Tired of paying 40-$50 for a freight car?

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shortwrench said:
For 17 years on my daily commute to work I drove past a antiques/collectibles store in the
adjacent town. Finally decided to check it out. Not a large place but it wasn't dusty and
didn't smell musty which is typical of many such establishments. Found the following for $15.
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Carton condition is what you would find at your local hobby shop. Decently detailed, easy to construct, metal wheels, and doors
open. Shop owner says he occasionally gets model railroad items. Wonder what I have missed in the past years.
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I'm in an area where there are multiple antique shops to choose from and bought much of my railroad stock in those. Some required major work and some were ready to go. Saved many $ doing so also.
 


Actually $40 - $50 doesn’t sound so bad after seeing the new Class One Modelworks hi-cube auto racks, as nice as they look they come in somewhere towards $200 Cdn. each!

I had just one pricey freight car and it was a Rapido model that I only used to test track.
If it could make it absolutely anything else would! LOL
 
Rico said:
Actually $40 - $50 doesn’t sound so bad after seeing the new Class One Modelworks hi-cube auto racks, as nice as they look they come in somewhere towards $200 Cdn. each!

I had just one pricey freight car and it was a Rapido model that I only used to test track.
If it could make it absolutely anything else would! LOL
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💩!! I bought pretty much a whole freight train for about $200. Steam locomotive all metal, no tender, found a tender in another train show. Several coal hoppers from 1930-1950 era. But i do have a very expensive electric locomotive in my collection, that's only because the particular model is only available in brass.
 
KriegslokBR52 said:
The winning move is not to play.
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Or:

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When I was building my layout I didn't have a lot of money and usually just bought Athearn cars and weathered them. All my cars have Kadee couplers. I was anal about my Kadees as I used them with magnets hidden because my layout was built mainly for switching. Some cars were undecorated and lettered for my own railroad or done with dry transfers. Couldn't see spending a lot of time and effort super detailing the underside of the cars. I preferred to keep them upright on the tracks. I do have a few newer cars from Kadee and other manufacturers that I haven't gotten around to weathering. Al cars have metal wheels, either Kadee or Intemountain.

I have around 100 plus cars that I would like to liquidate as I have no room for a layout at my current home. I did moder 1957, the transition era. Also have over 200 vehicles to sell. If you are interested or know anyone that might be interested, PM me.

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montanan said:
When I was building my layout I didn't have a lot of money and usually just bought Athearn cars and weathered them. All my cars have Kadee couplers. I was anal about my Kadees as I used them with magnets hidden because my layout was built mainly for switching. Some cars were undecorated and lettered for my own railroad or done with dry transfers. Couldn't see spending a lot of time and effort super detailing the underside of the cars. I preferred to keep them upright on the tracks. I do have a few newer cars from Kadee and other manufacturers that I haven't gotten around to weathering. Al cars have metal wheels, either Kadee or Intemountain.

I have around 100 plus cars that I would like to liquidate as I have no room for a layout at my current home. I did moder 1957, the transition era. Also have over 200 vehicles to sell. If you are interested or know anyone that might be interested, PM me.

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I would be interested in pre-1957 vehicles!
 
montanan said:
When I was building my layout I didn't have a lot of money and usually just bought Athearn cars and weathered them. All my cars have Kadee couplers. I was anal about my Kadees as I used them with magnets hidden because my layout was built mainly for switching. Some cars were undecorated and lettered for my own railroad or done with dry transfers. Couldn't see spending a lot of time and effort super detailing the underside of the cars. I preferred to keep them upright on the tracks. I do have a few newer cars from Kadee and other manufacturers that I haven't gotten around to weathering. Al cars have metal wheels, either Kadee or Intemountain.

I have around 100 plus cars that I would like to liquidate as I have no room for a layout at my current home. I did moder 1957, the transition era. Also have over 200 vehicles to sell. If you are interested or know anyone that might be interested, PM me.

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That's a beautiful railroad.
 


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