JRJ, Saw your posted questions, don't have your e-mail, hopefully you joined discussion group or perhaps Don T. can forward to you.
Having spent four years building an O Scale layout in Attic before deciding to switch to S Scale I can tell you will need alot of space if you intend to run large O Scale engines with passenger trains, etc... HO is most readily available and typically cheaper, although be fore- warned brass items can be just as expensive and since HO is smaller you will probably want more of them. You have to like "S" to commit to it. You already seem like you decided it might be the perfect size for you, but understandably concerned about not having everything you WANT. Perhaps the question you should ask yourself is whether there is everything you NEED to get started in the perfect scale. Also Kalmbach Publications has a excellent softcover compendium of Tracks Plans from several decades for under $20. You can use it to see what level of complexity you're comfortable with as well as what'll fit in your basement. All of the plans in it are "tried & true" with dimensions for every Scale (HO, S & O). Best regards, Dennis Hultay Bloomfield NJ --- In [email protected], Donald Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear JRJ, > Your e-mail is very insightful. > > JRJ wrote: > > > Don, > > > > I have spent many hours reading information on your web site as well as other sites. I am totally new to model railroading and want to get started soon, but I am having extreme difficulty selecting which scale I want to use. HO-scale seems too small for my desires, but they have everything readily available to purchase for that scale. O-scale also has plenty of equipment available, but I don't particularly like the 3-rail track, and the size would require a much larger and expensive layout. (I have an entire basement for construction of a layout so space is not a problem. The expense and work needed for landscaping such a large layout might be a problem). > > > > S-scale seems about the right size for me and I would jump on it in a heartbeat if scenery, structures, accessories, etc. were readily available. I am not a model builder and don't really want to build structures and paint everything. Thanks. > > > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
