My collecting has outpaced my space!

Join the club. It's really bad for us conventional runners as it seem there is a lot of dumping of modern conventional trains right now. I say I'm done buying then a real steal comes along and I buy.  I am selling off other hobby interests to make room.

"My collecting has outpaced my space!"

 

I know the feeling! Happened a long ime ago..........

 

Rod

I'm reminded of this sad fact every month when I send a payment to Extra Space Storage!  

 

- Mike

My wife says I am a train horder!

I am not sure that's a bad thing............

I think it's still cheaper than therapy!

 

Rod

Gentlemen, I feel your pain, and experience the same of my own. I have been thinking about sub-dividing the collection into different groups. Some would be just for operation at Tracker shows, others for the home layout. At least that way I could decrease the mass on the layout and shelves. I will explore that tonight.

 

For example: Long passenger trains are best operated on large layouts, bigger than I have at home. So, perhaps a box of the UP, another of the Santa Fe, a third for the TCA Special, another for the Williams Amtrak Superliner, etc. set up to be for transport to shows.

 

The problem becomes evident.

 

Welcome to the "fold"!

"Space" happens.

 

Am in the same boat.

Have decided no more4 stuff except for parts, tools, etc. And there are so many delectable locos out there

Buy a bigger house and get more "space."

 

It's expensive, but cheaper than counselling (which doesn't work) and medication (which has side effects).

Well, this thread covers is a new problem, doesn't it?

I have the same problem,

More then I need, but not as many as I want.

I found that new space can be acquired easily by building train shelves and displaying those beautiful items and then storing those pesky boxes in a dust and environmentally controlled area.. under the bed in the spare bedroom works for me... 

Amen, brother. Out here in Calif., no basements mean little storage space.

Yep - this happens to me, too.  I added gobs of shelves a couple of months ago thinking it would hold me for a year or two.  Already half filled up!

Like AMCDave said:  Join the club!  

I would like to put up display shelves, but my basement walls are already covered! I had to slow down, ( hoping that works).

I am fascinated with this concept.  Collecting expensive toy trains, with no means to run them, and not enough space to store them.  Sounds like you need a layout built, buddy.  At the very least.   Maybe a couple shelves as well.  Cheers.

I am fascinated with this concept.  Collecting expensive toy trains, with no means to run them, and not enough space to store them.  Sounds like you need a layout built buddy.  Investing some time on a 4X8 may quell your urge, if not your pocketbook, to expand your collection.  Run your trains my good man, run your trains!  Cheers.

I thought I would make some space by selling some Railking diesels engines that don't seem to get run anymore. Unfortunately, selling Railking locos, and replacing them with a premier steamers that have to have a string of passenger cars seems to have the opposite effect on my space problem!