being almost 67 years old nemonth and a model railroader for over 60 year, doing all scales. i only have DCC engine, and the rest are DC enines unless battery powered like my G- scale steam engin i run outside. just enjoy what youhave and can get in the future and eny the experince and the hobby, and the hunt fornew things for your layouts. its worked ogreat for me, so far, so whatever happens the next 6-0 years, i don't ry worry about it, simply becase i wont be here orhsave to worry about then.
I Shop At Train Shows i Do Get lucky But I’m Not a Fancy Modeler But I Can find them One way or Another and I Am Happy With what I’m Looking for. And Who I am Buying from.
im a newbie,..my first train was brand new, because i wanted my first train to be memorable,..but then i joined used canadian train sites and bought the rest for half price,..and they all work perfect..rolling stock..i bought new one of each mfg co. and made my choice from that to buy used and i paid less than half price...all in perfect or brand new condition...im poor,..i saved up for 7yrs for a hobby so i had limited money...and now im having fun
I'm a disabled 66 year old veteren, thats been a model railroader for over 60 yearsdoing all scales, i prefer used rongstock, kits, used engines , stea's or desiels, if they don't run i repathem and getting them running and giving them a new life and years of running.
I've gotten a few of my locomotives like that--buying broken ones and repairing them. It's a great strategy if you have the right skills! Thank you for serving.
Thanks! You don't necessarily have to be able to repair to get used. I think I've only done repairs on a couple used engines, and they were both bought at junk prices. There are plenty of used units out there that just need clean wheels and a few drops of oil!
They're hard to find in N scale right now! And when you do find them, they're more than double the original price. I think they were a limited run. Your best chance is probably to scour train shows for them.
$10 for a brand new Lionel boxcar in 1960 is equal to over $100 today. Most new O scale cars today are half that price. I purchased N scale locomotives for around $100 in the '90s, inflation converts that to just under $200 in today's money.. Model trains were not really *cheaper* back then if you look at relative cost per value of the dollar. Rather, it's arguable that the actual cost has gone down in relation to the value of the dollar while details have improved dramatically. If the cost of model trains stayed true with inflation, then a 1970s era style cheap toy quality car with clunky molded on details could actually cost about $40, which is the average cost of a brand new well detailed good quality freight car.
Like I said, I wasn't going to tangle with that question in this video. :) I've noticed that it's pretty controversial! But even if trains are cheaper, the rest of life certainly isn't, so they can still be hard to afford.
Hello! A someone who has been somewhat interested in O scale trains for a long time and planning on expanding my small collection in the next few years, Menards out of all places sells in-house O guage rolling stock and track for cheap, with train cars consistently being about $25 a piece and track being about $2 for a 10 inch section of old-style tube track. Not trying to say that this video is wrong in any way with this, but trying to add some info about an exception I have found!
Menards has good deals for some things like that, but a lot of their other things (like structures) are fairly normal prices. I wish they'd expand into N scale!
It depends on the seller, but that seems to be a growing problem in all of ebay, like I said in the video. I'm hoping those FB groups won't go the same way.
When Buying Rolling Stock Get What you Can And Be proud . I Run Dc And Loving it.
Yes, DC is great if you plan your blocks well!
being almost 67 years old nemonth and a model railroader for over 60 year, doing all scales. i only have DCC engine, and the rest are DC enines unless battery powered like my G- scale steam engin i run outside. just enjoy what youhave and can get in the future and eny the experince and the hobby, and the hunt fornew things for your layouts. its worked ogreat for me, so far, so whatever happens the next 6-0 years, i don't ry worry about it, simply becase i wont be here orhsave to worry about then.
I Shop At Train Shows i Do Get lucky But I’m Not a Fancy Modeler But I Can find them One way or Another and I Am Happy With what I’m Looking for. And Who I am Buying from.
im a newbie,..my first train was brand new, because i wanted my first train to be memorable,..but then i joined used canadian train sites and bought the rest for half price,..and they all work perfect..rolling stock..i bought new one of each mfg co. and made my choice from that to buy used and i paid less than half price...all in perfect or brand new condition...im poor,..i saved up for 7yrs for a hobby so i had limited money...and now im having fun
I'm a disabled 66 year old veteren, thats been a model railroader for over 60 yearsdoing all scales, i prefer used rongstock, kits, used engines , stea's or desiels, if they don't run i repathem and getting them running and giving them a new life and years of running.
I've gotten a few of my locomotives like that--buying broken ones and repairing them. It's a great strategy if you have the right skills!
Thank you for serving.
I have found some really good rolling stock and DCC on EBay and even yard sales.
Buy what you can Don’t worry bout being fancy Buy What you can and Be Happy with it.
i buy locos new and rolling stock used. nice vid! :)
Interesting! I hope I've convinced you to try getting some locomotives used too? :)
@@TheNScaleCheapskate-t3p not quite :D the thing is, if you buy used you gotta be able to repair them and i cant. but it was a great video :)
Thanks!
You don't necessarily have to be able to repair to get used. I think I've only done repairs on a couple used engines, and they were both bought at junk prices. There are plenty of used units out there that just need clean wheels and a few drops of oil!
@@TheNScaleCheapskate-t3p fair enough :)
I am in search of a Shay as well ❤
They're hard to find in N scale right now! And when you do find them, they're more than double the original price. I think they were a limited run. Your best chance is probably to scour train shows for them.
$10 for a brand new Lionel boxcar in 1960 is equal to over $100 today. Most new O scale cars today are half that price.
I purchased N scale locomotives for around $100 in the '90s, inflation converts that to just under $200 in today's money..
Model trains were not really *cheaper* back then if you look at relative cost per value of the dollar. Rather, it's arguable that the actual cost has gone down in relation to the value of the dollar while details have improved dramatically. If the cost of model trains stayed true with inflation, then a 1970s era style cheap toy quality car with clunky molded on details could actually cost about $40, which is the average cost of a brand new well detailed good quality freight car.
Like I said, I wasn't going to tangle with that question in this video. :) I've noticed that it's pretty controversial!
But even if trains are cheaper, the rest of life certainly isn't, so they can still be hard to afford.
I Run What is On the Engines All good.
Hello! A someone who has been somewhat interested in O scale trains for a long time and planning on expanding my small collection in the next few years, Menards out of all places sells in-house O guage rolling stock and track for cheap, with train cars consistently being about $25 a piece and track being about $2 for a 10 inch section of old-style tube track. Not trying to say that this video is wrong in any way with this, but trying to add some info about an exception I have found!
Menards has good deals for some things like that, but a lot of their other things (like structures) are fairly normal prices. I wish they'd expand into N scale!
@@TheNScaleCheapskate-t3p Fair enough, I hope they expand into N scale and make more HO stuff too!
Digital Command Control?
I didn't go in depth talking about it, but I did cover it starting at 05:34. It's available in the used market, as are DDC-ready units.
I buy 90 % used rolling stock and locos .
You wouldn't know it wasn't bought new...Used is about 1/3 rd the price of new
hard to find good deals on ebay. as even old blue box is way way over priced.
It depends on the seller, but that seems to be a growing problem in all of ebay, like I said in the video.
I'm hoping those FB groups won't go the same way.