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My two boys, 7 & 9 are very proficient with the HO trains. They've had the opportunity to run on a few really huge layouts. My youngest catches derailments quicker than I do. They love locating items on our on the carpet Bachmann EZ track layout like autos, houses, etc., making it their own creation. All this makes me very happy. I haven't started modelling with them yet but I will. Sure, at first they were careless operators, but they're quick studies. My boys started years ago with
It is a funny thing, why isn't the new stuff better? It seems it's all about $. I'm very new to this hobby and find it fascinating! The hobby lends itself insight into reality (in the abstract). I grew up in Texas concurrently with the development of the Interstate highway systems. My history is repleat of trains. So I see it from a relatively unbiased perspective. I recently put together a neat Bachmann EZ track layout on the floor with 2 (DC) mainlines for my sons (and me). We've
You might do better to hire an actual architect to build a model. There's probably quite a few thousand out there that would be happy for any kind of work. They probably would like to build a model. I like to build models. Most architects don't build models as they are very time consuming and expensive (materials, etc.). I had an instructor who was an Architect in India. He built a model of a 60 bedroom house for a Saudi King's grandson as I recall. The model cost $160,000. I always like
Hi, I just created an account with trains.com forum. This is the second post I've read, and I'm not able to find progress picks at the link you provided ( http://users.eastlink.ca/~brownscountry/Gscale.htm ). I've got a big hauler and I'm real interested in your sound mod. Curious about how it's working and sounds. Anyway the one pic I see of the finished steam engine and tender look good, just would like to see more pics (and sound). Thanks, Paul in Fbg