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While Dave's initial charts were enough to make my eyes melt (and seemed way too much like work . . .) a quick reading of the various postings in this threat convinces me that: 1. Way too many model railroaders worry too much about how much things cost. I don't look at a layout and say "Wow, he must have spent $20 grand on it" - I enjoy the finished layout for what it is. 2. Are thinking that every big layout has to be bought and paid for by someone (I know of a number of model railroaders with significant financial means who build their own layouts for their own enjoyment. If they "job out" some aspect of it, who gives a #$%?? I'm not rich, but after spending time in our last house that could have spent on the layout finishing the basement I sucked it up and paid someone to finish the layout room for me - Does that mean I'll be lambasted for that every time (and if) the layout ever appears in a magazine article?  And, most importantly - Many of you need to dig out the V&O Story and re-read what Allen McClelland's "Good Enough" philosophy actually means.  It has nothing to do with how much your layout, or the next guys, costs.  Marty
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