Maxitrains
Member
Hi there,
I am mostly new in this hobby and still discovering brands of locomotives. The layout I am constructing is in HO scale. The only thing I know so far is that I bought a diesel engine from Roco, which I really like especially for its weight and smooth running, also the motor is barely hear at high speed running, and when I run it slow, it cannot be even heard. I also got a Rivarossi 2-8-2 engine, which is very nice, but the motor is somehow a little noisy, and also 2 Bachmann (British) engines which mistakenly I bought in OO scale, thinking they would run good on HO tracks, but I will keep those aside and run them from time to time.
My query is that I am building a scenery that's based in U.S. and the age I want to build it is the transition between the steam engines and the diesel, but I'm not really restricted to any era. I would like to run both Steam and heavy puller diesel engines on it. Can anyone suggest a good brand, which mainly does not have high prices, but mostly has angines which run very smooth?
I would appriciate any help before I start buying everything that comes in hand . I am situated in Europe ( Malta ) and I will be looking for some sellers which can be able to ship to me.
Thanks.
Max
I am mostly new in this hobby and still discovering brands of locomotives. The layout I am constructing is in HO scale. The only thing I know so far is that I bought a diesel engine from Roco, which I really like especially for its weight and smooth running, also the motor is barely hear at high speed running, and when I run it slow, it cannot be even heard. I also got a Rivarossi 2-8-2 engine, which is very nice, but the motor is somehow a little noisy, and also 2 Bachmann (British) engines which mistakenly I bought in OO scale, thinking they would run good on HO tracks, but I will keep those aside and run them from time to time.
My query is that I am building a scenery that's based in U.S. and the age I want to build it is the transition between the steam engines and the diesel, but I'm not really restricted to any era. I would like to run both Steam and heavy puller diesel engines on it. Can anyone suggest a good brand, which mainly does not have high prices, but mostly has angines which run very smooth?
I would appriciate any help before I start buying everything that comes in hand . I am situated in Europe ( Malta ) and I will be looking for some sellers which can be able to ship to me.
Thanks.
Max