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<p>Hello, my name is Ken, I live near Lansing, MI. Im diving back into the model railroad world... Heres my story... </p><p>My dad was into MRR real heavy and at one time I followed down the same path, but then girls and cars came along, then I lost interest... Well, I now have both a great woman, (two to be exact with the birth of my daughter) and My 65 Mustang. So, those needs in my life have been filled...<br /><br />So, Im wanting to start another hobby... Trains instantly popped into my head. With that said, I need to start all over again. My dad had a huge layout.... Not going light on the huge part, he added an addition onto our house just for his trains... when he had overgrown the house, he claimed our garage... the whole thing. From watching him I know it can be addictive, so I know I will have to be careful. When I played with trains as a kid, it was just me setting up my Tyco snap together track on the livingroom floor. I didnt know how to create a town, or country scenery. Id just roll my matchbox cars up to the track and pretend the best I could. </p><p> Well, now that I have the brain power(i think) I'd like to have a life-like layout. I know I'll need patience, cash, more patience and tons more cash... Either way, I want to create a nice layout, I have enough room for about 3 4'x8' sheets of plywood area, give or take a little. Anyways, Id also like to have multi-levels(Mountain- down to a town scene).</p><p> Ill have a ton of questions, and all though I have had some experience, Id call myself a rookie, so please bear with me. I can build things, as I stated before I have a 65 Mustang, I restored from the ground up, so Im decent with my hands and know what it takes to take on a big project.</p><p>Ill be going with HO scale...</p><p>So I guess I need to start with the materials and trains I want. For the layout, what does everyone recommend for construction materials? Id like for the train to climb, I know it has to be a gradually done, but dont know how much. (mountains, bridges, towns, will be used.)</p><p>What brand of trains should I buy? I guess, Id say, please rate the brand names. </p><p> I want the towns to be well lit and the scenery looking real, any do's and don'ts?</p><p> </p><p>I guess thats enough for now, Ill wait for your responses and poke around the board.</p><p>Ken Bayard</p>
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