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Jim; I have read all that everyone has had to say and I must remark that you have been given some godd advice and I wish i had of been so well advised when I first started out. I am in the unique situation where my wife is also my accountant and allocates any monies I may need to buy new gear. The one constraint she puts on me is "don't buy anything that is cost effective that doesn't do anything". So by all means buy a cheap starter set but realise that IS what it IS and before you make a final selection; look at what you can do with it down the track. Once you have had a loco with SOUND anything else seems pretty pointless, so get sound to start or be sure you can get it modified later. At a club meeting I purchased an LGB DR Mallet for US$1300 it was 2nd hand but as new absolutely mint, result of a divorce. It had smoke and about six on board functions such as bells whistles, steam valve, chugs in time with motion. Even you could hear the men stoking up the fire box, all digital, all true to life etc. Suddenly everything else I had was hardly worth having. This loco has now had a couple of decoders put in it and it is a fully remorte controlled very sophisticated loco and you just wouldn't be bothered withanything less. So I would not even start with anything else besides a steam loco that can give you some worthwhile functions ,if you should wi***o really fly in this pasttime. Regards Ian.
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