parts

[Anonymous]

i wi***o make a garden train for my kids, since i have the skills and tooling to do so. Since companys make parts i figure i will buy most of them and make a body they want a Thomas body to ride on. I am new to the train thing. i like cars, primarly. so were can i get parts like wheels, etc. Any help would be nice thanx.

[Rene Schweitzer]

Hello,

I'm a bit unclear from your message. Are you looking to build larger, ride-on trains? We don't regularly cover that topic in the magazine, but do have an advertiser, Riding Railkits (www.ridingrailkits.com) that sells 1" scale, ride-on train kits.

If you're looking to build what's called "large-scale" trains (generally, from 1:13.7 to 1:32 scales), you can get parts from the various manufacturers like Aristo-Craft, LGB, USA Trains, etc. Places like Gary Raymond sell metal wheelsets, and others like Ozark Miniatures sell detail parts. You might wi***o buy a copy of our magazine to browse the advertisements.

[Anonymous]

thanks a lot, i would like to build a garden train. one of those little things you can barely sit on