new to the hobby and was thinking of getting N scale trains.
unsure as to which brand to choose. does it matter? because
some brands are twice of other brands for similar car.
Best to go to a hobby shop that has an operational layout so you can try things out.
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which brand is the one everyone buys? i’m leaning towards atlas.
Atlas is good maker of model trains. You could also go with Kato. They make some really good locomotives too. Atlas usually makes the older locomotives such as the GP9 or GP38-2. Kato is good when you’re looking for newer locomotives such as the SD70M or SD40-2.
It depends on what you’re going to model.
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James
KATO and Atlas are probaly the best for N-scale. But on the other and, i have never modeled N-scale.
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Try Atlas and Kato first.
Kato, Atlas, Intermountain, Delaware Valley, Micro Trains, Athearn…all good brands. Some I missed.
Bachmann is one of the best in my opinion. They have good detail and have come a long way. Kato is good. Atlas is good as long as it is a diesel. Their steam locomotives lack detail and are out of scale. The german makers are probably the best, but are the most expensive. Like everyone says go check out a hobby store or two.
Atlas
Whatever brand you favor, pay a little extra money for nickel-plated track. And I agree with you, even HO people can have a hard time placing N equipment on the tracks properly. I’d advise getting an extra re-railer; they can come in handy.
al
Kato and Atlas make some very nice stuff.
In N scale, I highly recommend anything you can afford. While it is no big secret that you get what you pay for, the quality of several of the “low end” models (Life Likes, Model Power, and Bachmann for example) has damatically improved to a level where they are dependable and good looking and running models.
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You can’t go wrong with Katos and Atlas locomotives and cars.
jspinner
these are my favorite manufacturers of which are qaulity products first is pcm, bli kato and atlas. and good all around locos would be athearn , i own alot of steam locos 40 and still counting. kato and atlas gold series are some of the best locos i own. for steam bli and pcm are great engines of 90% of what i own and never had a problem with them. just my thoughts.
I model HO but I have to say Atlas and Kato are good. But here is what I will say it isn’t always right and I agree but if you buy new, you will get what you pay for normally.