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Building a new layout (N Gauge)
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<p>The very FIRST thing I would do is ask myself a lot of questions.....</p><p>If you have stuff setting in boxes for the last 20 years, obviously you've lost interest in trains somewhere along the line. The question is "Why?" For whatever reason(s) it was, I would try to do something different this time around to keep my interest growing in this great hobby.</p><p>Model Railroaders have never had it so good as they do today! The quality of EVERYTHING is better by a long shot than it was 20 years ago, especially in N-Scale.</p><p>I would take the time to "Plan" a layout that, again, will hold your interests. Watching a train go around in circles gets old after a while. But building a layout that actually "Operates" like the real thing is a lot more interesting (To some.) If I had the room I would have a shelf-type layout that would go around the walls in a basement or other large room. And to that I would add several industries and a yard or two to switch and store cars.</p><p>But since I live in an apartment now, all I have is a "L" shaped switching layout in N-Scale with my own short-line RR interchanging cars with one of my favorite RR's (GT). I'm about to start on scenery, but I can still spend an hour switching cars around right now.</p><p>I also have an N-Scale layout that was built on a door that a good friend gave me after he saw my layout. The door-layout was his first attempt at building a model RR and he admitted that watching trains go around in circles got boring after a while. And when he saw how I "Operated" my layout, he knew what he wanted on his next layout.</p><p>I just hope my eyes hold out for a few more years so I can enjoy my present layout before I head down the track for my last run.</p><p>Just take your time this time, find a good hobby shop, check out the great books from our hosts, and stay with quality products from Atlas, Kato, and other quality companies. Stay away from the cheaper JUNK from a few of the "Other" companies that still try to get your $$$$.</p><p>Good Luck,</p><p>cf7</p>
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