Hello George
LOL...you have come to the right place. First let me welcome you to our community and congratulations on your pending nuptials. Lucky man, not necessarily because you are getting married but because you are apparently getting married to a lady who likes trains...priceless.
Many members here have good luck finding lots of tracks and accessories at second hand stores or charity resell shops. Here in the states there are lots of deals on Ebay for large bundles of used tracks to. It wouldn't take but a couple of purchases to gather all you need or at least a good start. The Japanese have lots of layouts outside using these blue tracks. There are quite a few YouTube videos to watch a couple of my favorite are below. Of course you wouldn't leave the engines outside all the time but everything else can take the punishment of weather. However, like most plastics, there is a tendency for sun discoloration due to the UV rays when left outside for long periods. As far as the non-Thomas trains (trains without faces) Tomy/Plarail makes a whole line of them so you may find what you want without the modifications or, like some of us here, take a stab at making a train personal and one of a kind.
Browse around our Forums as we have much to offer from our many experts and novices alike. And they are always ready to help.
LOL...you have come to the right place. First let me welcome you to our community and congratulations on your pending nuptials. Lucky man, not necessarily because you are getting married but because you are apparently getting married to a lady who likes trains...priceless.
Many members here have good luck finding lots of tracks and accessories at second hand stores or charity resell shops. Here in the states there are lots of deals on Ebay for large bundles of used tracks to. It wouldn't take but a couple of purchases to gather all you need or at least a good start. The Japanese have lots of layouts outside using these blue tracks. There are quite a few YouTube videos to watch a couple of my favorite are below. Of course you wouldn't leave the engines outside all the time but everything else can take the punishment of weather. However, like most plastics, there is a tendency for sun discoloration due to the UV rays when left outside for long periods. As far as the non-Thomas trains (trains without faces) Tomy/Plarail makes a whole line of them so you may find what you want without the modifications or, like some of us here, take a stab at making a train personal and one of a kind.
Browse around our Forums as we have much to offer from our many experts and novices alike. And they are always ready to help.
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