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Old 11-04-2008   #5 (permalink)
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i model in N scale too, so you have rolling stock but nothing else....

my first thought is this going to be a major new project...? or something to ' play with' from time to time ?

my recommendation is that you go buy a farish N scale starter set- these generally have a loco some wagons and usually an oval of track and a transformer/ power controller, and all that for about £50

yes it will be basic but its a good starting point, you get everything you need to make a train go !!!
- if you want this to become a major new project then it may be worth biting the bullet and planning your layout in detail and going to buy the tack you need form a local model shop or via the net, many shops do bigger discounts on bulk purchases of track....

then you will need to buy a suitable controller , if you have several circuits of track you may wish to buy a 3 or 4 circuit controller so you can run several trains independantly- you may wish to go DCC- which is a different control system all together ( digital command system)

it all depends how far you wish to go with it.....

but good luck and have fun !
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