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The era of Large Scale model railroading, sometimes referred
to as "G" scale, really began about 30 years ago when a German manufacturer, L.G.B., began producing
large scale trains that could operate in an outdoor environment. Over the past 20 years, American manufacturers
have joined the rush to produce a greater variety of Steam and Diesel locomotives as well as a huge choice of rail
cars, representing all eras of railroading. While the majority of layouts are placed in the garden,
some hobbyists have started to build these indoors too. Another facet of the hobby is known as "Live Steam".
These are scaled steam locomotives that actually are driven by steam being generated in the locomotive via a butane
or solid fuel flame. Garden Railroading is able to incorporate multiple hobbies into a single hobby, bringing
all members of a family together. Model trains can become part of gardening, model structure building,
backdrops designing and creating, figurine collecting and much more. All of which add to the reality of the layout.
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