source, however, for me in New Zealand, the cost of shipping
from the U.S. would be huge!
Table Three – Track
Item
No Source
Cost
Peco SL92 LH #4 Switch
Code 100 ($20.39 ea)
4 Trainworld.com $81.56 (NZD)
Peco SL91 RH #4 Switch
Code 100 ($20.39 ea)
2 Trainworld.com $40.78 (NZD)
Peco Wooden Tie Flex
Track Code 100 ($5.99 ea)
9 Trainworld.com $53.91 (NZD)
Total $176.25 (NZD)
Note: Sourced locally the switches would be approx. $21.00 each
and the Flex track $8.00 each
Scenery and structures
Here I must come back to the original reason for building the
railroad. It was built to keep me sane by providing enjoyable
train operations. Yes, scenery and structures add consider-
ably to this enjoyment. However, as a starting point, I’m loving
just shuffling cars around. Thus my structures are food skew-
ers and printed flags, and my scenery is nil. I may splash a little
paint around later. This sounds like cheating but I derive hours
of pleasure from shuffling cars without siphoning funds off for
structure kits. Having said that, I constantly watch online auc-
tions for interesting structures and have a couple of Walthers
Cornerstone kits and a Campbell Scale Models grain elevator
under construction. All came from auction sites.
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Table Four – Scenery and structures and extras
Item
No Source
Cost
Food skewers
Paint
Solder, light gauge wire, pins, nails, screws
etc.
Additional 1 x 2 bracing if required
One or two structure kits to start off
Additional freight cars, Kadee #5s, height
gauge, washers etc.
Total $ Whatever is left
Total cost
I have priced everything in New Zealand Dollars and the total is
shown in Table Five
Table Five – Total cost
Item
No Source
Cost
Rolling stock and power pack
$218.99
Bench work
$119.29
Track
$176.25
Additional items
Total $514.53
At first glance it would appear that I have missed the mark
however, the New Zealand dollar exchanges at only $0.82
USD! So, at the current rate, $514.53NZD is equivalent to
$421.92USD, leaving $78.00USD for additional bracing timber,
freight cars and some structure kits!
MRH-Aug 2014
