suprduc
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Hello all. Taking the advice of RexHea, I decided to start a thread to get some ideas from all of you. I am looking to get into the hobby and after spending a few days searching through the threads here to answer many of my questions, which you all have done a wonderful job of by the way , I have come up with a few more. Loving the forums here so far. Great topics, lots of answers, and some really nice pictures to show off what others are doing. Talk about some great inspiration and motivation!!
1. I am still trying to decide between HO scale and N scale at this point with a few things to consider before I decide. Most importantly I have not solidified my total available space just yet but I am leaning towards a 4'x8' or there abouts. N scale will give me the most room to build of course but, the HO scale availability is still intriguing more with all of the options. This is definitely something that I will need to figure out but I am open to suggestions/opinions.
2. I am leaning towards going with the HO scale and assuming I go that route, there seems to be quite a few different brands of locomotives. I am thinking about building my layout to include a couple of the lines that are local to me in Iowa (UP, CN, IC, IANR) although some of these are a lot easier to find then others and some custom paint work would probably be in order. Not a big deal, just want to be sure that everything is compatible with each other. Opinions/suggestions on which brands you like?
3. I'd like to learn more about the real deal trains such as models (i.e. CF7, GP38, their variations, etc.) so that I can learn to recognize the differences between them all. Any links to websites that have this info?
I am sure that I will have many more questions as the days go by and I continue to search through the other threads. Keep up the great work!!
1. I am still trying to decide between HO scale and N scale at this point with a few things to consider before I decide. Most importantly I have not solidified my total available space just yet but I am leaning towards a 4'x8' or there abouts. N scale will give me the most room to build of course but, the HO scale availability is still intriguing more with all of the options. This is definitely something that I will need to figure out but I am open to suggestions/opinions.
2. I am leaning towards going with the HO scale and assuming I go that route, there seems to be quite a few different brands of locomotives. I am thinking about building my layout to include a couple of the lines that are local to me in Iowa (UP, CN, IC, IANR) although some of these are a lot easier to find then others and some custom paint work would probably be in order. Not a big deal, just want to be sure that everything is compatible with each other. Opinions/suggestions on which brands you like?
3. I'd like to learn more about the real deal trains such as models (i.e. CF7, GP38, their variations, etc.) so that I can learn to recognize the differences between them all. Any links to websites that have this info?
I am sure that I will have many more questions as the days go by and I continue to search through the other threads. Keep up the great work!!