Hello everyone. My wife bought me a train set for Christmas. It's an Athearn John Deere Model 'B' Express. I don't know anything about model trains, but would like to set this set up permanantly on a sheet of plywood with some other buildings, etc. Here's what was included in the set:
- F7A Locomotive w/ dual flywheels, operating headlights, 5 pole skewed armature motor
- 40' Grain Box car
- Single Dome Tank car
- 40' Flat car with load
- Bay Window Caboose
- Two Die cast John Deere "Model B" Tractors
- Athearn TrainPak 16 volt UL listed power pack
- One Oval of HO (1/87th) scale track with integral roadbed track
First of all, is this good equipment to get started in model railroading? If so, does anyone have any simple plans for a model RR setup I could get started building? I may need to obtain some more track because it's not a real large oval track that came with the set. Thanks for any replies and help!
- F7A Locomotive w/ dual flywheels, operating headlights, 5 pole skewed armature motor
- 40' Grain Box car
- Single Dome Tank car
- 40' Flat car with load
- Bay Window Caboose
- Two Die cast John Deere "Model B" Tractors
- Athearn TrainPak 16 volt UL listed power pack
- One Oval of HO (1/87th) scale track with integral roadbed track
First of all, is this good equipment to get started in model railroading? If so, does anyone have any simple plans for a model RR setup I could get started building? I may need to obtain some more track because it's not a real large oval track that came with the set. Thanks for any replies and help!
You have one of the best starter sets out there, kudos to the Santa that got it for you. There is an old book, "101 track plans for sectional track" put out some years back that's perfect for what you're looking for. Every year around this time Model Railroader magazine usually puts out a simple 4'x8' track plan in their Dec. or Jan. issue.
) you can use flex track with your roadbed track, and therefore create any plan you want.