There are also variation of each of these such as dummy or B-units. The visual appeal ad nostalgic elements of intricate models of steam engines pulling a train of rail cars are tough to beat. 2. Nearly every locomotive created by MD has been modelled into an ho-scale model train. At time the largest builder of locomotives in the world until it was overtaken by G in the 1980s. The service walkways are on the outside. The two most common series of model trains are the GP-Series and SD-Series model designations. Most GP7s have three sets of ventilation grills under the cab and two pairs of grills at the end of the long bonnet. When it comes right down to it, theme is all about what you want to do. In the model train hobby, a lot of what you'll do will flow from the theme that you've chosen for your model rail road. Call it “prototype fever”--modelers who catch it end up becoming more and more interested in modelling a particular era to the exclusion of others. Or, there's the Midwest with its ...(more)
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