Train fever...

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
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Do any of you folks ever get what I call train fever ?. That’s when you get on a kick where you can’t seem to get enough rolling stock. It’s as if the desire to buy stuff has saved up on you and suddenly starts pouring out like a dam that’s just burst open…
I get this about every six months in regular cycles, and will spend about $500.00 before it’s over each time.
I guess you could call it the model railroaders curse…

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Sam,

I usually do in spurts, a little at a time. Thankfully, my yard (train yard, that is) is limited and pretty much at full capacity, at the present moment - which actaully makes for a good deterent. We probably spend about the same in a six month period.

Sam, do you buy kits, or RTR?

Tom

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has happened to me for the past 25 years!..(mine don’t let up!)…I spend more time building locos, rolling stock, and kits that i’ve purchased than operating the layout…Chuck

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I get like that every once in awhile. Last week I went into my LHS to buy the new Model Railroader and left with 2 new Loco’s and a few center beam cars but no magazine, it wasn’t in yet. [(-D]

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“Hey there Tom”,

Yes, I do buy kits, but only if that’s all that’s available in what I want, or if it’s the cheapest way to go. I don’t have the patients I use to anymore…

trainluver1

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Yep, the ebb and flow of train fever does swing back and forth for me too! The rolling stock and structure kits purchasing binge a few months ago has left me with a huge stack of kits to build now. I am holding off on any new purchases until I get some benchwork done and a new workbench built.

  • Ryan
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I try to have some self control, but when I get in the train store and start looking around at all the stuff, I’ve gotta have it!..
Usually, I make out a list of things I want, and each month I allow myself to buy the things I want the most on the list.
Last night I did pretty good. I went in to get a $15.00 car and came out with $35.00 worth of stuff. That’s better than a couple of months ago when I went in to get a $10.00 item and walked out with $100.00 worth.

Most people would like to win the lottery, but it looks like I’m going to have to…

trainluver1