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How do people deal with uncoupling? Do people just use a uncoupler ramp? Hardly doing it all manually.. right? But if doing that doesn't that limit were you can uncouple?

Wont make the laois one but will try make the Bray one. make a family trip out of it with the young ones

Thanks RiverSuir i did not know about these saving clubs as that would be of interest to me.

HI Dave i saw your post after i posted mine. I have seen some of your work and wow some pretty impressive baseboards. So neat and tidy and truly designed by a modeller. You have me thinking now about how im going to proceed on the board now.

OK so the flying Scotsman is a 4-6-0 and don't count the wheels on the coal cart? Would i be better off getting flexi track now or keep with set track until i have a larger more permanent setup? As im not going DCC yet i have to contend with a single loco on the train at a time. is there a guide on wiring/powering any extra siding i may have or how it should be done. Say for example i had 2 ovals rad 3 and rad 2 with a single point joining them. If i have the powered rail on one oval once the point is switch there will be no power to one of the rails. so is it a simple case of wiring the 2 track together with wire and solder? or a powered extension coupler?

Yea i have a basic set, "Hornby Caledonian Belle" with track pack A and B with one or 2 more track pieces. Went with that set as it was the cheapest i could find. wanted cheap due to money and to make sure its something i want to getting to with out spending too much for something i wont stick with. At the moment im starting as 4 foot by 4 foot base to get a feel for things. i know its damn near impossible to have a enjoyable layout at that size in OO but track pieces and space prevent any bigger. Plus i know i will be moving in the next year or 2 so not going to go mad on a layout. debating on trying a modular system but im not too versed in the hobby to go ahead with that so il stick with my 4x4 to get the hang of things and for testing scenes and building making. I have a better layout that i want to do but that will take time to get all the points i need and the correct radius curves. This is the layout i want to get on the 4x4 http://www.freetrackplans.com/403-Port-Rush.php But all in good time. hopefully by Christmas il have all the track parts i need and a better baseboard constructed for putting away and taking out when needed. Could ramble on and on but time to stop for this reply lol

As a total new member to this forum and to model trains i still have so much to learn. so much so that its the basics iv to grasp first HO and OO gauge use the same track but everything else is modeled to a slightly different scale? I see "Rack" used when describing a trains length. is this a common thing as in a rack is "example 7" carriage's long or something? what does 0-4-0 and similar mean.? Are all track points 10-20 euro each? or am i just in the expensive shops lol? I know most people into model trains appear to "Have" the money to buy a €150+ loco but is there much room for the poor like me in this hobby? How obtainable is it to get cheap used track/rolling stock? Im not looking for true fine detail, i'm happy as long as it doesn't look like "toy". Any info is great. I LOVE the post by "glenderg" in tips and tricks sticky. No that's my kind of modeling.. using household items Cheers Chevron

I had tried that first and still haven't got a response. I assume the website is not looked after very often. Will arrive at the door at opening time and see if anyone opens up. €400 a year ?? em a bit pricey for me at this early stage.

Thanks for all the prompt replies. Yes an expensive hobby, thats why im starting with as much DIYing/Crafting i can for 2 reasons. Cost and it helps to learn more about a subject instead of buying premade buildings.

Thanks Dave for the welcome The main problem is deciding what layout to do with what limited space and parts i have lol.

Hi all, New member here. know nothing about trains .. well apart from they run on something i think is called a track or rails Only modelling i have done was plenty of airfix aircraft 18 years ago. So im getting into Trains and modelling due to an interest in trains for years. Starting small with basic oval and hornby trackpacks A and B. Starting to get some modelling/crafting experience with the help of http://www.wordsworthmodelrailway.co.uk/railside.html So im looking to meet others and have found that http://www.sdmrc.hobbysites.net/news.php is only across the road from me and they meet on a Wednesday. Was hoping to turn up tonight and have a chat but cannot find there actual address all i know is its in Knocklyon. Does anyone here know were about it is? Cheers Chevron