getting started

The first choice i have to make is what kind of train do i want? European style, British or even North American?
And what size? There is O (bit too large), there is N (thick fingers, too fiddly) and there is HO/OO.
Seeing that i stumbled upon a Hornby Shop, i decided on British and OO. And steam trains are beautiful so the periode was set to somewhere between 1930 and 1960.

Splendid! Choices have been made so let's get crackin'.

I decided on 2 freight steam trains. One carefully selected in the store and one picked up at a model train show. Yes, a model train event. One of the first things i found is that you need to look around to get a feel of what it is you wish to do.

Knowing me, i would probably set my goal to high so i decided that something small would still be within my reach.

Now all i needed was a plan. Trying to find out what you want on a piece of paper did not help me much so i got anyrail on my computer and a plan was created.

Let's make a list of what else i need and get going. This is when something untimely came along and interrupted my progress: work.

All these new insights had to wait and trains where placed on a table and a few weeks passed. But the hobby was still on and was picked up.

The next post will explain the frame building process.