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Model Trains For Beginners - Are Model Trains For you personally
Why are you interested in model trains?
I understand, seems like a pretty obvious question, however the answer is the starting place to getting the most from the hobby. Model railroading could be a very complex and multifaceted. To not fear though, it may be broken down into less overwhelming easier to understand aspects. When you break the hobby down into main categories, you will start to observe that it's all a matter of where your interests are.
Listed here are the main categories:
1) Planning and Design - Scale selection/space limitations - Track layout design - Structure placement - Scenery and/or recreation - Control and wiring design - Train set selection
2) Construction - Table construction - Building realistic scenery - Track and switch construction - Running wires - Building switch boards - Drilling, cutting, gluing, shaping, etc.
3) Operating - Watching the trains run - Simulating real-life schedules and situations - Operating turnouts
4) Maintenance - Keeping track and trains clean - Tinkering and fine-tuning - Expanding and improving
Consider the part(s) that you are most interested in. Although the suggestions above aspects are a necessity to some degree, each one of these could possibly get as basic or as detailed as you like. If you're particularly thinking about one area over another, you will be able to create your railroad around your interests. Remembering your motivations early on will help you to leave room for the aspects that are most fascinating to you.
For instance, should you enjoy the construction side, you might want to leave lots of space for expansion. On the other hand, if you just want to make a small layout for your children to enjoy, then you may wish to keep things simple. Many people enjoy operations and simulating real-life routes, while others would rather build scenery and dealing on the track more than running onto it. There are various motivations to get in to the model train hobby, all of which are wonderful ones.
Your motivation will affect nearly every facet of your model railroad, so consider it carefully before you join in. Are you a tinkerer, an operator, a planner, or perhaps a combination? Make sure you can answer the question, "Why start a model railroad?", and you will be beginning around the right foot. Use this knowledge to plan and design your layout accordingly, which hobby will be rewarding for many years.
