--- In [email protected], "ctxmf74" <ctxm@...> wrote:
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> --- In [email protected], "Jeff Ngowe" <chocolatte777@> wrote:
> > Going online to buy supplies led me across ebay, where i found
> > >rollingstock much cheaper than its MSRP. This (and looking at >pictures of
> > David Stewart's A&O) got me thinking that perhaps S >scale >was more
> > financially viable (I am always thwarted by O scale's >high >entry cost)
> > than I had previously ascertained and that i >should look >into the
> > "street price" of S rollingstock.
>
> If you look into it more you'll find O scale doesn't have as high an
> entry cost as S scale does. There's a lot more used O stuff floating around
> out there than there is S stuff. This coupled with O's huge size thus the
> need for less stuff to fill up the space makes O quite affordable but it
> still doesn't over-ride it's huge size disadvantage when one is trying to get
> an interesting realistic looking track plan and scenery into a reasonably
> sized space. If you are only thinking in cost per square foot then O ranks
> right up there with HO scale in affordability.....dave
>
Dave,
The amount of used NYC "stuff" on ebay is very little. I don't really like to
rely on used sales as a guideline for the cost of a scale, because used stock
is not always available. That being said, an Atlas O GP-7 is $499, 3-4 Ho
locomotives (the maximum amount i need) are about the same price, if not
cheaper. I figure that the sweet spot for purchasing S locos in my case is
around $250 or less. Which, seems possible with some of the generous discounts
i see dealers having. Lastly, are there many or few NYC modelers in S? It seems
as if the NYC units (if any) are always sold out first. This either means very
few were made, or there are a lot of us that buy the models.
Jeffrey
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