Very impressive! Looks like some significant TIME invested in that setup (never mind the cost)
I sold my project bike to get started on my new hobby, but the train layout has replaced the slot car track that I built but the trains have always been my love, the 2 train at the engine shed are from my younger days before I got into motorcycles, I have 4 new engines but they are still in the draw of the cabinet under the lay out still in their packaging they are DCC ready I just got to install the decoders in them before I can run them, I still got lots to do yet doing the wirering for the DCC controls, soldering feeder wires to the track, this is a long term project but I have plenty of time on my hands.
I have everything that I need to do all the wiring as well the decoders for the engines and controls, switch motors, but the 8 months layup recovering has put my hobby behind on the back burner but now I have the time again and the last week or 2 was getting the track down the way I wanted, had to change some of the ways I originally had the track laid but wasn't happy with it, soldering the feeder wires to the track will be a time consuming job as it needs a lot of feeders for smooth engine running.
I was writing down all the cost so far, but it scared me so stopped keeping track of the spend, what Debra don't know the better, but the main thing now its keeping me busy and sane and I am in no hurries I have so many things to catchup/work on and I got to start on the Norton as well now that all hospital visits are done and dusted with rehab.
With selling the slot car layout and the Manxman project bike I had a good start with over $6500 in the kitty, I have just about spent all that money now on the layout and I still got lots more to spend on rolling stock, I buy when things are on sale and buying direct from the UK, I got some diecast model cars/trucks 50/60s style coming from the UK in 1:76 scale cheaper to buy there than here even with postage added and one of my engines the 9F I got it on special save $150 on it and is already set up for DCC running with a decoder already installed from the UK, I was still in rehab hospital when I ordered it and had to wheel myself down in my wheelchair to the post office to pick it up which wasn't far from rehab hospital, I am sticking to Hornby trains with rolling stock and engines of that era, the 9F was the last built British steam trains, built for heavy freight with 10 drive wheels but prove they could pull express passenger trains at 95 MPH, but they only had a short life before they replace with diesel power.
Fu ck I am really getting into this new hobby, its taking my life over lol, I am processed
Ashley
