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Question POLL- What single or pack Rolling stock are you buying?
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Offline steventrain  
#1 Posted : 23 February 2014 10:34:48(UTC)
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steventrain

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Please vote one or more.
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Offline RayF  
#2 Posted : 23 February 2014 12:21:50(UTC)
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RayF

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Thanks for the poll, Stephen.

I voted for all three because I buy stock very often on impulse. Usually I'll buy a single item or a set because it goes well with a loco I might already have, but sometimes I take a fancy to an item that's been split from a set and I buy it too!

Ray
Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways
Small C track layout, control by MS2, 100+ trains but run 4-5 at a time.
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Offline TrainIride  
#3 Posted : 23 February 2014 12:33:13(UTC)
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TrainIride

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Originally Posted by: RayF Go to Quoted Post
Thanks for the poll, Stephen.

I voted for all three because I buy stock very often on impulse. Usually I'll buy a single item or a set because it goes well with a loco I might already have, but sometimes I take a fancy to an item that's been split from a set and I buy it too!



Hi Stephen and Ray,

I voted exactly the same !
I like sets, but I like to find from-set-items-low-priced to add to a consist, and I also like buying one new to check quality and behavior on tracks .

Best regards
Joël

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Offline mbarreto  
#4 Posted : 23 February 2014 12:37:44(UTC)
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mbarreto

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I never bought split, so I voted on the other 2 options.
Sometimes I think in buy just he cars or wagons of a train, but never went further than think.
Best regards,
Miguel
Mostly Märklin H0.


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Offline foumaro  
#5 Posted : 23 February 2014 17:01:27(UTC)
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foumaro

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I am never buying slpit wagon or locos so i vote for the other two.
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Offline Janne75  
#6 Posted : 23 February 2014 17:36:50(UTC)
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Janne75

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Hi,

I voted for all three options as I bought rolling stock from dealers splitting some sets, complete car sets or single cars.

Cheers,
Janne
Märklin H0 digital layout. I have analog and digital H0 Collection. Rolling stock mostly from era I, II, III and IV. Märklin 1 gauge beginner.
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Offline Western Pacific  
#7 Posted : 23 February 2014 19:21:50(UTC)
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Western Pacific

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I voted for all three.

I try not to buy splits, but there have been occasions where I've done it.

I believe the first time was when I got the ÖBB 1043 010-6 from the set 2843. I believe I bought it from Schweiger in Nürnberg and I was lucky that they had sold the coaches that I didn't want (because I had already similar from Roco but 30 cm long) and therefore I got it with the box. I later cut away the coach part from the Styrofoam bottom and cut and glued the cardboard top to a lid and got myself a nice box for the lok.

After that I've bought a few wagons, coaches and electric loks from broken up starter sets and of course not got any box. This can be OK for wagons, coaches, diesel and electric loks but I don't want to do it with steam engines since there could be too many things that could be broken off without a box even if wrapped in bubble wrap.
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Offline Harvey  
#8 Posted : 24 February 2014 02:34:00(UTC)
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Harvey

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Recently I have bought sets (American freight car sets, lumber car set) but I also buy singles due to interest in the car's look. Once in a while I buy one car from a set (split) for the same reason.

Harvey
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Offline mike c  
#9 Posted : 24 February 2014 02:38:59(UTC)
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mike c

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Some items cannot be found outside of one of those "Packs" or Startsets, so those will have to be found broken up from dealers or on ebay. Single units are easily available from dealers. Whole multi item packs also from dealers.

More fitting question would be would you buy a whole pack/set just to get one specific item not available elsewhere?

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Mike C
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Offline RayF  
#10 Posted : 24 February 2014 09:12:53(UTC)
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RayF

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Originally Posted by: mike c Go to Quoted Post
Some items cannot be found outside of one of those "Packs" or Startsets, so those will have to be found broken up from dealers or on ebay. Single units are easily available from dealers. Whole multi item packs also from dealers.

More fitting question would be would you buy a whole pack/set just to get one specific item not available elsewhere?

Regards

Mike C


Mike, that is an excellent question! Sometimes you want just one wagon or coach and the only way to get it is to buy a set that includes it, or wait for a dealer to start splitting up sets. I have to admit to doing both.

Another question we can ask ourselves is about the compostion of car sets. Sometimes I have bought a car set which could have been copied by buying the individual vehicles seperately, though I would have ended up with more than one wagon with the same number. Is it important to us whether the car numbers are repeated in a consist? Also, is it cheaper to get individual cars or a pack? This is not always obvious.

Stephen's poll is very interesting because it opens up a whole series of questions about how we decide on the composition of the trains we run on our layouts.
Ray
Mostly Marklin.Selection of different eras and European railways
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Offline GlennM  
#11 Posted : 24 February 2014 16:08:48(UTC)
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GlennM

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Is it possible to get a button for all three?

BR

Glenn
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Offline steventrain  
#12 Posted : 24 February 2014 16:10:01(UTC)
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steventrain

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Originally Posted by: GlennM Go to Quoted Post
Is it possible to get a button for all three?

BR

Glenn


Yes, You can.
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Offline intruder  
#13 Posted : 24 February 2014 16:29:46(UTC)
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intruder

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Interesting Poll. Stephen, thank you.

Basically, I do not care. If I see an interesting single car or a car set I buy it . I have no preferenses.
The same goes for locomotives.
Best regards Svein, Norway
grumpy old sod
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User is suspended until 23/03/4752 12:54:35(UTC) Mulldog Lemon  
#14 Posted : 24 February 2014 21:04:59(UTC)
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I'd like to see Marklin releasing more single items and some smaller sets.

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Offline mrmarklin  
#15 Posted : 27 February 2014 01:29:47(UTC)
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mrmarklin

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I tend to buy sets and have only bought split engine sets. One example is the recent Krokodil: I wanted the Era 2 unit and luckily was able to purchase it from a person that only wanted the other.Cool

I'm very fond of the twelve pack sets all the same but with different numbers. Now if they would do one or more for Era 2..................................Cursing .

Of course there are many single cars not in sets that are "must have" items.BigGrin
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Offline Hackcell  
#16 Posted : 07 March 2014 04:29:17(UTC)
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Hackcell

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I'm planning to buy the 3 american rolling stock sets (45645, 45657 and 45658).
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Union Pacific and DB Cargo H0 models.
Märklin, Brawa, MTH and some Walthers cars (nobody is perfect!)
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Offline kimballthurlow  
#17 Posted : 07 March 2014 04:47:07(UTC)
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kimballthurlow

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Hi
I generally buy the Marklin set complete, for era III freight cars that I want.
Because I have the perception they are the best value.

However, I am sure I have purchased individual cars (from sets) from time to time.

And I also buy some individual cars.

regards
Kimball
HO Scale - Märklin (ep II-III and VI, C Track, digital) - 2 rail HO (Queensland Australia, UK, USA) - 3 rail OO (English Hornby Dublo) - old clockwork O gauge - Live Steam 90mm (3.1/2 inch) gauge.
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Offline nevw  
#18 Posted : 08 March 2014 00:58:25(UTC)
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nevw

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Like Kimball, some individual cars but usually sets. Like today I purchesed an Australian Cattle Car.
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