Model Railroading
Build a miniature world and run the trains right through it.
~$164Cost to start
ModerateDifficulty
1–3 hrTime / session
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SpaceDedicated room
The path14 quests
ASetting up2 things to sort, in any order$130
- Get a starter set with track, loco and controller
- Decide the scale and the space before you buy
Then the quests
- Get a starter set with a train and track
- Set up an oval and run a train
- Wire the track and controller
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