I'm just getting started thinking about an N Scale layout and equipment and would appreciate just a little advice.
I live in a pretty remote area so I can't easily get out to shows, and my local retailer stocks, how can I put this nicely? well, crap. I have internet access but it's hard to tell what I'm looking at when you know as little about it as I do.
Who, in your opinion(s), are the BEST manufacturers of locomotives and rolling stock? The stuff I've seen at the store looks and FEELS like cheap plastic junk but friends have told me that there really is quality, die-cast equipment available.
I wouldn't say that price was no object but, for the modest layout I'm envisioning, I'd rather spend a lot for a relatively small amount of decent equipment. Does that make sense? If you could only have a couple of trains, what would YOU get?