| Now, if you really enjoy vast landscapes and dramatic | | | | many enthusiasts love. What could be better than a |
| horizons on your layout, you will love the look and feel | | | | hot day, friends over for a barbecue and your G scale |
| of the impressive G scale model train. The G scale, | | | | locomotive hurtling round the garden across expansive |
| introduced by Ernst Paul Lehmann Patentwerk in 1968, | | | | scenery and majestic mountain ranges. That would |
| is the largest of the common scales, usually 1:22 to the | | | | make the neighbors sit up and take notice! Just make |
| actual size. The G scale is brightly coloured and sturdy | | | | sure that you balance the size of the locomotive with |
| and is the perfect train for introducing young children to | | | | the scenery, you don`t want a mis-matched layout as |
| the world of model railroading. Youngsters love to pick | | | | this would look totally unrealistic. |
| up and handle the trains and whereas many of the | | | | G scale takes its name from Grob, which is German |
| smaller models could not withstand rougher handling, | | | | for "big" and it certainly is the daddy of the train world. |
| the G scale is the perfect train for the job. Although at | | | | Just like other large-scale trains, G scale models will run |
| 26.7 long high and about 6.0 high, this certainly is no toy. | | | | on No. 1 gauge track. So if you love the dramatic |
| When you hear hobbyists talking about the Garden | | | | landscapes on your layout, then the impressive G |
| Train, they are referring to some types of the G scale, | | | | scale could be the perfect train for you. |
| as it can be used outdoors and it is this versatility that | | | | |