Starting

[Steveuk]

Hi All me again sorry as a rookie I will be asking a lot question so apologise .
As a rookie and to get started , would anyone recommend that I buy a peco starter kit, and build on that or just start from scratch.

I know it will be years before I can get to standard of you guys and ladies , I ask because after reading here and following on face book it's hard to no were to start, I am looking at BR,
I would like to do South East line from my birth town West Malling in Kent, as we lived next to the railway line and could see the station from our house, and all ways watched as kids the trains from the bridge.
But can not seem to find a track plan for the station, 

So any help with above i would be obliged.
Thank you again , and sry if I have ranted on.
Steve

[PostModN66]

Either way is fine - if you can find a train set with a train you want/like, that would be great, or use a Peco set to play around with track,  - if not it is easy enough to buy the components separately.

On the topic of first layout, my standard advice is to start with something really small and simple that you can finish in a few weeks, learn some key skills and move on.  Modelling an actual station is a big undertaking that might take years, so there is a risk of losing motivation before it is finished.  Take a look at this thread...

http://www.ngaugeforum.co.uk/SMFN/index.php?topic=16753.msg166029#msg166029

Cheers  Jon   

[UPINSMOKE]

You could have a look at kato track its easy to put together and all the point are wired ready to go. Works out a little more expensive but less hassle. I started some months ago and use Kato track myself. As for track plan of your boyhood station perhaps you could look it up on google earth and zoom in it may give you some idea on how it is set out.

I would also agree with other replies start a small project and see how you go. I started my layout using a 6ft x 3ft board and I have been at it for severall months and have just got the track laid how I want it. Still have a very long way to go.

Good luck with your project and keep us informed of your progress.

[Bealman]

If you decide to go with Peco, remember that their set track points have insulated frogs which can be problematic for small wheelbase locomotives. Live frog points ("Electrofrog" in Peco speak) are preferable, but take little more thought and wiring... but there is much information on the subject here on the forum.

All live frog points in the Peco range are available in various radii, enabling realistic point formations to be constructed, especially in the code 55 "finescale" range - which, by the way, are only available in live frog form.