What is your least favorite part of Model Railroading?

[Bernard]

The other side of Model Railroading, the jobs you dread doing the most. Again you are allowed 3 votes.

(I was going to put down ballasting just for me as a separate option.)

[scott]

Boy, I *hate* collecting trains. ;-)

 

But seriously, folks--my least favorite thing isn't there: locomotive/power-car diagnosis and repair. :-P

[bc6]

I selected track laying but I use Kato Unitrack so I chuckle at real track layers lol. I also like Collecting trains as well, there's nothing like finding a rare model.

 

Ooops wrong poll.

[traindork]

Definately ballasting. Along with the whole laying rail thing.

Using Unitrak next time.

 

I also hate troubleshooting my trains.

[NGT6 1315]

Not among the above options, so I'll post it here - waiting for orders to arrive, definitely .

[Martijn Meerts]

What I like the least in model railroading is lack of space ;)

[lbriand_fr]

What I like the least in model railroading is lack of space ;)

 

Yes, it's the worst for me!

And flocking.

[ChrisV]

My biggest frustration is the cost.

 

Spending AUD250.00 for a 6 car train that once added to your other sets starts to add up then you realise how much you have invested you can actually get depressed.

 

Then you've got track, plus transformers etc etc.

[SubwayHypes]

I have had many headaches with Unitrack involving power loss, low power, etc.

 

I have also had at least 4 motor cars develope problems where they intermittently stop working or run slow.

 

And yes, the cost is extremely high.  $25 dollars for ONE BUILDING and 150-200 per train is very very expensive.

[veejo]

the language barrier when trying to get to get "hard to find" items, either from the internet, or from catalogues.

[scott]

Pouring streams of sweat from even the tiniest effort in the 150% humidity of our basement.