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csxengineer said:
Are you modeling N or HO? Head up 79 north, jump on the parkway and catch the Monroeville ExpoMart show in Feb. Also good hobby stores 10 min from Pgh (esther's in Millvale). Some clubs up here too. Whatcha wanna model?
I have a 10' x 4' bench built. I was thinking about going N scale, but decided not to, since this is my first "major layout", I figured I should stick to HO for now. Plus I want to model a dirt track raceway on my layout, and the cars I have are 1/64 scale, a little larger than 1/87, but close enough for me. I heard about the expo mart show, but hate driving to Monroeville and not a fan of expo mart shows.
My railroad is a "fake" line. Not sure what you pros call a line that isn't modeled after a real line. So I plan on repainting any engines that I buy. It is going to be a coal line, and the real hoppers around here are Norfolk Southern, so I may just buy some hoppers with that paint job on it. I would really like to see an "advanced" layout that someone has because I have a ton of questions.
I have been looking at modern diesel engines, but not sure yet what I want. GP38-2? I don't know. I plan on running about 12 cars of rolling stock up a 3% grade. How much power will I need? What diesel would be able to handle that? Thanks guys.