Hallo alcampo - I worked in this business for more than 20 years in Berlin/Germany. i am now retired and finally have time for my favorite hobby Model railroading. If I can help you, it would be my pleasure.
What kind of system do You start with: H0, I've read, but AC or DC - analog or digital?
yes you are right...not much are into this hobby.. i hope that when they start constructing railways here, many will engage in the future.. i read that DB from germany got the contract here.
..as i said, the one i saw in kobe is still clear on my mind which is why i am dreaming of a town the size of a dining table..would that be too much to handle for a start..?..thanks for those nice inputs...
A few of the choices you need to answer before you get started are:
What scale would you want to work with?
What era or region of train type?
How much space do you have for a layout?
The two most popular scales are HO and N gauge, they would have the most accessories available for building a layout. With N gauge you could make a nice little layout on a desktop size area or smaller. With HO scale, you would need at least 2 desktop sized areas to make a small layout on.
my first trainset was also TOMY, that was 10years ago, which i handed over to my son which for now, only pieces of plastic tracks remains.
i've got my first german model last year which is a starter set. i think its better that both you and your husband will be doing this hobby. What I am doing is that, i am the one who is in charge of the trains while my wife is the one who's constructing the models (stations, bridges, etc..). We're still waiting for the accessories that we need to construct our first diorama set (1200x600mm).
try to go to miniatur wunderland website to check the largest modeltrain assembled.
..i was fond of the train video clips from a Japanese cable channel years back..have also been to a model train shop in osaka once..lastly, had a collection of tomy kits primarily to play with my kids, then..but am looking forward to having some more serious model train hobby once i transfer to my own more permanent accomodation after 2 months..btw, one reason i never got into the hobby was because the hubby never approved of it...
..having said all of that, would you be so kindly give me some tips on how i may start with the hobby..?..the model town i saw in japan somehow still sticks in my mind..best regards...
I did model railroading for a while some years ago (HO scale), nice relaxing hobby. Would be interesting to see someone do a nice layout in Doha, it would probably be the only one, quaint hobbies just don't seem to be very popular here.
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I'm novice to this train hobby currently I have HO scale AC MTH trains, I really love and enjoy this.
Hallo alcampo - I worked in this business for more than 20 years in Berlin/Germany. i am now retired and finally have time for my favorite hobby Model railroading. If I can help you, it would be my pleasure.
What kind of system do You start with: H0, I've read, but AC or DC - analog or digital?
Take care
greetings
Tren-Pedro
yes you are right...not much are into this hobby.. i hope that when they start constructing railways here, many will engage in the future.. i read that DB from germany got the contract here.
i was into this business 6months before when u start... but not interested at the moment... good skill, keep it up for bright future, best of luck!
try to enter forums and check the brands website where you can download catalogs:
woodland scenic
noch.de
roco.at
scenic express
brawa.de
http://germanrail.8.forumer.com (they are more technical here)
marklin
trix
marklinusers.com
ontracks.com
i recommend you to use google chrome in browsing german sites since it automatically translate the site in english.
..any other website you might suggest for me to familiarize myself with the process..?..best regards...
..as i said, the one i saw in kobe is still clear on my mind which is why i am dreaming of a town the size of a dining table..would that be too much to handle for a start..?..thanks for those nice inputs...
A few of the choices you need to answer before you get started are:
What scale would you want to work with?
What era or region of train type?
How much space do you have for a layout?
The two most popular scales are HO and N gauge, they would have the most accessories available for building a layout. With N gauge you could make a nice little layout on a desktop size area or smaller. With HO scale, you would need at least 2 desktop sized areas to make a small layout on.
my first trainset was also TOMY, that was 10years ago, which i handed over to my son which for now, only pieces of plastic tracks remains.
i've got my first german model last year which is a starter set. i think its better that both you and your husband will be doing this hobby. What I am doing is that, i am the one who is in charge of the trains while my wife is the one who's constructing the models (stations, bridges, etc..). We're still waiting for the accessories that we need to construct our first diorama set (1200x600mm).
try to go to miniatur wunderland website to check the largest modeltrain assembled.
..network glitch...
..i was fond of the train video clips from a Japanese cable channel years back..have also been to a model train shop in osaka once..lastly, had a collection of tomy kits primarily to play with my kids, then..but am looking forward to having some more serious model train hobby once i transfer to my own more permanent accomodation after 2 months..btw, one reason i never got into the hobby was because the hubby never approved of it...
..having said all of that, would you be so kindly give me some tips on how i may start with the hobby..?..the model town i saw in japan somehow still sticks in my mind..best regards...
I did model railroading for a while some years ago (HO scale), nice relaxing hobby. Would be interesting to see someone do a nice layout in Doha, it would probably be the only one, quaint hobbies just don't seem to be very popular here.
I am in this hobby for so many years. I have collected N scale model trains.
try ebay or amazon