2012 can be the year that you begin your new model railroad. Whether it remains modest sized or grows to be a basement empire is up to you and your desires, and of course your budget.
Today's column will be a recap of some of the decisions you will need to make early in the planning process. There are links to previous articles if you need to catch up.
One of the challenges can be determining which railroad to model. Model Railroads can bring fallen flags back to life.
Another decision you will need to make is what scale to model in. We discussed scale in an earlier column which can be found here. Basically scale refers to the size of the models.
Another key decision will be what gauge your models will be. Here is an earlier article describing gauge for you.
When you get ready to start thinking about how much railroad you can get into your space, a good track planning book can help. Here is one of my recommendations.
These refreshers will get us ready to begin discussing what to include on your model railroad in the next article.
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