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Xmas gift for 10 year old son

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Posted by twcenterprises on Friday, November 30, 2007 4:06 AM
 busylady wrote:

We live in the middle of no where in Georgia, and there is not a hobby store within a few hundred miles, so I'm relying on the net to purchase something.

You're not *THAT* far out in the sticks.  It's only about an hour or so to Atlanta and there are several hobby shops that I visit.  I'd be happy to recommend one.

From what I've researched, I think we want HO scale.  My son is non-athletic and fairly careful with his possessions, and we don't have unlimited space (atleast indoors) for a bigger scale.  He likes intricate, detailed things.  There are no younger children or pets to worry about.  Does this sound reasonable?

Yes.  HO scale would be good. 

I also think we would need the nickel-silver track instead of the steel, as it is fairly humid out here and I don't want to deal with corrossion problems.  The track that comes mounted on a roadbed might be easier for him to connect.  I also think he would prefer enough track so that he could layout something other than an oval.  (Perhaps a figure 8 or double loop or  similar).

Nickel Silver track is highly recommended.  I think other have covered this quite well.

He prefers older steam-type trains to modern deisel.
  

I think *YOU* have that covered quite well, by this point.  Since the set you've decided on is Southern Railway, and Southern Railway ran right through Warner Robins (and probably still does, as Norfolk Southern), that could tie in nicely.  Southern also ran a bunch of RS3's and various F units (F3's, F7's, etc.) and ran them way into the 70's, so these could be good early diesels to add variety.  They ran alongside the steamers until the last steamer was retired in 1953.  If you want more info about this, feel free to click the email button just under this message.

Brad (Winder, GA) 

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Posted by CSX Robert on Friday, November 30, 2007 9:10 AM
busylady,

Do you know if there is a Hobby Lobby near you? Here is a link to the list of stores in Georgia:http://www.hobbylobby.com/site3/store/astate.cfm?hlstate=GA. Hobby Lobby is more of a crafts store than a hobby store, but they do carry some trains, including some of the Bachmann starter sets and additional EZ-Track. What the individual stores carry varies a lot from store to store, so if there is one near you I have no idea whether or not they would carry the Frontiersman set. Their regular prices on train stuff are not good, but they often have them on sale for as much as 40-50% (especially near Christmas), and they currently have a coupon for 40% off any one regular priced item that you can print off of their web site(good through Dec. 1st)http://www.hobbylobby.com/site3/weekly/coupon.cfm


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