OK, so I've been working in N gauge, but it hurts so much!

When assembling the little sheds from the Peco platform kit starts to take a number of evenings, you have to begin to wonder if you're doing the right thing!

I have been building out my HOe stock collection, so now I have most of the ZB steam special (except for the generator van and the Kristall Wagen, too bling for words). That together with the fact that Lilliput are going to bring out the Zillertalbahn Gmeinder diesel with matching coaches.....

I have a trackplan, it's called Gerlos, I have some track, and I built a table last week. So far the table (7'4" x 3', i.e. 2.20m x 0.90m) is unmarked, just a sheet of MDF with some planed wood around the outside (you don't need much cross-bracing with 15mm MDF), so what's it going to be?

Austrian HOe or British N?

Plus points for HOe:

1. Bigger, less squint.

2. I have enough stock for 5 consists and 3 spare locomotives (for now ;-) )

3. Most of it is convertible to DCC or already chipped

4. Because it will be DCC, it simplifies wiring no-end

5. It's always going to be a branchline, and that looks fab always

Minus points for HOe:

1. I have to put together kits, yikes (but they are bigger)

2. Few matching kits (Try finding a single road engine shed for HOe)

3. Expense (Cheap Hornby turnout decoders don't seem to work with Roco DCC stuff?)

Plus points for British N Gauge:

1. Selection available (honestly this is quite amazing)

2. Resin Buildings

3. N gauge society

4. The amount of material on the Web

Minus points for N Gauge:

1. The detailing makes my eyes hurt

2. Even with a table of the size above, it's still only a branch line (I've seen Lemon St., it's fab)

3. Whilst the selection is fab, I've been having a horrible time with regions, era's etc... Sometimes too much information is just that!

4. I don't know anyone who could even begin to convert a Dapol LB&SC Terrier to DCC....

So slightly reluctantly I'm going back to HOe, but I will keep my N gauge stuff, and I might even just start to collect the Terriers to get a complete set....