When planning your landscape for your yard, consider incorporating G scale model trains into your design.
G scale trains are fun to build and operate.
They also make a great backyard conversation piece.
Although other scales are used as garden railroads the most popular is the G scale.
The first G scale trains were produced by LGB in 1968.
The G in G scale does not stand for garden, but comes from a German word grob (meaning "Big").
Although they are called G scale the train has no real gauge.
The only preset standard for G scale is the track gauge, so maybe we should call the G gauge.
The track gauge for G scale is 45 mm (1.
772 in).
This track gauge is called (Gauge 1).
The G scale train is also probably the most popular size train for use around the Christmas tree.
You can find this gauge boxed in sets decorated in Christmas attire to enhance the beauty of the tree.
Some manufacturers of G scale make animated rolling stock with elves making toys or Santa in his work shop.
You can even find these sets manufactured with specially made cars for each year of production, allowing you to purchase the new car each year adding to the length of your train.
These manufacturers even make scale building for your train with them all being decorated for the Christmas season.
You can find G scale locomotive in representing almost any era you would like to model.
Although most G scale trains are steam trains representing the late 1800 and early 1900.
The majority of the rolling stock is old time wooden stock cars, logging cars, wooden gondolas, and wooden side box cars.
You can also find a variety of circuit cars, but not all rolling stock represents the early years of railroading.
Although not as plentiful you can also find a large variety of modern diesel locomotives and rolling stock.
The shay locomotive is probably the most used locomotive in G scale.
Now lets get back to the garden railroad.
When modeling in the garden you are not restricted to the size room you have.
You have you entire yard as a layout.
When you are building your garden railroad you will need to use the same principles as the prototype trains.
You will need to build you train on a road bed to keep water off of the track.
Also you need to make sure you have the proper drainage.
Remember that modeling a layout indoors you do not have to worry about the weather, whereas in a garden railroad you will have real sun, rain, snow, sleet, hail, and wind to deal with.
These elements can take a toll on you track, structures, and other parts of your layout.
The train itself can be brought indoors and run only when you are there to watch them.
Some modelers have solved the problem of bring the train indoors, by allowing the track to run inside a shed or even the house.
Another thing to watch out for when you have a garden railroad, are animals.
Make sure you check out your track to make sure it is in perfect operating condition before running you train.
Hope you enjoy my articles, Steve Barnett
G scale trains are fun to build and operate.
They also make a great backyard conversation piece.
Although other scales are used as garden railroads the most popular is the G scale.
The first G scale trains were produced by LGB in 1968.
The G in G scale does not stand for garden, but comes from a German word grob (meaning "Big").
Although they are called G scale the train has no real gauge.
The only preset standard for G scale is the track gauge, so maybe we should call the G gauge.
The track gauge for G scale is 45 mm (1.
772 in).
This track gauge is called (Gauge 1).
The G scale train is also probably the most popular size train for use around the Christmas tree.
You can find this gauge boxed in sets decorated in Christmas attire to enhance the beauty of the tree.
Some manufacturers of G scale make animated rolling stock with elves making toys or Santa in his work shop.
You can even find these sets manufactured with specially made cars for each year of production, allowing you to purchase the new car each year adding to the length of your train.
These manufacturers even make scale building for your train with them all being decorated for the Christmas season.
You can find G scale locomotive in representing almost any era you would like to model.
Although most G scale trains are steam trains representing the late 1800 and early 1900.
The majority of the rolling stock is old time wooden stock cars, logging cars, wooden gondolas, and wooden side box cars.
You can also find a variety of circuit cars, but not all rolling stock represents the early years of railroading.
Although not as plentiful you can also find a large variety of modern diesel locomotives and rolling stock.
The shay locomotive is probably the most used locomotive in G scale.
Now lets get back to the garden railroad.
When modeling in the garden you are not restricted to the size room you have.
You have you entire yard as a layout.
When you are building your garden railroad you will need to use the same principles as the prototype trains.
You will need to build you train on a road bed to keep water off of the track.
Also you need to make sure you have the proper drainage.
Remember that modeling a layout indoors you do not have to worry about the weather, whereas in a garden railroad you will have real sun, rain, snow, sleet, hail, and wind to deal with.
These elements can take a toll on you track, structures, and other parts of your layout.
The train itself can be brought indoors and run only when you are there to watch them.
Some modelers have solved the problem of bring the train indoors, by allowing the track to run inside a shed or even the house.
Another thing to watch out for when you have a garden railroad, are animals.
Make sure you check out your track to make sure it is in perfect operating condition before running you train.
Hope you enjoy my articles, Steve Barnett
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