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    Railyard Rookie--help wanted

    David (in Virginia), Thanks for mentioning Train Shows. I ran a search and there just happens to be a Great American Train Show in a couple weeks about an hour from my dads house in So. Cal. I'll definately try and make it. Are these shows typically a "show and sale"? Jon-monon, Thanks...
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    Railyard Rookie--help wanted

    OK Flex Trac and MRC it is. I like the idea of being able to control a radius as I like and not be limited by "curved" sections. It occured to me that Brakey may have meant "HEavy" 2-8-2 and not "Havey". That might explain why I can't seem to locate a Kato Havey 2-8-2 A typo...
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    Railyard Rookie--help wanted

    Thanks everyone My feeling was right then that buying components would be better than buying a "set" in the longer run. I'm not sure what components make up a system. Any recomendations for the "power supply/controller/power pack/whatchamacallit." thingy. Are we talking about one...
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    Railyard Rookie--help wanted

    Hi jon, Tyson, Cid Thanks for your welcomes and replies! I am planning to look at my LHS to see "in person" what's available. I thought I'd rather go in having some knowledge of what to look for. I know I'll see Loco's that I like but would hate to come home with something I find out...
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    Railyard Rookie--help wanted

    Hello all OK where do I start? I haven't ever had a trainset before but I've always thought they were great. I remember seeing an "N" gauge set many years ago and thought that was the coolest! I really like the small size. Recently (where have I been?) I saw "Z" gauge on Ebay or some...
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