Bought my first N scale today
 

The VERY entry-level Bachman Thunder Valley N scale ran great right out of the box, despite being over six years old (still in its unopened original box).

Thanks to reading this forum I learned the importance of connecting the tracks perfectly right to avoid problems. Despite the hassles of connecting everything correctly, it was worth it.

nice . love that arch way

Thank you. I bought it for $1 at a pawnshop. It is filled with wiring that requires three flat disk batteries, yet it has no lights.

10% off. But you can't find out the age until you open it.

That's the set I got when I started out in N too. :)

Enjoy it Vincent. Its way too small for my nerve damaged hand.

Kool,

Will you start finding all those neat things now in N scale. Love your posts, you find stuff I never would have thought existed.

I love my N scale stuff, but think HO would have been a better size to deal with. I have plenty of room, but now I have a lot of room. I am looking for high detailed tanker cars, late model if you run into any of them.

Welcome to N scale sir.

How is this train layout holding up?

The OP is no longer on the forum, unfortunately.