Euromillions - £157m - What sort of layout would you build for that ?

[4x2]

This thought just occurred to me... If I won the Euromillions tonight (£157 million ! ), what sort of layout would I build ?

Now this is assuming that all the fuss has died down, the DB9 is on order, your mansion has been decorated by some triple barrel named art student and your Caribbean cruise is a distant memory...

Would you be happy playing with your current layout ? Maybe you would build a scale model of Clapham Junction ? Or perhaps you might ditch N gauge altogether now you have loads of space ? 

I personally would have a purpose built building in my grounds, split into two sections - US and UK and then have two layouts in each section... US N & HO and UK OO & N. I can never make my mind up so now i'll have 4 layouts to keep me busy ! (in between classic car rallying and sightseeing in my massive US camper...)

What would you do ?

[Oldman]

Not tell anyone to start with.
Pay off those little debts we all seem to have and then modest house with seperate 4 car garage with the floor above as a train room /office/den for my hobbies.
Would stick with N and Nn3

[Agrippa]

A big Z gauge one, always liked it despite its detractors.

Also get a new pair of chinos and a Leica Monochrom.

Then think about the rest of the dosh. Maybe hire Lord Sugar
as a butler.

[Fratton]

I would have to have free standing building with a massive orbital layout and in the middle workbench and workstation, just remember to buy your tickets, you have to be in it to win it,,,,,

[kevin141]

A big n gauge layout from one end of the large house to the other (i always have the right numbers the machine does not pick them?)
Kevin 141

[Tank]

With that money I'd buy some of the real things!

[4x2]

With that money I'd buy some of the real things!

The 9F 'Black Prince' will be up for sale after it's boiler rebuild... That's pretty high on my shopping list !

[willike1958]

To start with I'd pay for the construction of the bridge in Loughborough linking the north and south parts of the preserved GCR ( http://www.gcrailway.co.uk/2013/06/bridge-to-the-future-fundraising-appeal/ ) and the completion of the Mountsorrel line ( http://www.mountsorrelrailway.org.uk ) then I'd buy myself a couple of real first generation diesels. I'd also chuck the day job and become a full time modeller. Ah, if only...

[P Bender]

The only difference between men and boys is the size (& price) of their toys 

- some 7 1/4" stuff (including layout)
- NS 3737
- a nice BR standard (overhauled by mr Riley) for the NYMR

So I'm likely to be a few pounds short already  :'(

until then I'll stick with my N-scale and my self build track 

[EtchedPixels]

What would you do ?

Have the butler do the track cleaning 

Alan

[bluedepot]

i have just added £157,000,000 woth to my shopping cart on hatton's website...  so it would be easy to spend...

[Sprintex]

Firstly no DB9 or any other modern "supercar", they're all rubbish! I do however have a list of about 20 or so classic supercars already waiting for the cash

No mansion either, who needs all those rooms? Big spacious three-bed in its own grounds with the biggest detached garage you've ever seen (for all those supercars remember? ) with a second storey - in there would be an N gauge layout that would make Pete Waterman's O gauge layout look like a Hornby Trackmat 

Caribbean cruise? Nah, too hot and nowt to do, I'd be bored after two days! I do agree with you on the massive camper though, just spend as long as I cared driving round Europe seeing, well, everything really!

As for trains, apart from the layout mentioned above, Money would be set aside for a full HST set when they get retired from service which would promptly be converted back to Valenta power and painted in Intercity Swallow livery, plus I'd need my own siding and trainshed to store it in 

Hope my numbers come up, can't wait to start ballasting a couple of thousand feet of Peco's finest!


Paul

PS: Forgot to mention, we'd need a hangar at an airport somewhere for Clare to store her own personal Boeing 707 in

[Sprintex]

i have just added £157,000,000 woth to my shopping cart on hatton's website...  so it would be easy to spend...

I think you're their second biggest order then behind Newportnobby 


Paul

[davieb]

i have just added £157,000,000 woth to my shopping cart on hatton's website...  so it would be easy to spend...

I think you're their second biggest order then behind Newportnobby 


Paul

       

dave 

[4x2]

Firstly no DB9 or any other modern "supercar", they're all rubbish! I do however have a list of about 20 or so classic supercars already waiting for the cash

No mansion either, who needs all those rooms? Big spacious three-bed in its own grounds with the biggest detached garage you've ever seen (for all those supercars remember? ) with a second storey - in there would be an N gauge layout that would make Pete Waterman's O gauge layout look like a Hornby Trackmat 

Caribbean cruise? Nah, too hot and nowt to do, I'd be bored after two days! I do agree with you on the massive camper though, just spend as long as I cared driving round Europe seeing, well, everything really!

As for trains, apart from the layout mentioned above, Money would be set aside for a full HST set when they get retired from service which would promptly be converted back to Valenta power and painted in Intercity Swallow livery, plus I'd need my own siding and trainshed to store it in 

Hope my numbers come up, can't wait to start ballasting a couple of thousand feet of Peco's finest!


Paul

PS: Forgot to mention, we'd need a hangar at an airport somewhere for Clare to store her own personal Boeing 707 in

The DB9, Mansion and the cruise were just to set the scene.... Not my kind of choices ! I'm a big Ford fan as you may remember - i'd be looking for the following....

Mk1 Lotus Cortina
RS500
RS200
Escort Cossie (big wing)
Mk 1 Escort RS1800
Supervan 3
That amazing cossie powered, anti-lag, 4wd Mk6 Fiesta
F750 pick up....

oh and a Large air conditioned warehouse to house my collection !