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Newbe need advice about cheap ho railroading.
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Hello Hobo Tim, <br /> <br />Another way to cut costs to the bone is to make your own stuff from scratch. While making your own train cars is definatly possible and quite fun to do. I find however that making your own freight cars is actually more expensive than purchasing an entry level kit. (Which cost in the $7-$12 range) But for $10-15 you can have your self built a nice looking building that a kit of a similar structure Costs twice as much. And for that $10-$15 your building has an interior and is lighted. <br /> <br />It is my advice, that while you can cut costs on what goes on top of the layout. Pony up and pay for nice true knot free lumber and good plywood to build your layout benchwork. I did that and built a layout out of a lot of salvaged lumber (From left overs from a house being built.) And the layout didn't even last two years before it disintigrated. So my "Free" construction material cost me alot in wasted time. I wasn't really happy with how the layout was going so the fact it had to come down didn't break me up to much. <br /> <br />And as has been mentioned. Bargain hunt with a vengance. Thats what I do. And I get some really nice things that costs pennies on the dollar compared to list price. <br /> <br />Just some of my rambling thoughts about saving money. <br /> <br />James
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