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Hello, JD here 3 years ago I built my first home and in our foyer (open to ceiling of second story, overlooked by upstairs hallway, approx 12'x12') we have 2 large "L" shaped plant ledges. I just got an idea to build a fairly large scale radio controlled operating model train + landscaping on the ledges. I heard I could even get one that blows smoke out of the engine and everything, this is the type of setup I would like to have with all the bells and whistles (I always wanted to say that and mean it!) I was just diagnosed with cancer 6 weeks ago and I need a hobby. This is a project I plan to continue for years to come and I have my wife's support. What i do not have is the vaguest idea of where to start, other than I need tracks, a power pack and trains. My wifes family is 3rd generation railroaders (chessie/csx) and we want to make that type/brand of train. Other than that, I have no idea where to begin. Can anyone help point me in the direction of how big what size classifications are? I know that size "O" is bigger than size "Z" but other than that I have no idea how big each size of train is. As a brand new "modeler" I feel very lost and I do not even know of a local shop here in Indianapolis who carries model trains. Any help/information would be greatly appreciated and I thank you in advance for your time. JD *EDIT AND PS* Here is a VERY rough sketch of an arial view of my "building location" [img]http://home.comcast.net/~jrdiv/roughtrainplan.JPG[/img]
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