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Rick, thank you so much for your heartening and informative post. I was beginning to think that perhaps 5 was too young to start. Though my brother had his first Lionel set at about that age...I was beginning to wonder. I do realize that I will be doing most of the "work" in the beginning, but I am sure that Seth and I will enjoy learning together. I loved trains myself as a child. Every one that I saw was "My" train. So perhaps this will help me rekindle those feelings as well. My son has Thomas trains, including a small electric track. They are BRIO compatible so would be close to N scale also then. We have 2 pieces of pressed board that are 4'x4'. One is two pieces (hinged for ease of carrying) that we use for his wooden track, the other has been sitting around collecting dust. I thought we could start with that size since I do have room to set that up...does 4'x4' sound reasonable for a first layout if we go with N Scale? My son is a steam engine lover. We go from website to website looking at pictures. He loves it and he swears that he is gonna be a steam train engineer when he grows up. It is hard for me to explain to him that there are not too many left in operation. So, though I do not know what particular era or railroad we might end up buiding, it will not be political nor historical. I thought that we could pick out an engine he likes the best then research it's era and perhaps build based on that...very educational that way :o) More of an aesthetic choice than political or historical. I think at this point, that would make it the most enjoyable for him. Thank you again for your wonderfully supportive post. I appreciate it.
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