Jozhua
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I've tried to make a small layout in OO gauge, but there isn't space for much that is interesting. I'd like to do maybe a city-type scene, with two closely placed local stations (probably not much scale further apart than some of the Manchester ones!), perhaps running a bit of freight through it alongside passenger lines.
I'd like to build something relatively contemporary, as I was only born in 2000! Steam locos are cool, don't get me wrong, but they don't appeal to me all that much when thinking of building a layout. There was plenty of rusty old stuff to look at on the network (and still is!), but not quite that old! The funny thing is, steam are the cheapest models to buy. Getting your hands on anything 60's/70's era onwards gets increasingly expensive until present, whereas little steam shunters are the cheapest models provided.
Among reviewers, detail seems to matter quite a lot, but there isn't much emphasis on price. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely don't resent the high end of the market and I think it's cool that quality products like that exist. However, when asking what scale to work at, detail seems to come up more than cost. Which to me is funny, because you gain the ability to extend the scope of your project if the cost isn't ridiculous.
Legitimately asking for recommendations:
I'm thinking of trying some N gauge stuff, don't have anything of that size to begin with though, so I'd be starting from scratch. Z gauge is quite interesting to me, but I think it is limited to one manufacturer?
I'd be looking at building in a space equivalent to a couple of shoeboxes, can anyone advise me how much I could fit in that at each given gauge and how much it would cost to get started?
I'd like to build something relatively contemporary, as I was only born in 2000! Steam locos are cool, don't get me wrong, but they don't appeal to me all that much when thinking of building a layout. There was plenty of rusty old stuff to look at on the network (and still is!), but not quite that old! The funny thing is, steam are the cheapest models to buy. Getting your hands on anything 60's/70's era onwards gets increasingly expensive until present, whereas little steam shunters are the cheapest models provided.
Among reviewers, detail seems to matter quite a lot, but there isn't much emphasis on price. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely don't resent the high end of the market and I think it's cool that quality products like that exist. However, when asking what scale to work at, detail seems to come up more than cost. Which to me is funny, because you gain the ability to extend the scope of your project if the cost isn't ridiculous.
Legitimately asking for recommendations:
I'm thinking of trying some N gauge stuff, don't have anything of that size to begin with though, so I'd be starting from scratch. Z gauge is quite interesting to me, but I think it is limited to one manufacturer?
I'd be looking at building in a space equivalent to a couple of shoeboxes, can anyone advise me how much I could fit in that at each given gauge and how much it would cost to get started?