n gauge

[Anonymous]

i recently posted a note about n guage and the replys where greatly received, so to let all know i am startig a n gauge layout. the design is in my head and will be on paper soon.

[orsonroy]

N gauge? Cool. What scale?

[egmurphy]

Good for you. Those of us with little ones (N scale trains, that is [;)] ) always welcome another Normal scaler here. Need all the reinforcements we can get to battle against the HOrdes of Horribly Oversized modelers here. [:D]


Regards

Ed

[Anonymous]

N scale is the only way to go!... Welcome aboard brother Bruce 47, and best of luck to you.
So what's this design you've got in your head?. You might want to share that with us so we can help you ahead of time before you run into trouble, and because we're just plain nosey...

trainluver1

[Anonymous]

I am glad that we could be of service to you on the forum.... I hope you enjoy your endevours into the MRRing world and keep us posted on your progress..... BTW: where are you from? age? and basic other stuff like that.

[Anonymous]

hello all, I am using my fiance's name: climber23, I just got back into N scale. I am 26 and from up state NY. I am loving my new Life Like GP 20 low nose. I have purchased some unique rolling stock like the state of maine and kodak chemical car. I am looking for more unique cars, who would you suggest for makers?
C.

[Wdlgln005]

Normal scalers with GP-20's have a lot of cars to choose from.
Start with MicroTrains, or MTL. They make the Nscale coupler standard, and have been for over 30 years. You compete with a large collectable market. They release about 6-7 cars per month, but you can get old issues at many retailers.
Atlas is a good maker of reight cars, going back to the 70's. New models come with Accumate couplers.
Lifelike-Bachmann-Model Power-ConCor also produce some freight cars. They use the old Rapido couplers can be converted to MTL.
Athearn/MDC is too new to tell what Athearn is doing with the old MDC cars. Collection of both freight & shoer passenger equipment.
Kato- Not really a player in the freight car market, but they do make nice passenger car sets.
Rivarossi/Arnold made a fine set of passenger cars in 3 car sets.
Buy them if you can find them! May be out of production soon.

The most important factor is to convert & use MTL couplers. Start converting while the fleet is small.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by climber23

hello all, I am using my fiance's name: climber23, I just got back into N scale. I am 26 and from up state NY. I am loving my new Life Like GP 20 low nose. I have purchased some unique rolling stock like the state of maine and kodak chemical car. I am looking for more unique cars, who would you suggest for makers?
C.

If you're looking to save money, you might try buying a "lot" of cars off ebay, but be sure and check the sellers feedback to make sure they have a good reputation before placing a bid on anything... Also be sure to pay for shipping insurance because a lot of sellers are saying they mailed the item when in fact they never did.

Welcome back to the hobby, and good luck.

trainluver1