The creativity of model railroad sets out there probably bests that of real railroads. Places like your local hobby store or the Internet possess an great number of them. You'll see them in every aesthetic under the sun - antique locomotives, monorails, steam engines, and more.
Many of these sets not only include the engine, cars, tracks on transformers, but also all the scenery and buildings you will need to start a basic layout.
One very unique and cool model train sets is called the New Bright Sleigh Bell Holidy Express G. This set is decorated in bright holiday colors, and includes the engine and coal car, a passenger car and caboose.
You will be able to play Christmas songs and additional holiday sounds, as well as accent it with 75 lights. The layout offers a water tower, as well as several different track shapes to make your own track, powered by an effective transformer. While you might purchase added Holiday Express accessories to add on to this, you will not find New Bright add ons that fit.
You can power 80 feet of train track with the transformer, but it may have difficulty powering that and the optional musical clock tower if you decide to get that as well as everything else. This comprehensive list of materials runs around $235, but you can buy it for cheaper in some retail on the internet stores.
The Bachmann Digital Commander Deluxe HQ Set is another innovative piece of model railway sets out there. You'll receive two railways with this set, which you can operate at once with separate controls using the advanced DCC On Board technology integrated into the console.
The exclusive E-Z Command digital control systems gives separate control over speed lighting and the direction of both train. This train set includes both a EMD FT locomotive, (Santa Fe,) and the EMD GP40 (Union Pacific) engine. One terminal rerailer, 3 freight cars, and a caboose.
In addition to the command console, magnets, and power pack, you can get enough pieces to assemble an oval track 47x38" long. You will additionally receive a guidebook and DVD that dictate how it all works.
This set is around $300, but you might find it for $200 in select retail outlets on the Internet.
This is just a small sampling of all that is available for model train sets. This doesn't even include any of the accessories and kits offered. You have town sets, which there are may varieties, as well as many scenery packs, and even trestle packages, enough to set up a mountain pass layout.
There are tons of pictures and videos online of other layouts that enthusiasts have constructed, so you can get ideas. The only boundary is your wallet and your imagination.
There are many communities of model train enthusiasts, and in many areas there are even museums, and shows set up just for model trains. There are even contests held to see who has the most elaborate model train sets and set up, and it isn't limited to the indoors, and many bigger sets are used in outdoor garden and landscaping settings. - 31503
Many of these sets not only include the engine, cars, tracks on transformers, but also all the scenery and buildings you will need to start a basic layout.
One very unique and cool model train sets is called the New Bright Sleigh Bell Holidy Express G. This set is decorated in bright holiday colors, and includes the engine and coal car, a passenger car and caboose.
You will be able to play Christmas songs and additional holiday sounds, as well as accent it with 75 lights. The layout offers a water tower, as well as several different track shapes to make your own track, powered by an effective transformer. While you might purchase added Holiday Express accessories to add on to this, you will not find New Bright add ons that fit.
You can power 80 feet of train track with the transformer, but it may have difficulty powering that and the optional musical clock tower if you decide to get that as well as everything else. This comprehensive list of materials runs around $235, but you can buy it for cheaper in some retail on the internet stores.
The Bachmann Digital Commander Deluxe HQ Set is another innovative piece of model railway sets out there. You'll receive two railways with this set, which you can operate at once with separate controls using the advanced DCC On Board technology integrated into the console.
The exclusive E-Z Command digital control systems gives separate control over speed lighting and the direction of both train. This train set includes both a EMD FT locomotive, (Santa Fe,) and the EMD GP40 (Union Pacific) engine. One terminal rerailer, 3 freight cars, and a caboose.
In addition to the command console, magnets, and power pack, you can get enough pieces to assemble an oval track 47x38" long. You will additionally receive a guidebook and DVD that dictate how it all works.
This set is around $300, but you might find it for $200 in select retail outlets on the Internet.
This is just a small sampling of all that is available for model train sets. This doesn't even include any of the accessories and kits offered. You have town sets, which there are may varieties, as well as many scenery packs, and even trestle packages, enough to set up a mountain pass layout.
There are tons of pictures and videos online of other layouts that enthusiasts have constructed, so you can get ideas. The only boundary is your wallet and your imagination.
There are many communities of model train enthusiasts, and in many areas there are even museums, and shows set up just for model trains. There are even contests held to see who has the most elaborate model train sets and set up, and it isn't limited to the indoors, and many bigger sets are used in outdoor garden and landscaping settings. - 31503
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