How to Buy a Model Train Set Things you’ll need to Buy a Model Train Set: Model Locomotives Model Train Sets Model Train Tracks Scenery to Scale Table or Tables Where to go Go to the toy store or hobby store. The toy store is likely to sell wind-up trains, called "tin plate" trains. The hobby store will sell a more complicated, electric model train set in different scales, tracks and scenery. Decide what set Decide how extensive a set you want. For a child, a simple circular track without much scenery will probably suffice. For adults, things get more…