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I have a grandson who is 3 going on 4 who can run a throttle, throw switches, and blow horns. He can rail cars with great difficulty on a rerailer. He isn't allowed to touch locos. I have a granddaughter 6 who can do it better, can rail a car without a rerailer, but she doesn't touch locos either. They both can do basic scenery like trees, dirt, and grass as well as me, just slower. They have both completed 2' HO modules (I did carpenter and track laying) which they are allowed to do as pleased on as long as the mains are left clear. The 6 year old's is fantastic. Its a small cattle/horse ranch with fences and a house. She painted the animals herself with acrylics on plastic and metal animals. Sure, she has some pink sheep, purple cows, and green horses. I asked her why she painted some sheep pink one day and she replied "they were just born". The 3 year old's is grass lands with rustled cattle on it from the granddaughter's. They are very proud of their work, as am I, and they also leave my stuff alone much better since they have their own. I also let them do grass areas for me as it saves me from doing a rather boring task. We do HO. Our layout is currently double tracks with 36 feet of connected modules 30 inches wide with a 4X8s at each end for turnarounds for loop running. We use DCC.
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