Berkshire President posted:The TMCC stuff is already affordable and the first generation Legacy stuff is getting to that point, too....especially on models that have been reissued.
Price aside, I've found my personal sweet spot to be the first round of Legacy steamers (most w/o whistle steam) and TMCC with RailSounds Five. I prefer the first gen Legacy b/c they seem to be more reliable, have engine specific crew talk, and just plain run. No drama....and four chuffs. (I've found that I get bored with newer Legacy locos without the specific crew talk, especially with the same voice recording on the generic talk.)
In other words, I've predominantly become a secondary market guy.
I am in the exact same boat as you. Everything I buy now is secondary market, mostly from train shows, and it is almost always TMCC if Legacy with specific crew talk. That was my favorite era during my limited time in this hobby. Engines nowadays all feel exactly the same due to never ending reissues and generic sounds.
