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<p>I got started for good when me Dad built a under the bed layout with castor wheels on the corners. I think that thing was 3x6 foot if that.. with 18 (And a smidgen smaller where necessary) at the small number 4 switches. It was one loop, two switches for a runaround and one spur.</p><p>Three toggle switches with a trainset power pack sealed the whole thing.</p><p>Motive power was a life like F unit (1970's trainset) and all horn/hook couplers. Switching was impossible with these on truck mounted couplers. But I drove about 10 years worth of circles on that thing. I believe it is still stored in the old basement to this day. With the damp and the mold plus the really sad attempts at scenic work it is worth tossing away in the dumpster.</p><p>But I got started running complete trains as a kid. In my neighborhood two other kids got trains and tried to run it on my railroad and we learned things about large wheel base deisels not working on 18" radius. Are THEY still in the hobby? I have NO idea. But I DO hope those problems with large wheel base and curves didnt scare em off for good.</p><p>I say it's time folks put down a loop of something, run a train any way they can and from there they can maybe see where it might go. I gotta tell you a room dedicated to trains plus a pernament benchwork for the track, wires etc.. is very very very necessary for a bright future in trains.</p><p>Would I still use the trainset today? Not for me. I want metal wheels, kadee couplers, a bit of weathering, trees etc. And I use a digitrax DS-64 to throw kato number 6 switches now instead of those awful buzz death kills on the old atlas switches of the day.</p><p>Oh one other thing. I had a very small allowance which I blew on slot cars instead of trains at the time because they were the rage in those days.</p><p>30+ years later, I STILL have an allowance. =) and a house, cars, wife, land etc etc etc etc... =)</p>
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