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well when i was younger my grandpa bought me an HO scale starter set by.....Lifelike i beleive, but it came with that funky fake plastic-mounted snaptogether track.....but i have two locos and quite a few cars already from my dads old collection, plus some old Atlas brass track....i dont know what the locos are(models)....the one that came in the set is a Santa Fe diesel, modern looking i think its is the one that the actual line uses (i live 1/2 hour north of san diego so i see them quite often,) and it came with a twin dummy loco, and the other is an old red/silver SF, the rounded, older looking ones with the single headlamp in the front, i think its called an F7 but im not sure, had to resolder a few connections to get them to work but theyre ok now, need a good cleaning it seems. <br /> <br />as for my layout i was basing it off of a step by step type article from <i>The practical guide to HO model railroading</i>,(if anyone is familiar with this book you will know what im talking about) its a fictional east coast line called the kitty hawk central, i liked the simple layout but i think im gonna change some things, just to be original and learn some new things... <br /> <br />also i no nothing about power or wiring, much less what DC or DCC is and what it does...so yeah! thats my story :) i love how i posted this maybe 30 minutes ago and already there are several ppl helping out....i think this forum will come in handy in the future, expect to se more from me! you guys are great <br />
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