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Hey Loco-Fans, Boy, I hate being the new kid on the block. I feel so overwhelmed with all there is to know, so I've been trying studiously lately to refresh my mind and learn what I need to. I really want some advice before I get started buying stuff. This is a chance for all you pros to really show what you know [8D]! I have a few questions that I've developed over the past couple weeks of research I've been doing. I've done some HO stuff to a degree, but I've always had my eyes set on G. Naturally... [:)] By the way, in return for great help, I would gladly offer free web hosting to some of you who maybe need a half a gig of webspace to post all your railroad pictures and videos.. I help run supremacyhosting.com, so if you need hosting, maybe we could trade know-how for storage and bandwidth :-) Ok, onto the meat of my ignorance: I would assume that I could get good bang for my buck with a G scale starter set, like LGB or Aristo Craft.. however I don't want to start out with any of the "set size" rolling stock, seems silly to mix up the regular stock with squished stuff. Are there regular-sized starter sets available? Speaking of brands, I know everybody has their favorite, but I've read ( from poking around these forums) that LGB can seem... toyish? Though from what I can tell, LGB seems to have the most available variety of products. But, toyish is no good. I would like to get DECENT (not exceedingly excellent) quality for reasonable price.. I don't care if I have to go through eBay either, haha. eBay is a good friend of mine, we get along pretty well. So, used or new, which would you recommend I start out with?.. LGB, Aristo, Bachmann.. Life-Like?(just kidding) And leading from that, once you pick a manufacturer, is it recommended to stick with them for most of the accessories you get thereafter? I've read that the scale for each manufacturer differs.. so does that mean a lamppost made by Bachmann would look silly on a Aristo Craft railroad set up? Same with cars, people, buildings, etc? Another dumb question.. what do the "0-4-0" or similar.. mean? This is only Bachmann? Basically I want to know what to keep my eye out for just in case I run across an eye-popping bargain. As you can see, I'm a wreck. I'm 17, so my life experience novel has few chapters yet. I really appreciate any help you can give me, these forums are truly amazing. I hope to soon be contributing to the huge realm of knowledge instead of just trying to absorb anything that I can! Indebtedly, Brian
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