Hello! New member with a collection

[Anonymous]

Good evening everyone. I stumbled across this forum while searching for information on the original Thomas the Tank engine layout (and yes, I got the info I was looking for). Anyways, I decided to join the forum because, in my lovely 23 years being alive, I have aquired such a collection that its pretty insane. Currently in the classic category, I have boxes of an American Flyer I got when I was pretty young from one of my great uncles. It consists of parts ranging from post war up until the early 70's but it also includes many Plasticville buildings that were bought in that period as well. I know this because my great uncles son, who died in his late 20's, had gotten all of what I have now in that era and once he passed, the American Flyer was boxed up and stored for many many years until it became in my posession. Also, when I was little, I also aquired a good chunk of original AC Gilbert Erector set as well and it goes perfect with the American Flyer. Unfortunatly, in the years I have owned my American Flyer, I haven't had it running since the engine needed a major rewire done to it and at the time, I wasn't up to doing the work to get it running again. I recently got another identical engine to te one I already have 6 months ago and hopefully will have it running this year for Christmas time since I already have an awesome winter scene to go with it.

 Also, in my collection, I have boxes on boxes of HO scale as well as N scale and Z scale. My HO is by far the most out of everything I own, including trains and sets from France (TGV is one that I can remember off the top of my head). All of my collection are in boxes at my parent's house because I'm going back to school, living in an apartment and well, just don't have room for all of them right now. All of this started when I got hooked on Thomas the Tank Engine when I was 4 years old

[challenger3980]

Hi Russel,

    You want the Classic Toy Trains forum, this forum is for the full size trains. This is a very common mistake.

                                                                 Good luck, with the other forum,

                                                                                       Doug

[BigJim]

As Challenger said above, you want;

Classic TOY Trains

http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/95/ShowForum.aspx

[Anonymous]

Ahhh my mistake gentlemen.

 

I have a thing for the real thing too

 I've been on a few, like the Roaring Camp when I was very little, also the "Skunk Train" from Ft. Bragg, CA that goes out to an old logging camp I believe, again when I was pretty young.

[arkansasrailfan]

yes, I'm almost like you, but I like scale G,N, and Z. But I'm into classic and modern real trains. But I'm not completly obsessed.