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Unfortunately G scale and model railroading seems to be a hobby with little growth or interest among the young, which is really too bad.
Cost and space are the reasons G Scale doesn't catch on with younger people. The locomotives can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, and you need a lot of space to set up your layout.
I had a layout set up outside at my first house, it was 200 feet of track down one side of my backyard. I was in my mid-thirty's when I first got involved in G scale railroading. Since I was single I had a fair amount of money to spend on the hobby and I had some yard space for a layout. After I got married and sold my first house, I brought a house with several acres which would allow me to set up a monster layout. Unfortunately I really do not have the time or money right now to build my layout. I set up an oval track in the basement, but other than that, I've done little to expand my G scale collection. My foster child enjoys watching the trains go round and round at least.
Cost and Space is a concern with the large scale trains that is why most of the guys who have them are retired and they do best outdoors. Still it is possible to have a nice RR by using preowned equipment and building your own stuff like rolling stock, buildings, bridges etc.. Some guys even build their own track and run battery powered trains.
Where there is a will there is a way.
Here is another fun video from my RR.
The latest video from the Rock Root and Pup Poop Rail Road.
A fun railfanning romp chasing a 11 car unit train loaded with acorns. Next will be leaves when they start falling.
Cost and space are the reasons G Scale doesn't catch on with younger people. The locomotives can cost hundreds to thousands of dollars, and you need a lot of space to set up your layout.
I had a layout set up outside at my first house, it was 200 feet of track down one side of my backyard. I was in my mid-thirty's when I first got involved in G scale railroading. Since I was single I had a fair amount of money to spend on the hobby and I had some yard space for a layout. After I got married and sold my first house, I brought a house with several acres which would allow me to set up a monster layout. Unfortunately I really do not have the time or money right now to build my layout. I set up an oval track in the basement, but other than that, I've done little to expand my G scale collection. My foster child enjoys watching the trains go round and round at least.
Here is a video of a guy in southern Minnesota who has over 700 feet of G-Scale track in his basement. His home is a normal sized suburban style home that simply has the interior walls knocked out of it's basement.
Excellent videos. Great sets. I'm truly amazed how well the plow works in snow. It must be great fun seeing it running around the tracks clearing snow like that. I suppose you don't have a dog at home. LOL
Doctor Z that guy in the video you posted has some serious trains. I think most of the appeal of large scale trains for me is getting outside for fresh air. There are many issues to be overcome but that is part of the challenge. I wouldn't want to be cooped up inside.
R crusoe. We have 2 dogs who do get in the way of the trains sometimes . When I first set them up the dogs barked like crazy but they are used to them now.
That rotary plow is home made. The boxcar is a USA Trains car and I installed a battery and the motor and chuck from a cordless drill. The shroud is part of a plant pot and painted wood. The 5" impellar is metal that I found on Ebay and it would have been used in a vacuum cleaner. The precutter is angle iron. This rotary plow works great in the right kind of snow which is light and fluffy.
To those interested individuals Christmas is on the way and now is a great time to get a quality set to go round the tree. I would recommend LGB, PIKO, USAT, Bachmann makes many starter sets but the quality is not that good and the track is hollow steel which will bend if stepped on and rust if used outside. You want a train that will give you years of trouble free service. Better to buy quality now then get frustrated later.
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