Railway modelling is expensive, cripplingly so according to people on popular forums. Basically, if you want toy trains, you and your family will have to go without food for a year.
Of course, this is rubbish. If you must buy every new locomotive when it comes out then yes, it's a pricey hobby. If your ambitions are a bit more modest though, there are bargains to be had.
Easily the cheapest loco kit I am aware of is a laser cut 16mm scale model from Phil Sharples (search vwmonkeyblue on eBay, and there is a useful set of photos here). For £35, you get all the bits required to build a loco including motor, wheels, battery box and switch.
The basic laser-cut MDF parts slot together easily enough and the chassis even has plastic bearings which will be more than adequate for the light work it's designed for.
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Unfortunately Phil I've tried both links with no results. Nothing showing on ebay and the photo link returns " no server found".
Photo link now working for me. Must have been a problem at their end.
Phil, not the cheapest lock kit. The basic HGLW loco s only £26:50. http://www.eagleassist.com/hglw/Locos.html Whoever said 16mm scale is expensive?
You are right! Even cheaper - as you say, who says garden railways have to be expensive?
Mind you, I really fancy the Wittenberg Schafer Loco but need to clear some projects first...
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