What will you be saving for during the year?

I need a Nord, 2 Digitrax DN141E2 decoders, a Glaskasten, an Edelweis track cleaning loco, a set of Kato Burlington Northern smoothside coaches, a couple of Southern Pacific Daylight coaches and a couple of other things that I can't remember at the moment.

Well, be sure to post when you're remembered those things uh?

*sigh* Those Brawa train sets seem to be going for about 320 EUR -- and I want at least 5 of 'em! Looks like I'm going to be saving at least 200 EUR a month!!!

Hmmm.....

I´m very, very, very actively considering a Gützold (yeah, I know - I´m hooked on their models... ) class 65 (East German version)


Picture taken from http://www.guetzold.de/38301.htm

a few Tillig double decker coaches for my class 146.2

maybe a few RailTop ÖBB coaches if I can get them at an OK price

maybe a Trix class 120.1 (if it turns out good)

.. and then, let´s see what Fleischmann announces!

Where do I start, well once I have paid of my existing traindebt I am thinking about a BR44 weathered by Trix



or maybe an AE 8/14 by Trix and also weathered.



A Roco Ae 6/6 would not go amiss



I'm probably due for an E 03 too, although am hanging out for one with digital sound.



I am mainly just waiting to see what new is announced for this year. Anything big or Epoch II usually goes down well. I'll have the Hornby DCC sound loco once I confirm that it is an ESU decoder, but not before.

QUOTE (neil_s_wood @ 13 Jan 2008, 23:11) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>...
A Roco Ae 6/6 would not go amiss
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Have you considered a HAG Re 6/6? I have two of them, and sold off my Roco.


(Picture snagged from tra-mod´s eBay auction # 290197753848)

This is one of the many engines issued by Hag, and if you check eBay often enough, you can get one for rather cheap (my Re 6/6 with "Bussigny" coat-of-arms cost EUR 159, incl. s+h).

I had not before but now am. The pictured one looks very good. I'll have a bit of a look out for one of these once the debt starts to subside.

Thanks for the suggestion.

I'm going to get a bank account specifically for my train related purchases

QUOTE (Kimbo @ 13 Jan 2008, 22:57) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm going to get a bank account specifically for my train related purchases
Perhaps Kimbo you would like an account at the bank I set up specifically for my train related purchases?

QUOTE (goedel @ 14 Jan 2008, 01:53) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Perhaps Kimbo you would like an account at the bank I set up specifically for my train related purchases?

Why yes, of course!

This year I will be saving for the much planned layout. A large attic area may shortly become available, and although I have plenty of rolling stock it doesn't currently do any rolling... ...and I will be wiring for DCC so I should really start budgeting for a thousand-and-one decoders! I'm quite looking forward to the challenge of benchwork, and while I know which end of a hammer is which my constructions always end up looking like a Escher sculptures gone mad - at least the trains can always be going downhill then!