Model Train Sets Overview, Price, Options

By Clint Spille

Possibly, there are just as many types of model railroad sets as varieties of real trains. It is not challenging to ascertain them on the internet or in a hobby store in your local town. You can get ones that appear just like actual railroads, fancy ones, trains from the future, and about everything else.

The sets will have not just the cars, engine, and tracks, but will have buildings also and scenery that you can use to create a simple layout.

The New Bright Sleigh Bell Holiday Express G is a model train set that has shown to be very special. The holiday theme is presented through big, powerful colors, and you can get the complete train, from engine to caboose.

There are 75 different lights on it, it has bell or a whistle sounds, and it performs several Christmas songs. It also has 12 curved tracks and 8 unbent, a water tower, and a transformer that will render the set the power it needs to run. Other cars from New Bright won't be able to adapt to this model railway set, but there are several Holiday Express cars that are acquirable.

You can power 80 feet of train track with the transformer, but it may have difficulty powering that and the optional musical clock tower if you decide to get that as well as everything else. This comprehensive list of materials runs around $235, but you can buy it for cheaper in some retail on the internet stores.

One other of the most usually bought model railroad sets is known as Bachmann Digital Commander, and is the Deluxe HO Set, and the model number is 00501. Two unlike trains come with this model railway set, and it has On Board Technology from DCC, which allows you to use both of the railroads singly, but together.

You'll be able to have your trains go varying speeds and directions, as well as adjust the lighting. Both EMD FT locomotives and EMD GP40 trains are found here in this great and comprehensive railway set. Additionally received are three freight cars, a caboose, and a rerailer mechanism.

It also includes enough track to make a 47x38" oval track, and of course the command center, power pack and magnets. It also includes a DVD E-Z command instruction video, and illustrated manual.

This model railroad set sells for about $300, but you might be able to find it for less than $200.

There are several more model train sets ready for you if you want. You might even buy many more accessories and kits to boost them. There are scenery packs that allow you to set the stage for your railroad, which run from small towns to trestles, giving you a mountain to travel around.

There are tons of pictures and videos online of other layouts that enthusiasts have constructed, so you can get ideas. The only boundary is your wallet and your imagination.

You are not alone in your endeavors, as you can get together with other people who share your passion in clubs and even model train museums. There are model train set contests that can be made where people battle against each other for the most creative layout; you can even place them in landscaping configurations to display your hard work outside. - 30326

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