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What is a good forum or site for gathering ideas if I ever want to set up a STEAM loco and tender to run around a simple oval OUTDOOR track. Garden train style. I just had a new shop built and a lot of concrete to run on in an inside/ outside loop with maybe a temporary trestle over the steps. Just dreaming at this point.

I cannot suggest which gauge is better, but I went with O-gauge (32mm) as I have about a dozen or so 100 year old Bings, Märklin, and Carette locos, along with my Bowmans and Mamods that are all O-gauge. When I someday get an outdoor layout going I am going to use dual-gauge track from Sunset Valley Railroad so I can also run G-gauge (45mm).

https://www.sunsetvalleyrailroad.com/track---rail.html

That Mille in the snow is EXACTLY what I’m thinking of! I’ve seen both of those vids back when.  I’m trying to contain myself with Jensen, hit n miss, vintage Briggs, all in play now. So far so good but the garden railroad type stuff will further diversify the playground. ( retiring soon-woot!)

I saw his post. That’s what I want to do, spend an hour of prep time then sit and watch over coffee and the newspaper! I may not go anywhere with it, but since I dodged spending 5 large on the new Jensen 50 I’ve felt liberated to go with full scale hit n miss and the Briggs. Really glad I didn’t spend big on the 50.