Getting back to modelling n gauge after a 7 year gap

[Garyrrscott]

Hi guys looking at getting back into n gauge after a gap of 7 years. All I remember was split gears and poor products has everything progressed or is it same story. Looking to model Scottish/English borders 1980's fictional on L shaped using a 2 boards any advice

[Guest bri.s]

Hello and welcome back ,

In answer to your questions there's still the old stuff out there with the split gears but the newer tooled n gauge is In my opinion great andwwere getting some great models with a lot more detail and better running things are looking very good for n gauge .

Hope to see your layout thread in the future .

 

Brian

[Kris]

As was said, avoid the old stuff. There are still some reports of gears splitting, but nothing like in the past. Some models from both of the main manufactures suffer from mechanical faults but these are hit and miss. You tend to hear about the bad ones, not the good ones. The detail in the models in significantly better than previously.

One thing to watch out for is the models from Dapol are generally limited runs so you need to get the livery you want when you can. The up side of this means that there are a greater number of running numbers for a given loco / coach.

[Karhedron]

Now is a good time to model N gauge. While the quality gremlins do still pop up from time to time, things are probably better than they were 7 years ago and the range is far wider.

 

Peco code 55 track looks decent and works well out of the box. If you fancy some finer track work, FiNetrax code 40 is available in fairly easy to assemble kit form. For flexitrack, you just thread the rails onto the sleeper bases. For points, you assemble the components. Unlike some similar ranges, it is provided with a pre-made frog which makes life a lot easier. The only parts you need to make yourself are the switch rails which are just filed out of normal rail.

 

http://www.britishfinescale.com/