Hello to everyone.
I'm a 30yo from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. I had a Hornby set as a kid and I am looking at getting back into the hobby later in the year.
I have a shed in the back yard which will allow me enough room to have a 6m X 1.5-1.8m area in which to build a track.
I am interested moreso in the model building and decoration of the table than as a pure 'train set', so it's more a question of quality than quantity.
I am also more interested in the trains running around than shunting but I have much to learn!!!
I like the idea of having a 'fantasy' township but I am concerned with the width of my table, it may look silly in HO/OO. I would like to have an island type scenario, with a main village/town, a mining/quarry area, a seaport etc. I'd like to have a passenger train that runs and a goods train as well. Ideally, two to three lines running with no more than three lines side by side.
A few questions:
How tight a radius can HO trains run?
How long is a loco and two or three carriages?
Can I realistically fit this into my table without it being 'crowded'?
Would N scale be more viable?
Is N scale too fiddley?
I've got a million questions but that should do for now.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to the advice.
Dave
I'm a 30yo from the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. I had a Hornby set as a kid and I am looking at getting back into the hobby later in the year.
I have a shed in the back yard which will allow me enough room to have a 6m X 1.5-1.8m area in which to build a track.
I am interested moreso in the model building and decoration of the table than as a pure 'train set', so it's more a question of quality than quantity.
I am also more interested in the trains running around than shunting but I have much to learn!!!
I like the idea of having a 'fantasy' township but I am concerned with the width of my table, it may look silly in HO/OO. I would like to have an island type scenario, with a main village/town, a mining/quarry area, a seaport etc. I'd like to have a passenger train that runs and a goods train as well. Ideally, two to three lines running with no more than three lines side by side.
A few questions:
How tight a radius can HO trains run?
How long is a loco and two or three carriages?
Can I realistically fit this into my table without it being 'crowded'?
Would N scale be more viable?
Is N scale too fiddley?
I've got a million questions but that should do for now.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to the advice.

Dave