I am in the begining stages of starting the hobby. I would like to use dept.56 village houses as the scenery. I would like to know what scale/size is best suited for this and what brand (lionel, bachman,etc) is recomended for this.
mruff
first welcome to the forums.you might want to take a small building to the hobby store and see what fits.o ho n or other scale.my guess is ho.displays and building can be what you want them to be.i use ho scale in my trains and i have hotwheels and matchbox cars on the layout and their buildings which matt(my soon) loves to play with.i even made a lighthouse from an old spice decantern. just put in a flashing light. but most of all have fun!
stay safe
Joe
For Department 56, O or O27 gauge would definetly be the best. Manufacturers include Lionel, K-Line, MTH, Williams, Atlas O, etc. Lionel even made some trains in Department 56 markings and Department 56 also makes a Lionel train store.