One potential drawback of my chosen prototype is that i have never travelled or even seen the railway in Austria. However thats fairly common surely especially for modellers who take a railway of yesteryear as their prototype. The need to research and explore actually may be a benefit and not a drawback.
Today i bought a book on Austrian Narrow Gauge, it covers the line i will be doing though its coverage of modern operations is only slight. However it will be useful in helping me get a feel for the scene and the atmosphere. Maybe one day i will visit the real thing and see just how wrong/right i am!
Phase One of Project Eskalon is now in progress with an order for my stock and track made. Hopefully soon i can get some trains running!