4 walls, roof, ceiling, all painted/caulked with waterproof paint, and covered in Tyvek paper. (I even framed two of the walls myself, since our contractor is getting married on Saturday, and I wanted to get it done before his wedding!).</p><p>The garage isn't about to fall down, but I don't want to spend anymore money on it than I must (having a "home" for my drums is a must <span class="smiley">[:)])</span></p><p>Regarding having a G scale layout, that does sound like fun, but looking at the prices, I just think the money spent would cause it to not be as fun. I'm apparently a natural-born cheapskate. To me, this hobby should not be expensive. I just feel like I should be able to get a boxcar for the price of a sandwich, locomotive for the price of a decent dinner with my wife, etc. When it's more than that, it just doesn't feel as fun.</p><p>(the thought of weathering and not doing a good job and screwing up a $300 locomotive just seems nuts). I remember being practically laughed at when I was at a big name hobby shop in Southern California once because I only was interested in the "plastic" engines. Give me a break. Some people's sense of priorities are just different from mine. </p><p>For my other hobby (drumming), I have to fork over cash to buy equipment, but for some reason it just seems proper that a "musical instrument" is expensive. (This must be partially due to the fact that I grew up in a family where playing a musical instrument was considered a "right" that we all should have, etc.)</p><p>For my "toy trains", however, forking over $300-ish at a time for a loco just doesn't feel good. $70-$80 a few times per year, I can rest easy with that.</p><p> </p><p>To throw another thought out there, I also toyed with the concept of having a good chunk of the layout roll outside on casters for taking natural lighting pictures. I'm still 1/2 tempted to do that. </p><p>[/quote]</p><p> </p><p>glad im not the only one who finds it hard to spend more than $60 on a loco. :P </p>
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