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Hi everyone,
This is my first post on the forum so I brought along some beer and chips if anyone wants some.
I had a model train set when I was a kid but sadly, didn't appreciate how lucky I was. I've always hankered after another but Santa Clause gipped me year after year (something to do with this 'naughty or nice' thing apparently). I was becoming resigned to shelling out my own money when a friend contacted me to say he'd been given an N Scale layout but didn't really want it so I could take it off his hands cheap.
It included a teeny looking steam locomotive, 4 cars, 2 power supplies (two?) and a few landscaping bits and pieces. Oh, and a 4' x 8' wooden base which barely fits in my house so is currently hanging on chains from a ceiling beam. When I'm done playing with it I rack it back up and affix it with caribiners, about 3 inches from the living room ceiling.
The original owner had begun an elaborate layout with Atlas flexitrack but hadn't done a great job with the joints. Even worse, the styrofoam base smelt strongly of cigarette smoke and as that was a problem for my asthmatic wife, I decided to cut my losses and start over by ditching base and track and buying new.
So, at the grand old age of (clears throat), I finally have a train set.
I'm rather feckless when it comes to handicrafts but inspired by some of the work I've seen here and elsewhere, I'd really like to try my hand at a diorama. Because, I'm a rank beginner I decided to stick with Kato Unitrack because of its simplicity. So far so good, my layout is put together and the train seems to like it. Next step is gluing down the insulating foam base, carving a river and beginning work on the hillsides with (maybe) a tunnel or two.
Anyhoo, to my question:
I'm a Brit, exiled in the US and am wondering if anyone makes British steam locomotives, which would work with a US track and power supply. I'm assuming trains sold in Britain won't automatically work here, correct? This would of course, need to be N scale.
If not, it's no biggie, I'm not even sure if that's what I want. However, I figured if I am going to go with a British train, it would be best to make the decision before I go too far along the landscaping road.
Thanks in advance.
This is my first post on the forum so I brought along some beer and chips if anyone wants some.
I had a model train set when I was a kid but sadly, didn't appreciate how lucky I was. I've always hankered after another but Santa Clause gipped me year after year (something to do with this 'naughty or nice' thing apparently). I was becoming resigned to shelling out my own money when a friend contacted me to say he'd been given an N Scale layout but didn't really want it so I could take it off his hands cheap.
It included a teeny looking steam locomotive, 4 cars, 2 power supplies (two?) and a few landscaping bits and pieces. Oh, and a 4' x 8' wooden base which barely fits in my house so is currently hanging on chains from a ceiling beam. When I'm done playing with it I rack it back up and affix it with caribiners, about 3 inches from the living room ceiling.
The original owner had begun an elaborate layout with Atlas flexitrack but hadn't done a great job with the joints. Even worse, the styrofoam base smelt strongly of cigarette smoke and as that was a problem for my asthmatic wife, I decided to cut my losses and start over by ditching base and track and buying new.
So, at the grand old age of (clears throat), I finally have a train set.
I'm rather feckless when it comes to handicrafts but inspired by some of the work I've seen here and elsewhere, I'd really like to try my hand at a diorama. Because, I'm a rank beginner I decided to stick with Kato Unitrack because of its simplicity. So far so good, my layout is put together and the train seems to like it. Next step is gluing down the insulating foam base, carving a river and beginning work on the hillsides with (maybe) a tunnel or two.
Anyhoo, to my question:
I'm a Brit, exiled in the US and am wondering if anyone makes British steam locomotives, which would work with a US track and power supply. I'm assuming trains sold in Britain won't automatically work here, correct? This would of course, need to be N scale.
If not, it's no biggie, I'm not even sure if that's what I want. However, I figured if I am going to go with a British train, it would be best to make the decision before I go too far along the landscaping road.
Thanks in advance.
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