There is a limit  Oh, is that one of those mythical things which you can never find intentionally, but know when you have when you get a verbal boxing from the other half?? 

A nice quiet walk in the countryside is so much cheaper and far more fun 

It's also very dangerous EP, especially if it's anywhere near where I'm playing golf!

If you ask Pete Waterman or Rod Stewart the same question, the answer would be millions!
The only thing stopping me spending more is having to eat and paying bills!
I quit smoking just so i can spend more on model trains! Thats how much i love spending on trains!

Quote from: EtchedPixels on February 10, 2013, 11:26:04 PM
A nice quiet walk in the countryside is so much cheaper and far more fun 

I agree with you on this one,nice weather possibly this weekend too. Just bought new pair of cragghopper trousers for £28,wifes moaning about that,lucky she doesnt realise how much my railway as cost upto now....10 points,double slip,single slip 2 crossings, loads of code 55 point motors and switches,cable,new soldering iron, GF black 5 loco. Mind the soldering iron was very reasonable from Conrad's off a link on here.

Quote from: lil chris on February 15, 2013, 11:20:38 PM
Mind the soldering iron was very reasonable from Conrad's off a link on here.

If your soldering station from Conrad is the same as the one I bought then you may find this tip useful.
I bought my pack from the £1 shop and just pushed one under the soldering iron holder 
It does a great job keeping the tip of the iron clean.





cheers John.

Over the years I dread to think what I've spent on the hobby. 
Probably less than I've spent on in pubs though...

Hi,

I kept a spreadsheet last year on how much I spent.

I bought 51 pieces of rolling stock which came to £336 and 24 engines which came to £432.

Other stuff such as scenics, paint, brushes etc came to about £350-400.

Not keeping a total this year but it's nearly £100 so far on rolling stock for my WPR layout.

Alex 

It's a bit scarey when you tot it all up. In my case it's almost terrifying! 

I started (again) just a year ago completely from scratch bar an ancient but excellent Rawlplug soldering iron and my xls already shows a substantial 4 figure total. That includes all the new tools and materials and wire for the board and trestles but even so, it's a chunk of dough!

Thirteen locos and heaven know how many wagons and coaches later I keep telling myself to slow down but then something else comes along ...... 

Dave G

I'm starting from scratch, and will log the cost for interest, though I suspect it goes without saying that if my dear wife catches sight of this thread, I shall deny all knowledge of any chap called Reptile Smile, and perhaps produce the alternate 'B' accounts to appease her.

All I can say is that Alex has bought very wisely
Taking an average price of, say, £70 for new Farish/Dapol stuff - 24 locos would cost....um....duh .....a whole lot more than £432

Hi Newport,

Five of the engines were bought brand new for £25, £27, £31, £37 and £70. The rest were E-Bay bargains. The luxury of running US outline is that the engines are a lot cheaper than UK outline. The £70 engine is a huge 2-6-6-2 Articulated steamie, although that was a bargain from Hattons. Retail price was £192.

Alex 

   Nothing yet, all the bits i've got were bought by grandad.

As little as possible Alex, by the way its nice to see you back on again.

Since 2005 I estimate that I have spent over $12,000 or 8,000 GBP  on model railways and have very little to show for it.

I decided about 18 months ago that I would spend as little as possible on trains, to be honest I have more fun making do, modifying and scratch building things, I now only buy second hand locos and rolling stock, I usually repaint everything to suit my taste which all in all has brought a new dimension into this great hobby.

I doubt very much that I will ever buy any more new stuff.

I've kept a spreadsheet since I started on my 12'x3' layout, every single cost being logged along the way. Although all the major purchases are now over - track, control system, point motors, and of course TRAINS - there are still plenty of scenic bits to buy as I need them and so far it's just shy of £5k 


Paul