and wot's not...
Kia Ora from NZ
Well, after a hiatus of around 22 years I've decided to get back into model RR, and am sticking to the same scale/gauge that I started with as a lad - American HO. Of course, since then many products have either disappeared or changed an improved beyond recognition. One thing that seems to have stayed fairly constant is Athearn products, some of which I had back then - they still seem to be pretty good, and good bang for yer buck.
Aside from everything seeming to be DCC now, are there products out there that one should avoid like the plague, or conversely ones to recommend? It appears that Bachmann have made giant leaps forward in terms of quality and useablilty, so I'm quite tempted to get some of their stuff now.
I won't be building a mega-sized layout that's for sure, more like something modest and easy to build, but I would like to build something that offers a little more than round and round running (but reverse loops are out,as my son will be using the layout too) - are there any websites out there that have track plans on them? I'm after something no bigger than 1.2m x 2.4m (4' x 8')
Any, sorry for the long post, I'll try to keep them short inthe future!
Cheers
Mike
Kia Ora from NZ
Well, after a hiatus of around 22 years I've decided to get back into model RR, and am sticking to the same scale/gauge that I started with as a lad - American HO. Of course, since then many products have either disappeared or changed an improved beyond recognition. One thing that seems to have stayed fairly constant is Athearn products, some of which I had back then - they still seem to be pretty good, and good bang for yer buck.
Aside from everything seeming to be DCC now, are there products out there that one should avoid like the plague, or conversely ones to recommend? It appears that Bachmann have made giant leaps forward in terms of quality and useablilty, so I'm quite tempted to get some of their stuff now.
I won't be building a mega-sized layout that's for sure, more like something modest and easy to build, but I would like to build something that offers a little more than round and round running (but reverse loops are out,as my son will be using the layout too) - are there any websites out there that have track plans on them? I'm after something no bigger than 1.2m x 2.4m (4' x 8')
Any, sorry for the long post, I'll try to keep them short inthe future!
Cheers
Mike