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[quote]QUOTE: Originally posted by rick q. Hello All! I have been a HO scale train buff who specializes in weathering and custom grafitti style airbrushing. Well I never actually laid out a track becuase I just love to paint trains as gifts for friends and family. So I am really quite new to laying out track and all but I have been researching the idea of Gscale backyard railroading. I have bought a book and have begun to pull weeds in my 62'X15' backyard. I think I will do a reverse loop with Aristo-craft brass track. But I really don't know what kind of LOCO to start with. However I am going to the Long Beach big Train Show and look forward to seeing what is possible. My question is should I look forward to making a big purchase on track, power supply, loco and rolling stock when I go to the train show. Or will I find good deals online year round and patiently do my research and finish pulling the weeds and prepping back yard first? Any advice would be great. I really appreciate any input because I could get excited really fast down in Long Beach. Thanks, Rick Q. [/quote] May I suggest a quick scan of e-bay and then present your findings there here for our commentary. I would search for things like "g scale", "g scale locomotives", "bachmann G scale", "LGB g scale" and the like. This way you can see some of the locomotives and rolling stock and get a feel for what people are willing to pay. Then check out trainworld, St. Aubin's Station and some discount internet places... the Ads in GR will be your best bet. I would shy away from hobby shops until I did the preceding things. Capt Carrales
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