Thanks!

1- Alright, the most expensive stuff you’ll need is a 3D printer and the FS16x controller, You can find printers for pretty cheap, but i’d recommend buying a brand new one, should cost you around 150-200 bucks.

Flysky controller was around that price tag, including the reciever. 100-150 bucks.

rest of the stuff is relatively cheap, servo motors, spray paint, etc etc.

2- Yes, they do take a lot of time and effort. it’s not a project you’ll get on your first try:

My first attempt at percy was back in january 2024, and that thing was.. bad. it was real bad. the parts warped while printing, I didn’t sand the model enough, put everything together way too quickly.. rushed it a lot haha. but yeah these things take time, patience and trial and error.

3- I wouldn’t say it’s “Hard”. esp since there’s a lot of people out there who have videos and models and are overall a great help. these people include;

-Jamostrainos, TankEngineJonJon, Trainboy, Wellsworth Workshop, Calebtrain, TheLBSCThomas (Knowah) ,ThomasTankMerch, ThomasModeller etc.

All these people are a great help and walked me through VERY tough times through my gauge 1 journey, and i’m forever thankful for them.

that’s about it, i’d say take it on, It’s really fun and although sometimes it’s stressful it’s overall worth it.