Donal C Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Hey guys, I bought a bachmann Thomas G scale for my young son, looking to build a garden railway. Looks to be hard to find bits and pieces here, looking for track, controller, rolling stock, everything really! Looks like Canada or Germany is the option for getting bits otherwise, thanks for any tips or if anyone knows anybody selling bits thanks!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner75 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 You could try Marks Models - they have an LGB section listed on their website 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal C Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 I never even thought of checking with the guys actually! Will give them a shout thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkerhellfire Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 This Channel on Youtube is excellent, its a chap who used LGB trains to kit bash his way to an extensive Garden railway. Well worth a look. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinner75 Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 Irish locos in 1:32 scale / 45mm track: https://shop.bowatersmodels.co.uk/collections/coras-iompair-eireann No idea whether this is G scale compatable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LRJohn Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 I have some G scale LGB for sale in N.Ireland. Mainly wagons and track. I will be at the Wexford show on Sunday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donal C Posted April 29 Author Share Posted April 29 Amazing LR John! I'll drop you a pm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayner Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 LGB is probably the best long term option as much for its investment value and its robustness for use on a garden railway, though its pretty expensive. Best to go for the R3 large radius track and points which will allow you to run larger locos and stock in the long term or decide to try live steam https://www.maerklinshop.de/en/detail/index/sArticle/7/number/L16000?__country=28 It might be worth checking out some of the specialist Garden Railway shops in the UK to get an idea of what's potentially available Bachmann Big Haulier American narrow gauge loco and stock were good value and reasonably priced, but the highly detailed "Spectrum' locos expensive and rather fragile. Many Garden railway modellers are tending to switch to battery radio remote control and abandon track power, there may be a battery RC kit available for the Bachmann Thomas from one of the Specialist Garden railway shops/suppliers in the UK, Canada or the States 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killian Keane Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 On 29/4/2024 at 3:25 PM, Hawkerhellfire said: This Channel on Youtube is excellent, its a chap who used LGB trains to kit bash his way to an extensive Garden railway. Well worth a look. not forgetting this essential piece of viewing; Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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