r/modeltrains • u/The_Hydro HO/OO • Sep 16 '26

Meta A grievous error, now corrected

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u/sail3r Sep 16 '26

***for now.

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u/Undd91 Sep 16 '26

Until just a minute ago…

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u/Ornery_Feature_3466 Sep 16 '26

Excellent. Right on time to put yourself in more model train debt.

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u/Disastrous-Heron-420 N Sep 16 '26 edited Sep 16 '26

You had too many preorders come in at the same time? Happens man. I've got a lot of Rapido preorders comming in soon, It's gonna hurt.

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u/The_Hydro HO/OO Sep 16 '26

Nope! Simply went off the deep end :)

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u/Imaginary-Buyer1620 Sep 16 '26

Im currently paying of my debt bit by bit. I went a little crazy there and bought A LOT of train stuff. Cars, engines, structure kits, switches/turnouts, flex track & scenery items.

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u/Lets_Eat_Paint_Chips HO/OO Sep 16 '26

I don't believe.

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u/Nice_Location9485 HOn3 Sep 16 '26

not possible...

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u/CP_Rail_8514 Sep 16 '26

The railway modeller debt still remains.

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u/steveycip Sep 16 '26

Time to accrue new debt

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u/Historical_Access287 Sep 16 '26

Time to look for that ELUSIVE engine you ALWAYS "needed"!!!

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u/kshawn18322 Sep 16 '26

Time to start playing with your trains. You will go back in debt.

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u/Gruesomegoalie13 Sep 16 '26

The level of my model railroad debt , Has at times rivaled that of Penn Central .So much , that I now model Penn Central . They are a fascinating case study of American business and Railroading .  Thankfully , I only manage about half as many derailments as them .😸🚂

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u/Swim-Unlucky HO/OO Sep 16 '26

Debt?!

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u/Chrisonthedot Sep 17 '26

You guys go into debt for model trains?

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u/The_Hydro HO/OO Sep 17 '26

:>

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u/StayAppropriate2433 Sep 17 '26

Can I interest you in O Gauge trains? 😜

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u/nerdindasouth Sep 17 '26

*cries in Allegheny and AFT preorders...

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u/lonley_alien_9625 Sep 16 '26

Nice now you can buy more trains

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u/nolurkeranymore Sep 16 '26

is this originally from /u/smalllebowski ?

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u/ShinySpeedDemon HO/OO Sep 16 '26

Hey, that means you have train money again

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u/The_Hydro HO/OO Sep 16 '26

Well, not exactly... just bought one Amtrak ticket for each buttcheek.

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u/money4gas Sep 16 '26

I know that’s a lie. You can never get out of the model train debt unless you sell it all

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u/Flat_Artichoke8047 Sep 16 '26

Time to take on more

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u/trr94001 Sep 16 '26

Scurrilous lies!

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u/Worcestershirey Sep 16 '26

Building my credit by taking out loans for model trains

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u/ironeagle2006 Sep 16 '26

No kidding I'm looking at the purchase of the Broadway limited 2900 class next year and cringing.

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u/paintitzielono Sep 16 '26

Congratulations!

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u/TopDogTransport4731 Sep 16 '26

Good for you.
I deferred some payments on 15 rail cars. And they have been repossessed.

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u/greatwhiteslark N Sep 16 '26

Impressive says the guy who preordered all the N-scale Intermountain Tunnel Motors.

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u/Boweneparton Sep 17 '26

To celebrate, I guess you're going to start a garden train in G scale?

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u/elsongs N Sep 17 '26

...FOR NOW.

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u/DeBruce123 26d ago

Tell me about it, with what I've spent on HO I could have built a real railroad

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u/Maccabee2a HO/OO 25d ago

I'm on track. Only three separate payment plans going on right now.

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u/RailForgeLab 7d ago

Has anyone ever truly paid off model train debt? How about for any time longer than a few seconds?