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Model railroad planning is one of the most fascinating things in owning a miniature train, a model layout that has all the features of an actual railroad system. With today's wide selection of tracks and accessories it is easy to duplicate any of the operations of the big roads. Like all hobbies model railroading develops slowly.
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Many model railroaders begin with the urge to see model trains running as soon as possible, and rush in to construct the first type of layout that occurs to them. The sad part to that is when they found out that they have committed to a design that is not of long term interest.
First step is to get out your pencil and put down a few ideas that will guide you in your planning. How much space is available for your complete layout? It is better to overestimate your space requirements than to find yourself later in cramped quarters that will necessitate ripping up track and starting over. Next, how much rolling stock do you have, and how much more do you plan having?
When you plan your first track layout, be sure to allow for future growth of your rail system. As you add to your rolling stock you will want more sidings, classification yards, wyes, reverse loops. The siding in today's layout may tomorrow become a complete new branch of your railroad empire. You may want to build a specialist layout with one major source of traffic, for example a steel mill, brewery or saw mill.
A considerable amount of planning results to the best and satisfying layouts. In the long run you will discover that planning and research can be a lot of fun. It is usually well worth the time and effort involved in getting things right from day one.
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I'm a newbie to model train layouts. I have my track and roadbed lay ed. Now I don't know what to do next.
There is a multitude of options here.... If you're finished with the track, i'd say start with scenery....trees, buildings, cars....people...yeah.... stuff like that.....background and scenery is really cool to work on....I guess it really depends on what you like and how detailed you want to get. And if, for instance, if you decide to modell a city scene, for goodness sake, please don't use HotWheels or Matchbox cars. I apologize if I sound snobbish, sometimes I forget that I was a beginner at one time too.
I model in H.O. scale...that's 1/87th....if that's the scale you're modeling, here's a list of 1/87 scale vehicle manufacturers and distributors
http://www.1-87vehicles.org/directory/directory.php
....sometimes you can get lucky and hit paydirt at Wal-Mart...sometimes you might have to go to the hobby store and pay thru the nose....or you could go on E-Bay to find what you need.....
One good place to check out it Model Railroader Magazine Online...the folks there are really cool, and they know trains and layout design forward and back.
http://www.trains.com/mrr/
Stick with it...you'll find out that there's so much more stuff out there, electronics, special kits, lighting, sound... and theres always lots of people that will help you out if you get stuck. You might even decide to change your layout.....make it bigger....or more detailed....I can honestly say that everytime I thought I completed my layout, something else came out or someone told me about something new....so it's like saying finished....but not quite.
Good Luck and Happy Railroading!