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About 12 months ago I heard a rumour of a friend of a friend selling some G scale items, curiosity got the better of me and I made a couple of phones calls and a couple of car trips and I purchased a few LGB locos and a small selection of Bachmann and LBG rolling stock.

I have been in model railways for many years in the form of HO. But have always loved the concept of running trains out side, so the purchase of this small lot was very exciting.

My current long term goal is, have a garden with a railway through it, not a railway in the garden. A small narrow gauge steam loco making its way through the garden with some simple yards, and at the end of the day I would like to be able to just roll all the locos and rolling stock into a shed out of harms way.

I would consider myself a serious HO modeller, not quite a rivet counter! The G scale will be different; anyone who pops around can run the G scale, it will be fun for everyone!

That’s the plan, let’s see how I go! I have joined to learn more about garden railways and I will help share modelling techniques in HO applicable for large scale.

Nice to meet you

Alan

 

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Thanks guys,

I plan to do heaps of reading, the modelling I’m okay with, but putting a railway outside in the elements which is reliable and lasts will be a challenge, but fun!

 

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Pete, I had a look over your site, that very close to what I’m after! It looks great! What do you use for control, DC, DCC, batteries…?

Basement... I wish! In Australia we don’t really have them! I get so jealous when I read layout articles in Model railroader, they have a massive climate controlled basements.

Mark! Ha-ha very true! I have found that in HO as well, but you and I both know and everyone else here knows we love the hobby and would not give it up!

 

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Pete and Jerry,

I was hopping to continue the DCC in the garden, but I plan to use some battery locos, so if all else fails I can still run trains!

On DCC, I just have to work out if I want to spend the time keeping the track clean, maybe a battery loco could help me out with the track cleaning.

Alan

 

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Being an electrical engineer helps some times!

I agree, I’m currently taking small steps in garden railroading, I do hope to soon lay some track out side as a feasibility study and see how it all goes.

Alan