QUOTE: Originally posted by joeman As you can tell from my spelling I'm in the UK. Am I right in assuming that N gauge is not as popular in the U.S. as it is in Europe? I'm hoping to collect steam locos ( for display only) from around the world, no problem except for the U.S. High on my list was all the big stuff but can't find very much, I felt sure Big Boy would be available somewhere but can find no trace. Without a good selection of classic american steam, the collection would be incomplete, I've searched loads of suppliers in the U.S. and come up with very little, can anyone point me in the right direction please.
QUOTE: I lived in the U.S. for 4 years in the late 50's and did wonder if the reason for what seems like a lack of interest in N gauge was due to larger houses, so no real need for the smaller scale.
QUOTE: Just to finish, I hope no one took my comment about my spelling of gauge to mean anything more than just pointing out that I'm in the U.K..