My Favorite Money Savers for Model Railroading!
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
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Today I am talking about things you can do to save some money in model railroading with different tips and techniques.
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I agree, saving money is the name of the game. Bob
Coffee hack.Timmy's coffee can cut in half makes HO scale oil tanks.There one on our layout🚂🇨🇦🇺🇲
Will have to try someday when I have the room for a 4×8 at least.
Be cool too see your done.you can follow back to check mine out on 5x11
Buying used rolling stock/locomotives is a way to get a fleet running quick for sure. Hitting a Dollar type store for supplies is good one as well. As normal, Nantucket Blend, 3 spoons of sugar and cream
All my rolling stock/locomotives but one locomotive which is almost 30 pieces total are used.
I definitely bought cheap or used rolling stock when I was starting out and didn't have lots of extra cash. I've definitely swapped out rapido cuoplers for microtrains hundreds of times.
During the years that I was working, I had the maintenance department save the suspended ceiling tiles (2X4 type) when they had to replace them. I use them to make rock walls and hills.
My money saving tip. You do not need closets full of kits that you are never going to get around to building.
but if you line your shelves with boxes & kits. It makes for an interesting background. ;)
@@lynnmccurdythehdmmrc2561 I do not know anyone that would do that!
Definitely agree with #1 almost all my rolling stock and locos are used. There's only 2 rolling stock I bought new. I never pay more than. $10 including shipping on used rolling stock. Be patient!
I repurpose packaging foam both the low density filler sheets and the higher density molded like foam coolers and fitted packaging. I do need to make myself a foam cutter. Drinking straws for culverts and loads. Wood and thin plywood drops from my shop for basic materials including the slivers from dado's and rebates. Supports and sprues from 3 d printing for scrap loads and sign posts.
I’m just getting into this hobby, great video. I am now learning about different types of couplers and that they can be swapped out. Do you think you could do a video on this at some point? Love the channel.
I used clear shirt plastic as window glazing for a dome car Ii purchased second hand. I cut the plastic down then used a heat gun on lowest setting. Took a while to bend and shape. came out amazingly well.
That’s wonderful! You sure have some extra time
I never thought to heat it to form it!!! great tip!!!
A good thing to know about 3d printing, is that the prints themselves once set up pay for themselves.
Buying say a N scale tunnel entrance is like 12 dollars, printing one from thingiverse costs between 5 and 7 cents (fdm printer using some form of PLA) including power costs!
So after only a few buildings and decor items the printer has basically paid for itself.
I prefer plaster for tunnel portals and retaining walls so what I am doing is making a mold of the claster casting and making my own. It is much cheaper than buying castings and when done right works well. I think plaster paints and ends looking better.
I use patterns in junk mail for rugs, door mats, curtains and just plain litter. Just find a pattern you like in the flyer and cut it to size. Drinking Krispy Kreme classic from my Keurig with just a little bit of coffee-mate.
I recycle my cat food cans for use in painting. My fur baby gets feed and I get the can.
Good morning Jimmy. Will be picking up a Tim's regular coffee with 1 milk soon.
If you do buy some Tim's coffee, just don't be too disappointed. We love it but I'll be the first to admit it's... Just coffee. Lol. I think part of it is just tradition for us.
That's all for now, God Bless you and enjoy your day
I reuse the paper egg boxes and also the plastic containers which you get with the Chinese takeaway
I find that the "for sale" signs at the hardware store are great for scratch building.
yes especially the all plastic ones.!!!
Since it's coffee and trains I use coffee can lids as paint pallets! Now there's a tip!
Thank you for this. I just got into model railroading and this helps me out a lot!
I just bought a bag of Counter Culture Gradient to drink every morning for the next week. :)
Once again Jimmy, great topic and great coffee… I have been scratch building for a very short time ( maybe 9 months), and I think my favorite media is used cereal boxes. But I have used pvc, toilet paper rolls and packaging foam recently and I don’t have many complaints because it’s mostly free. I do think I’m definitely going to start making windows now that I have free material. Great job man.
I can absolutely vouch for finding deals at train shows. I’ve found a few of the Kato Maxi-IV sets which are normally over $100 for anywhere as low as $75 (I think I did find one lower but I can’t remember) They are also great places to find products no longer being produced, which is how I got my hands on the Broadway Limited set. Vintage stuff is also very common if you’re interested in that.
Muffin tins are great for holding parts and you can place them in the molds in the order of disassembly. Always did that for small bolts on my real car
We have one train store here in Las Vegas and anytime I go in there I go straight to the used section and I find some really nice gyms both in rolling
Jimmy, I really enjoy these money-saving videos. Like you, I've been using the clear blister-pack plastic for window glazing for a long time. I am also using craft paints (in my case, Apple Barrel Multi-Surface because it is rated for rigid plastics) and have has good results. However, I have only applied them with brushes. You mentioned that you use them in your airbrush, which is something I have not done. Perhaps a video of how you prepare the paints and airbrush them might appeal to a lot of viewers. I know I would really enjoy it. Thanks again for a great channel. BTW, I also save a lot of money by using my 3D printer.
Used drier sheets dipped in plaster is tons cheaper than plaster cloth
Hi Jimmy, thanks for informative video. I save money by making my own scenery scatter material. Easiest is floral foam, just run it over a kitchen sieve, and you have a very fine green foam. For heavier foam I use kitchen scourers, remove the scouring pad from foam, and grind up foam with blender and or manual meat grinder. Produces a product similar to woodlands scenics foam. I also make mt own static grasd, using natural fibre rope, unwinding the strands and cutting it to length. For tall field grass, I found some cheap dolls, about the size of a barbie doll, whose hair is long and a straw color. After a haircut, the hair is glued to the layout in clumps, usng a cut up drinki g straw to keep them upright till glue dries. Simply put dot of glue, put some strands of hair in short piece of straw and place over glue.
i use lost cheap ways on my layout keep up the good vids jimmy stay safe lee i am drinking kenco coffe with milk
I am drinking Hills Brothers coffee black. Also I have used blister pack plastic to make windows also I have been to train shows and bought used locomotives and rolling stock for my HO scale layout.
Love these money saving tips. I repurpose almost everything. So much so the family checks with me *before* throwing away a box.
* Cereal box cardboard - internal structural support for cardstock buildings
* Large markup 'gift kits' after Christmas have lots of basic powders etc.
* Folded piece of paper becomes a straight edge
* 12 pack K-Cup boxes as a base for larger structures and supporting Kato track.
* Salsa jars are just the right depth for a paint brush and mixing just the right amount of paint.
I drink dark roast black / no sugar grocery store brand K-Cup, (Star Market / Shaws 'Signature' brand)
I also drink dark roast 'San Francisco Bay' coffee. The 'K-Cups' are disposable.
Hi Jimmy, I use cheap "miss tints" for paint. You can quite often get high quality house paint miss tinted for 1/4 the price. Also left over rail and cotton thread for fences. Cut rail to scale fence post height, plus 1/2 inch/12mm to mount in layout. Drill say three holes in each piece of rail, thread through the cotton, and when finished glue in place, paint and weather. For scenery, use real dirt, dried and sifted, river sand, again washed, dried and sifted. You can also use dry leaves. put in blender, makes excellent ground cover around trees. Model tree branches can also be made from the real thing. Small tree cuttings can be dried, cut to size, and Woodland Scenics product attached for relatively inexpensive scale trees.
Love your dry leaves in the blender idea. I'll have to try that!
Good video and advice. We go to local thrift shops and find some good buys there. My brother found 2 Kato HO engines that are DCC for a $100 apiece, the box did not say DCC so that was a bonus buy plus they look like they were new. I am always looking for things to recycle for train layouts makes it fun to do.
Hope this next year we have some train shows.
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I think a series of budget friendly items/ideas would be great! I built risers out of Styrofoam I got from work. It took some work, but I eventually got a good 3.5% grade on a curve out of them. I'm all for finding ways to save money. I'd like to get into scratch building as well. Great video.
Invaider coffee with pumpkin spice creamer.
I've been drooling over a $250 heilser on model train stuff for months. I was able to buy a used heisler along with 4 other locomotives, rolling stock, track, controller and buildings off eBay for $50! With a little tune up I got a nice running heilser and saved $200! Drinking my usual Dunkin donuts with French vanilla creamer.
hi Jimmy, I save the little straws from the koolaide pouches to use for soil and stove pipes. I live in nm. and on occasion drink pinenut infused coffee.
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Dollar tree has green reindeer moss/ lichen and bigs of tiny rocks i foind some black ones i plan to use as coal
Very difficult to get reasonably priced rolling stock when you're modelling Irish CIE railways in the 90s. Very niche, and model value tends to trend upwards. But the rest of the tips are golden for every form of modelling!
Being Irish, cup of Tea, drop of milk and one sugar
Another one that people tend to overlook is concept sticking to a set of goals. You can waste a lot of money buying locomotives, rolling stock, and other assets that you’ll end up not using on your layout. Plan out your layout. Pick a specific railroad and time period and stick to it so you don’t spend too much on equipment you don’t need. Sticking to a specific railroad and time period not only organizes your efforts but instills discipline. That Pennsy T1 may be temping but if you’re modeling the B&O, you might not need that locomotive. Stuff like that
You mentioned the lids from the Pringles (or from Coffee cans), save the foil seal for structures, example roofing.
All of my rolling stock is previously used. One thing I have found is that the wheel sets don't roll well. I have started taking my crafting sanding sticks and clean up the axle ends. It has improved their rolling and reduced friction a lot. Went from only pulling 8 cars to 16 just this way.
When scratch-building, instead of buying sheet styrene, use "For Sale" signs from the big box store or Wal-mart. Even better find some used. I have also used old political yard signs after the election is over.
I buy most of my stuff at a store in Calgary called Trains&such. Tons of used stuff like,locomotives ,rolling stock and buildings and even track. Great prices.
Not a big Tim Horton fan, to me McDonald’s coffee is better. My opinion. I’m into nespresso coffee. Love the Cuban blend. Nice kick in the pants in the morning.
I too look for cheap buys for rolling stock and I get my plaster cloth from a medical supply company and I get a case for about the same price from say your local hobby supply. Today I'm drinking a black coffee from Donut Stop. A local store in Amarillo
Saw your airbrush in the video. How is that model to work with? and the colors you mention, how do you mix them and with what? Pure water or thinner ?
So new to this, and just that airbrush is nowhere to be found in a review on the net. So kind of hope you perhaps just could tell if it´s good or bad ?
Regards Lasse
We have a Tim Hortons in NJ not far from me.
Being Canadian, when in the States way back before COVID, I went to a US Tim Hortons 'Cafe'. Found the US coffee to be even more bitter than ours here. Hmmm...
I rinse out and reuse empty yogurt containers for mixing paint.
In the UK 25 kg of bonding plaster plaster only costs £13 or about $20 as compared to £40 for 10 kg of modelling plaster, you don't need to use plaster of paris / medical plaster for modelling
Jimmy just let me know if you want Tim Hortons coffee. They are all over the place here in Ontario. I have at least 4 of them close to the house. Randy
If you are modeling an old structure that has wavy or bubble glass then you REALLY want blister pack plastic as it is warped by the heat which results in a wavy pattern when looking through the window. Drinking some Sleepy Hollow blend from Aldi with some freshly grated nutmeg on top.
Repairing smoke unit on O scale Lionel locomotive
Most of my collection is made up of Ebay rolling stock from collectors who sell bundles. Sometimes it cost more to ship and the cars I didn't want in the bundle, I resold which sometimes payed for the shipping. Most of my scenery is all natural material. I also use paints from Walmart and I buy rolls of cork and make my own roadbed. Trash is trash!
For box cars and such, what companies might be found pulled by a BNSF loco? Or am I overthinking things and just about any company can be found there?
The great thing about the US rail network is that you can see cars from everywhere. The only specific cars I would buy would be for industries on your layout. Then I like to have 5-10% be the road name of what you run. Rail box /rail hon etc is also a great generic. Weathering cars heavily can make them generic as well. After all of that just fill in. If you run unit trains, try to have those all be your road name. All of these guidelines only apply to the modern era.
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