From HO to N

Good engines - Kato, Atlas

I am living in Europe, and I am about to order a lot of Unitrack from Kato (availability is limited here, but I found a shop with good connections to America and Kato) Maybe you also can look here: Forums

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Good engines, Kato, Atlas and pricewise the newer Life-Like/Proto

I know years ago the N scale engines

The Kato's and Atlas engines can crawl like any H0 engine, if you are going to N-scale and are not on DCC with your H0 I would advise to go to DCC while your at it.

Also I

Atlas makes a very nice looking code 55, its more prototypical then for instance Peco, con of Atlas (but shouldn't be a problem seeing your starting in N-scale) is you have to have low flange wheels otherwise the wheels hit the inside plastic of the track. micro engineering also make very nice code

55 but is a bit steep in price compaired to Atlas.

I have several pairs of reading glasses and a lighted loupe, I use them mostly when building and painting structures and vehicles.

Sometimes when my fingers seem just to big I get frustrated and think "I wish I was doing H0 " but most of the time I look and see how much landscape I can get into my layout room and how long my trains can be without arriving at the next station before the end car has left the other station.

Equipment , structures, scenery in N-scale has evolved so much that you can do almost anything you want just like in H0

May I suggest looking into a few online shops that either secialize in or have a vast assortment of N-scale

Wig Wag

Great pricing, and contact ( you almost think its your neighborhood shop ) MB Klein Good webshop with good pricing fast delivery and live In Stock count. I also buy on Ebay and 2 of my favourite sellers are Egatco and Mostly Trains

Hope to have been of some help and welcome to the Normal scale community ;-)) Jan

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Who makes good engines for the price? I know years ago the N scale engines were not very good, but I have heard they are much better today. Also I intend on using code 55 and would like to hear any pros or cons about this.

I am well aware of the eyesight problems working on this small of a scale, but that is what they make strong glasses for.

Would especially like to hear from people who are modeling in N scale or those who have in the past.

Thank you in advance

Chris ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I would add that the Walthers (formerly LifeLike) locos are also quite good, as are the Athearn (recent newcomer to the N arena). I like the recent Model Power steam locos - look good, run smooth, but a bit weak on pulling power. The MP steamers are very easily converted to DCC.

Val N and only N

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Thanks Fred , had no idea.

Greetz Jan

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