New to N Scale!

[GlassTrain]

Been an H.O. modeler since 1977 (Tyco layout!) and recently switched to N.

In the process of switching over and look forward to the 'event'. Already have a sizable N scale collection of 3 locomotives and about 10 cars. That's compared to the 40 or so locomotives and 80 plus freight cars in HO!

Never went past a small switching layout in HO since the last move and the collection just got overwhelming. Buy a locomotive, detail it, run it back and forth a couple of times and then move onto the next one. The decision was a hard one, as I had put a lot of effort into detailing some of the locomotives and a few structures. It was way out of hand, with space becoming a premium in a small apartment. So, the only solution was to switch to the smaller scale. The theme for N scale is going to be the K.I.S.S. one. We'll see how that goes.

Look forward to becoming part of this community.

 

[RW&C]

Welcome to the forum and the scale.

A KISS layout... that could be interesting. Can't wait to see what you come up with.

 

[Littlefoot14]

A KISS theme huh?

Im picturing a black locomotive pulling 4 boxcars with the members pictures on them, a heavy duty flat hauing a huge guitar, another flat with pieces of the stage on it, then 4 passengers cars for dressing rooms, rolling around the layout, stopping in front of the stage.

Structures on the layout could be:
Simmons Bank
Mcphees Grocery
Stanleys equipment

ect, ect

 

[bigB]

I think he means: Keep It Simple Stupid, KISS. But i could be wrong...

 

[GlassTrain]

I went back and forth on the theme. At first, AC/DC was a possibility, where with the Flick of the Switch, I could create Bedlam in Belgium. However, the idea of a more bare bones approach with a an Iron Maiden theme gave me Piece of Mind! Fear of the Dark ended up putting that notion to rest with a Flash of the Blade.

BTW, BigB is 100% correct. I may just set up a small oval and watch them go around in circles for a while this time!