By the way Brian I took a look at your website for your railroad - just amazing and beautiful
take care
mal
To amplify on what “Stickerfordetails” wrote, don’t write off aluminum, even if you use track power. My Llagas Creek rail and switches have held up well, they are code 250 so they look better than the big stuff to me.
I use track power so anyone can run at my house!
One other piece of advice – join a Garden RR Club. You can’t make all the mistakes the other members have, and that’ll save you time to make your very own!
Grief S P daylight remember you need a minimum no 6 switch and 10 foot diameter curves .Also use flexable track to make transitions into those curves nothing looks worse than a train going from straight to curved track instantly. Every full size railroad uses transition curves. Check out the USA train no 6 switches they have a cast brass frog which is superb. I started in August 2007 and my tips are largest radi possible largest switches best transformer you can afford and decide on which way you are going to power the railway from the start. DC or DCC or radio. I have gone the DCC route and find it suits me. The new QSI plug and play are awsome thats sound and controle together .I have just ordered 7 more units for my USA locos thats a total of 17 QSI units they seem so slow at delivery though but I will be totally QSI . I now have digitrak stuff laying about. I use a German Massoth drive system which is totally NMRA compatable and thougt the price was high I have never looked back . Come on QSI get my order shipped NOW
60 years playing trains “brenthouse.co.uk” Hudrail
hey gang I’m learning the hard way…recently lost my gig so my train development is on hold right now until I can get the cash flowing in again…I do have my daylight series and a good amount of track plus a highend bridgewerks powerpack…although I’ve yet to set everything up and get it running…
does anyone know of any clubs in the area where I could meet some people in the hobby and get a chance to run the passenger series cars…
just to refresh everyone I’m in the north suburbs of chicago (evanston to be exact)
happy railroading to all
thanks as always
Mal
You need a “Wish Book” before you get started, it built Lionel, it built American Flyer, and they are building "G Gauge. Most of us ether got a Catalog or viewed “G” in a Hobby Shop.
A full color CATALOG!
Aristo-Craft (Lewis Polk in NJ) has an excelant 112 page color catalog of its products and how to use them. The U.S.A Trains Catalog (Charles Ro in Boston) is about the same size. The MTH (Mike Wolf in Baltimore) “G” (Gauge One) Catalog is about 50 pages. Most are published every two years.
LGB (Germany) started the affordable, weather-proof outdoor railroad hobby, they had rugged thou less detailed products and the most beautiful Catalogs. After the bankrupcy and take over, we shall see what products will return to America.
They all run on the same track, look for the sign, “G 45mm”.