I don't think that there's any doubt that you have to be 'comfortably off' to participate in our hobby of railway modelling. Quite how comfortable is open to debate; some seem to require ever increasing sophistication in their models while others wince at the price of every new release. To hell with the price versus watching every penny. What I think is undeniable is that if you're struggling to find the rent each month, a frequent user of food banks or have sleepless nights worried about providing for your children then any discretionary spending on hobbies is a non starter. I'm afraid that what I have to say here is probably of little use to this social grouping but I am interested to see if I can bring the cost of model making down as much as possible so that those with a little spare cash can reap the benefits that a creative hobby brings. I'd like to extend the envelope to lower the bottom end of the 'comfort' envelope.
What follows is how I am tackling this challenge; I've made a start but I am still very much at the start, I have some ideas how bits will go but some stuff is yet to be worked out. To do all this I've set myself the task of building and stocking a layout as cheaply as possible. I may have failures along the way but I'll try to be honest and comprehensive in my costings as I progress. Let's see how it goes.
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