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hackmo <br /> <br />I am starting out with garden trains as well - my progress so far is a little 1/32 0-4-0 and a Bachmann 4-4-0 that I bought on eBay (I am waiting for it to arrive) <br /> <br />I have a O scale (ON30) railroad in the back room I would think you would lose O scale trains in the garden - but it can be used in one of the graden Railroad mags a guy had his O scale layout running through a garden in a greenhouse/patio garden... <br /> <br />my general advice is think about whether you like running trains and making layouts (indoor or outdoor) or whether you want to build an accurate prototype railroad. If the latter then scale really shouldn't matter ie - today I am running a 1:29 diesel - tomorrow a 1:22 steam - obviously track gauge does matter....45mm is what a lot of outdoor trains run on. <br /> <br />If you want a prototypical layout - find a manufacturer who makes the prototype you like and then you can stick with that scale...... <br /> <br />Me I just like running trains - <br />for instance I mainly run ON30 indoors but I also have a couple of HO trains for my son (they run on the same track and cost less $$) and my brother gave me an N scale Japanese Bullet Train so I also have a loop of N track - - if I like a locomotive (and I have the $$) I will buy it....in terms of scale I am building my indoor layout to 1:48 scale for buildings and bridges etc...I guess on some days the local "Miniature Railroad Group" (HO trains) has right of way - <br /> <br />For outdoors I have a 1:20.3 and 1:32 locos <br />I will probably go for somewhere around 1:24 as there seems to be alot of stuff available in this scale for Dolls Houses. Or I will just go with what looks right at the time... <br /> <br />can't help with track power - I have looked at it myself - and have way up the expense of batteries versus the convenience - hard to know the $$ for battery set up could be spent on more track or roolng stock...then I read an article where someone is using remote control from cheap toy R/C cars to run his trains so...more research needed : ) <br /> <br />have fun with <br /> <br />cheers <br />David <br />
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