I've only been at this for about three months and I've just noticed I have over 20 motive power units, and just caught myself spending 1500 yen (less than 9 quid) on a junk loco with the intent of stripping it down for experimental purposes.
:help:
Resistance is futile :D
cheers John.
But just think what else you might have spent your money on.
For the price of one of those locos you could have had one of the following -
A couple of tankfuls of petrol
A week's shopping at Tesco
A few hours in a gym
A filling at the dentist
One car tyre
A couple of tickets to watch your football team lose.
Now which will give you the greatest pleasure for the longest period of time? No contest really, is it? ;) The only thing that comes close is to buy a dog from a rescue centre, but they cost more to run!
You can justify almost anything with a bit of sideways thinking ;D
Chris
Oh, I'm not trying to justify anything :D Though I did used to own a couple of rescue cats. Anyway spread over the quarter-century I've been "away" from this hobby, it's less than one loco a year. :beers:
Anyway, after a coffee and a spell of real work I wandered over to the model shop (there's one which is part of a big electronics store which is open until 10pm each day) and acquired an engine shed kit, some glue, some files (the tool variety, have a dummy HST power car which needs some attention), some blu-tack (never seen it in Japan before, always useful to have around), and a magazine with instructions on how to pimp the primitive Kato Kokuden sets which were my first acquisitions).
I thought I was bad, having bought my first loco in mid September. Not even two months later and I have 8. :D
From experience: growth is exponential.
The Wife always tells me that I am addicted to trains, I just laugh and tell her that she used to say that I was an addicted to something else that I cant mention here when I was younger, I think she is addicted to telling me I am an addict but I don't care :P