scooter1985
New Member
Im new to the train hobby, and posted pics of the layout im building...Here are pics of all the stuff I bought for $150.00 I'm just wondering if I did ok...
Pics of the stuff I bought....Do you thinik I got a good deal?????
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Why are the loco's junk?
Because they are the Life-Like cheapy stuff that runs like crap and won't last long. And they look horrible to begin with. Even a old Athearn Blue Box GP38-2 for $20 would be a huge improvement, and a Proto 2000 GP38-2 for $50 would be a excellent choice.
Not to mention, the models arent always proto-typical.
Santa Fe #3500 is correct though
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1736359
Santa Fe #3600 is as well
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=61434
That maybe true but the life-like F40PH is the most accurate dimensonal to an F40PH out there and I have 2 of them
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Littlefoot14
Active Member
Looks like you did fine to me, and youve got a nice base for a layout. Welcome to the forums and the hobby!
scooter1985
New Member
Thank you Little Foot! Im glad to be here.. I have been in RC my whole life, just never really got into trains...It seems like it will be fun....I will post more pics of my build as I go along...I think I messed up my track though 
The instructions on the ballast didnt work with me too well.....
The instructions on the ballast didnt work with me too well.....
brickbuilder711
FEC Train 222
Good buy, and welcome to the hobby! This is a great start to the hobby, although I recommend different track and train sets.
Gary B
The Fox Valley Railroad
I would say a good deal indeed!
I love those Life-Like trackside shanties. I've used sevral sets on my layout. Dirt cheap and you adapt them to all sorts of small buildings. I have them in backyards and on the roofs of larger buildings, even a boathouse!
Good luck with the layout.
I love those Life-Like trackside shanties. I've used sevral sets on my layout. Dirt cheap and you adapt them to all sorts of small buildings. I have them in backyards and on the roofs of larger buildings, even a boathouse!
Good luck with the layout.
Dallas Modern HO Scale
Modern HO scale modeler
good buy! if i was you tho i would switch to flex track. its also alot easier to ballast.
yes, you did well, but in the future
when i first started purshasing MR equipment i made MANY mistakes
1) decide what type of track you want to use
nickle silver would in my mind be a must
2) decide what code to use / 83 or 100
3) figure if you want to use DC or DCC
4) try to find a layout to fit your "room" accomoditions
5) build your "benchwork" to fit you now AND IN THE YEARS TO COME
(my minimum width is 4' and against a wall on the one side and I can only
reach about 3' and still keep my feet on the ground) I built this 20 some
years ago and am now 63 with some of that old age soaking into my body
6) buy GOOD engines and rolling stock / stuff that you won't have to throw
away in a couple of weeks
7) stick with couplers that have been proven to be the "choice" of others
8) don't make your grades (if you are using) more than 2%
9) 100 more "if and dont's" in this hobby / do searches on the internet about
product info / join as many forums as possible / if you have a good local
hobby shop, rely on them for info / figure what "time era" you want to do /
remember your "radius" when laying track / think about ballast / backdrop
and 5000 other things and
10) THIS IS A HOBBY
have a great MRR day
glenn
when i first started purshasing MR equipment i made MANY mistakes1) decide what type of track you want to use
nickle silver would in my mind be a must
2) decide what code to use / 83 or 100
3) figure if you want to use DC or DCC
4) try to find a layout to fit your "room" accomoditions
5) build your "benchwork" to fit you now AND IN THE YEARS TO COME
(my minimum width is 4' and against a wall on the one side and I can only
reach about 3' and still keep my feet on the ground) I built this 20 some
years ago and am now 63 with some of that old age soaking into my body
6) buy GOOD engines and rolling stock / stuff that you won't have to throw
away in a couple of weeks
7) stick with couplers that have been proven to be the "choice" of others
8) don't make your grades (if you are using) more than 2%
9) 100 more "if and dont's" in this hobby / do searches on the internet about
product info / join as many forums as possible / if you have a good local
hobby shop, rely on them for info / figure what "time era" you want to do /
remember your "radius" when laying track / think about ballast / backdrop
and 5000 other things and
10) THIS IS A HOBBY
have a great MRR day
glenn
waredbear
Member
Why are the loco's junk?
funnelfan
Member
Because they are the Life-Like cheapy stuff that runs like crap and won't last long. And they look horrible to begin with. Even a old Athearn Blue Box GP38-2 for $20 would be a huge improvement, and a Proto 2000 GP38-2 for $50 would be a excellent choice.
Littlefoot14
Active Member
Not to mention, the models arent always proto-typical.
Santa Fe #3500 is correct though
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=1736359
Santa Fe #3600 is as well
http://www.rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=61434
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That maybe true but the life-like F40PH is the most accurate dimensonal to an F40PH out there and I have 2 of them
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