stefanodoug

Nice layout picture! I later managed to purchase the 7745 train set but still in need of the 7740 set I ordered some large windows (6 studs) which where not available elsewhere to reproduce, though in different colors, that much wanted set :) Thanks for replying my question, I was inclined to choose PF as it seems a smarter way to control the trains, plus the tracks are in plastic and not in metal: cheaper? And I found out the wider radius curves are available for both types, 9V and PF, so my concern shifted to the way to control the trains. Now the challenge moves to how to mockup properly the electric lines posts, but I will have to move to another thread of this forum for more specific questions. Hope to read other suggestions, thanks again.

Hi everybody, I'm Stefano and I was raised with Lego and I have always been a fan of trains. My first train set was the 7727 Freight Steam Train Set even though I always dreamed of buying the 7740 set which unfortunately remained a chimera. I lived in the glorious 12V era but I didn't have enough room (or bricks) to build a satisfactory mockup of a real railway, be it the station or the mere railway running aside a road with its electric posts and signals. Sorry for this prolonged intro, after years of hibernation I decided to get all my lego out of the boxes and I am planning to slowly build what I have in mind, which of course revolves around a train layout. I knew the internet era would favor places like this forum and since I entirely skipped the 9V and the Power Function era, I have a quick questions for you more expert users: what would be more convenient to begin with? Thanks for your help in advance, I cannot promise any picture of my layout because it's in my head for the moment, but I will. Stefano