Hope you have more fun than I did! 
A buddy of mine started in N because he wants a Nippon bullet train eventually. He's not really into real railroads, modeling, electrical, or mechanical. Only interested in the outside of the looks of car bodies, and the speed of the bullets. He needed help, so I went for a quick N ride.
It didn't take long to figure out Spookshow always had the answers
Quiet, & smooth operation, lots to choose from. The wiring? I could live with it. But uncoupling with sticks, and the dreaded reversing in an S turn weren't for me.
The derailments by "earthquakes" were the only "big" issues with the newer N stuff.
Which is allot when your in an old house, and the majority of your friends are about 6'+ and 250 lbs, or better.
Do they make a 100% re-rail starter set yet? 
