| There are endless reasons to love trains as a hobby. | | | | specific railroad that you want to model. You may |
| How do you determine what you want scale wise (N, | | | | belong to a railroad club or several of you are building |
| HO, Hon3, S, Sn3, O, On3 or bigger or smaller) and | | | | a layout and each has a specific task or tasks to |
| what kind of space you have to build a train layout? | | | | perform. The idea is to find you niche and what you |
| Perhaps you would like to just collect trains and place | | | | enjoy.This is usually not a one man hobby but it can |
| them on a shelf or in glass cases for viewing.Maybe it | | | | be. It is your choice where you want to be. There |
| isn't the train or train engine you want but rather | | | | are endless things to do that will interest you. |
| some aspect of the train scene that fascinates | | | | Remember you are being educated as you go along |
| you.There are several aspects of modeling train | | | | with this hobby process. It will teach you many things |
| layouts for example that may peak your interests. | | | | you do not know and will make you a better and |
| Mine is scenery and the bridges and docks that go | | | | more informed modeler. As you go along you learn a |
| with that scenery. You might like the wiring and DCC | | | | great deal about the real world of trains and how |
| controls that operate the electrical and programming | | | | they operate. You may have operating sessions on |
| of the engines.There is the maintainability of the | | | | the layout you are working on and see how the big |
| engines and adding DCC decoders to the engines. | | | | boys operate real trains.It is a very satisfying hobby |
| This includes lights and Mars lights plus sound. You | | | | and certainly peaks my interest as it does many |
| may enjoy the laying of track and turnouts | | | | hundreds of thousands more.Joy Ball has been |
| (switches) on various types of media available for | | | | involved in the restoration and maintenance of a |
| the model railroader. Perhaps the development of the | | | | variety of Brass Model Locomotives. Through her |
| linear gradient trackage height over distance.Build a | | | | years of expertise, Mrs. Ball has perfected the art of |
| roundhouse and turntable to meet the needs of your | | | | train restoration often spending countless hours |
| layout. Building various structures such as water | | | | preserving vintage Brass Locomotives to running |
| towers, stations, oil pump stations, grain elevators, | | | | condition of even the newest Brass Model Replicas. |
| etc.Research the characteristics and terrain about a | | | | |