Having been in survivalist mode for a number of years, recessions like the one we just survived is not good for capital equipment sales, I learned how to stay in the hobby by being resourceful and developing a diabolical plan of attack. I do a lot of my purchasing at train shows, late on the last day of the show when no one really wants to haul a bunch of O27 switches home, or on that large internet based commerce site.
Would be interested to hear how others, like myself, who won't be buying Vision Line or Legacy locomotives are doing it. By the way, I'm having a lot of fun...I think it's the challenge of the whole process when you are on a budget that makes you bob and weave with your spending.
