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I want to say thank you for the advice given. It helped me out alot. I was able to finnish it by christmas eve day, and everyone who has seen it is really impressed. Im pretty happy with it myself specially for the amount of time I had to work with it. <br /> <br />Its a simple loop with a mountain that has a tunnel threw it. The tunnel cover 80% of one side of loop. Has a small pond, Helicopter pad, gravel road, and a Place Sir Topam hat can stand over and watch everything. To me it looks like a park, and im cool with that. I think a park setting is something you would see a Thomas train at. Even the Island of Sodar is kinda parky looking in some areas. <br /> <br />So with Herold the Helo sitting on his Helo pad, Burny the Bus taking short trips from the helo pad to the lake to Sir topam hat, it feels and looks neat. All with Thomas Screaming around the layout moving his eyes back and forth. ;) <br /> <br />It was the last gift that he got. We hid it in our room Christmas eve night, and made him open up all the other presents first. Then we walked him into our room. I got to say all the work and money was worth the look on his face when he saw it. That was priceless. <br /> <br />One thing I didnt consider was how my duaghter would react to it. It became her favorite gift as well. They left all the other toys and dolls lay while they spent the whole day screaming: I WANT TO BE THE CONDUCTOR. Shes 8 years old and a very girly girl. Loves make up and dress up and dolls. But she really like the train. <br /> <br />I dont know what ive done, but today Ive already been asked if we can get some switches to make thomas go diferent places, and to get more trains. <br /> <br />I took them both to the hobby shop and we looked around. They each had christmas money and decided to put thier money together and get another engine. So we came home with a 0-6-0 Loco with tender, it has smoke come from its puff as my son says, and has light for the tunnel. <br /> <br />It amazed me how they bought it together, and have so far shared very well with it. Both taking turns being the conducter while I run in every now and then and make him smoke from his puff again. <br /> <br />My duaghter asked me to build her one too. So it looks like my shop will be converted into a train room. Its 14x8 and is finished with heat and AC. So it looks like I will have my hands full for a long time. Now to search and find the cheaper way to do everything. Woodlands scenics stuff seems high priced for what I get, and rather go a different way this time. <br /> <br />Sorry for the long ramble, Just wanted to say thanks for helping me make this christmas something to remember.
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