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[#ditto] to all of the above advice and including [#welcome] I'm helping a fell in India get started in model railroading. He only has $150 in his budget. That really limits as to what he can build. I don't know what you have in your budget and I don't know how much free time your dad has to work on a layout or how much experience you and him have. I have seen some nice layout projects in Model Railroader Magizine. Recently, starting with the [url="http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/004/722zokmf.asp"] JANUARY 2004 ISSUE[/url], shows how to build a layout for $500 complete. Also there are some more [url="http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/004/426fmgzv.asp"]PROJECT LAYOUTS [/url]on M.R. web site. Woodland Scenics also has layout systems. [url="http://www.woodlandscenics.com/"] WOODLAND SCENICS[/url] If you look in an Atlas track plan book it shows you the size of the layout, a parts list and the size train you can run on it. I recommend build something small (4 x 8) and easy to build and somthing that won't take a life time to build. If you buy items on eBay, beware of brass track unless you want to clean it constantly. Also consider the cost of shipping. A good place to look for good prices for new and used sectional track and other items is at model railroad shows. Check your local hobby shop and the news papers for postings. Also at the train shows are fliers for other train shows. Keep in touch and let us know how it's going. Remember, we're all in this together. We're pull'n for ya'! <hr noshade size="1"> P.S. Read the replies to a question I posted [url="http://www.trains.com/community/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=12872"]"HOW MANY LAYOUTS HAVE YOU BUILT AND WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THEM"[/url] lots of good advice.
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