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Hi, I've been reading this board for a month or more now and thought it would be a great time to start posting. I've been wanting to jump into this hobby for a year or so now. My gf bought me a cheap HO set for Chrsitmas, but I learned recently about G scale. Well, I bought a starter G set yesterday. It's the Bachman Big Hauler Tweetsie set. I know many people on here hate Bachman, but I have sentimental reasons for buying this set as I've grown up 20 minutes from Tweetsie Railroad with many memories from my childhood. I have a few questions. 1) What scale is this? 1:2x.x? 2)What maintenance do I need to do? Does anything need greasing? What maintenence needs to be done to the smoke unit? 3)What are good online sites to order train accessories/track from? 4)Anyone have catalogs they mail out? I already have a Walthers catalog. This set was just to get my feet wet in the hobby. I plan on buying a better loco later on, probably this summer. I would eventually like to build an outdoor setup for the new loco when I buy it. What material/brand track is recommended for outdoor use? Thanks.
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