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model railroading has NEVER been cheap! Unless..................you consider the cost per hour enjoyed. A kit that cost two hundred dollars is lot by most any of our standards......but how many hours of engrossment do you get for your dollar.? I wonder how many hours most modelers spend on a kit of this magnitude? As far as locos and cars go.....who says you need ten or twenty locos and and hundred boxcars?? Design within your monetary and time budget. A short line may provide hours and hours of entertainment, possibly employing ONE loco and a dozen boxcars and a few feet of track.....Ill never have the room, time or money to build the next F&SM but ill build something to my liking just the same......i wish i realized this before i acquired half of the stuff i have........hmmmm a short line, one loco.......and a lifetime of enjoyment......anyone remember Ben King's layout? he worked on one modest railroad pretty much his adult life.........thats one of the beauties of this hobby.......you can enjoy at ANY level........dont worry about how big a building Lorrell Joiner has or how many locos!
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