roymattblack Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I'm getting started in SM32..... Any others here? Roy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldynewby Posted September 7, 2014 Share Posted September 7, 2014 Doesn't look like! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted December 7, 2014 Share Posted December 7, 2014 What is a Garden Ralier. Is that having a locomotive thingy in the garden... Trains, Tracks . Etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 Yes, I have some G scale stuff that is intended for the garden. Mainly LGB track and USA Trains rolling stock. On hold at the moment because of other commitments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 23, 2014 Share Posted December 23, 2014 I've been trying to persuade my old man to do this. Seen some cracking G-Rail layouts over the years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 I've been trying to persuade my old man to do this. Seen some cracking G-Rail layouts over the years Get him a starter set (with a circle of track and controller) and put it up as a temporary layout in the garden. That normally gets people started :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Get him a starter set (with a circle of track and controller) and put it up as a temporary layout in the garden. That normally gets people started :-) Hmmm...food for thought. We built a large 00 indoor layout together when I was a kid and I don't think he's ever got over the 'playing with trains' thing...he has a GREAT garden for G-Rail (so I keep telling him) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Kesterton Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 Hmmm...food for thought. We built a large 00 indoor layout together when I was a kid and I don't think he's ever got over the 'playing with trains' thing...he has a GREAT garden for G-Rail (so I keep telling him) LGB (Lehman Gross Bann or Lehman's Big Trains) is one of the traditional garden railway brands. They do a lot of continental-style trains. The locos and rolling stock are very solid and good quality. They do new starter sets for about £200 upwards or you can pick up second hand stuff a lot cheaper. The costs can be a bit high compared to smaller scales (the sheer volume of material in a 1/19th-1/29th scale item, and costs of moulds, etc become significant). The "Toy Trains" sets by LGB are very good for children/grandchildren as they are built to take punishment. You can also work up to very sophisticated live steam, fine scale locos that costs £1000's. Like plastic modelling, it is a very broad hobby! A starter set is worth getting to see if the bug "bites". If your dad wants to take this more seriously, watch out for scale vs track gauge. For example, 45mm track can be used to run 1/19th scale stuff right through to 1/32nd. Track style and sleeper spacing are significant if you want to build accurate models to a specific scale. Power supplies need to be quite large if you get beyond the starter set - 5A-10A power supplies are not unusual requirements for some brands of locos. I can recommend Kent Garden Railways (http://kentgardenrailways.com/) as a good place to shop - they have been around for ages and offer excellent advice. If you search the web for "garden railways" you will find quite a few places selling these kinds of trains. A word of caution about web searches - a search for "LGB" will not take you to anything to do with model trains. Also take a look at the G Scale Society - the group are full of helpful people who will happily offer help and advice (I am a member - but don't let put you off :-) ) Have fun! anthony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyC Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 LGB (Lehman Gross Bann or Lehman's Big Trains) is one of the traditional garden railway brands. They do a lot of continental-style trains. The locos and rolling stock are very solid and good quality. They do new starter sets for about £200 upwards or you can pick up second hand stuff a lot cheaper. The costs can be a bit high compared to smaller scales (the sheer volume of material in a 1/19th-1/29th scale item, and costs of moulds, etc become significant). The "Toy Trains" sets by LGB are very good for children/grandchildren as they are built to take punishment. You can also work up to very sophisticated live steam, fine scale locos that costs £1000's. Like plastic modelling, it is a very broad hobby! A starter set is worth getting to see if the bug "bites". If your dad wants to take this more seriously, watch out for scale vs track gauge. For example, 45mm track can be used to run 1/19th scale stuff right through to 1/32nd. Track style and sleeper spacing are significant if you want to build accurate models to a specific scale. Power supplies need to be quite large if you get beyond the starter set - 5A-10A power supplies are not unusual requirements for some brands of locos. I can recommend Kent Garden Railways (http://kentgardenrailways.com/) as a good place to shop - they have been around for ages and offer excellent advice. If you search the web for "garden railways" you will find quite a few places selling these kinds of trains. A word of caution about web searches - a search for "LGB" will not take you to anything to do with model trains. Also take a look at the G Scale Society - the group are full of helpful people who will happily offer help and advice (I am a member - but don't let put you off :-) ) Have fun! anthony I will encourage him to have a look! If it ever happened, I'll update! Thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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