Are Model Train Prices Too High? - Spending Preferences, Inflation, and Modeling on a Budget!

Are Model Train Prices Too High? - Spending Preferences, Inflation, and Modeling on a Budget!

Have model train prices gotten out of hand? Is it getting too expensive to be a model railroader? Do you really need hundreds of trains to participate in the hobby?

Dan explores these questions and more in this video.

He talks about spending preferences, and considering model railroading expenses in the context of other hobbies, pastimes, and entertainment.

Dan tackles inflation, giving a couple of examples to compare historic model railroad prices to current prices.

He also talks about the nature of models, and how the models of today differ from the models of yesteryear.

Dan touches on collector trains, and the potential pitfalls of wanting to make a fortune as a model train trader.

Finally Dan gives some tips for modeling on a budget, and talks about managing the resources of money, time and space that are needed to build a model railroad.

Through the program, Dan also shares some stories of his past as a modeler, so be sure to check out this video!

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