Guy middle age buy's a Train Set is there something Wrong with that.. I guess the Kid in me hasn't left yet

I'll add to this: I just happened to be at a Kmart the other day and a cheap train set caught my eye, not that I'd buy it, I have no room for such in my place, but it took me back to a Christmas when I was about 4 or 5 I think. Santa Clause had brought me a little electric train set but the elves didn't do any quality control on the this set I guess. Thing wouldn't choo-choo at all. So Santa took it back and came back with this wooden set with a few log cars and locomotive. Might have had a caboose. Had leather straps on it to hold the logs to the car. Loved that thing. It could go anywhere without a track, as fast or slow as I wanted, and made any noise I could think of. Trains are a just a thing of wonderment, especially for those that were born before batteries were required for everything. So no, my opinion is you aren't nuts. I have seen much older folks with full-on city scapes and cross-country-looking setups with high dollar rigs sitting in a swivel seat and controlling 2-3 trains at once. And, yes, they had conductor and engineer hats. :smileyhappy:

Well I've had a few sets in the Past.. one a Lionel my older brother had one that O my I wished I could of seen or got my hands on it was when Lionel made Good Quality trains & sets but.. I got the Lionel had it for a while then the folks got me a HO set, it was a fairly big set but In my young youth I didn't have the Knowledge of how one should take care of the engine like oiling the gears I did keep the track clean with the included track cleaner but other than that I just ran it till it would not go any longer..

I got my First N scale set and set it up on a Table I made from building out of 2 by 4's and scrap plywood it ran well I took care of it done the maintenance but the track was not of a great quality and the Engines at the time were Bachman's which were ok but are nothing close to these Kato's there the Best in the small N scale engines and the Cars are well made and Detailed as well) Snn5 here is a Picture of my only surviving piece of my old set it is my Southern Pacific Caboose and there will be a time I run it down rails again.. I half to switch out the Couplers to were it can be pulled behind these new modern cars & Engines.. if you look close to the picture you can see the style of the old coupler this Caboose sold around the early 90's I think I got it in 91 or 92.. its a peach

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Mine was along this style. I still have it in a garage somewhere.

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O that's Cool Snn5 I really like that thanks for sharing it.. I found a couple Good Video's of trains that shows them running in DCC style that is running 2 to 4 electric engines on one set of track.. like the real ones do how can that happen well in DCC they can match up the Engines with Decoders that then talks to the Controller in doing that you can more than one Engine at a time.. cool ha" Have a look at this Video..

MY first, and last train set pictured below. Someone insisted this was the best toy, so my parents bought me one. Either they were mean, or had rubber floors. This was the NOISIEST toy! I can still hear to click clacking across the slate tile in the house I grew up in. My parents kept it long enough for all the grandsons to play with it too.

Your train is much cooler...

That is such a chick train :smileyhappy:

OH! You did not just go there!

Best meme ever!

MiiHere

My Grandpa has an old train set; comes with the wooden barrels and will make real smoke come out the top. It's like a Nintendo though; only he can ever make it work correctly. It brings back fond memories of playing with that train as it went round and round the christmas tree.

That sounds cool! Your grandpa must be a handy guy. :smileyhappy:

MiiHere wrote:

It's like a Nintendo though; only he can ever make it work correctly.

So, it's "wind and saliva" powered?

MiiHere

I think he is. He probably should be more handy being that he has a box of old tools. Drills and routers that are powered by elbow grease and not electricity.

MiiHere

Exactly. Occasionally a slight tap and wiggle as well.

My Uncle before he Passed away)) Was going to build a Real Steam Locomotive like you see at Fairs and some parks he had the rails & and wooden ties an the Knowledge to build it.. he built a steam tractor in the Late 70's he took me and all of my Cousins and his kids rides on or should I say being pulled behind the engine he could pull up to 3" Wagons with no problem the steam engine was not real fast in it's movement but the steam power in it could pull it like the Bigger steamers.. ones you sometimes see at fairs an in Tractor pull events..

This makes me sad. The younger generation is all computer chips. Much to my ex husbands dismay, I tried to teach my kids to make a mess now and then. That's where the fun is.

Such a cool hobby you have B33. Makes me want to pick up one of the many hobbies that I have been meaning to start forever. Would really help me reduce some stress.

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O Khines get ya Train Set from MD Cline they are the best at Lowe prices on the Internet they've been in Business for over 100 years) They have many to choose from, But I'd GO" N scale if you have Limited Space Have someone pick ya up a Folding Table at Office Max / Depot for Fifty or Sixty bucks that's all is needed for a small Layout, to fold the Legs out make sure something sturdy is set on each end to keep the table from moving around

Here are the Starter Sets at MD Cline They have either Diesel, Passenger, Maybe not for sure Steam and the Bullet Trains that you see over sea's are neat.! Go KATO all the Way if can they're the easy to set up.! all PLUG N PLAY

Expensive hobby!

DId you get your conductors hat yet?

I'm Trying:smileyhappy:

Hey O so Pretty Glad to see ya Back Khines if ya still on here shame of me but that Picture Looks Great B33

Stunning seasonal snap!

Yea it's pretty the fall has some stunning colors.. and my Tenders run over the Rails really really well I'll get a Video up soon maybe after Thanksgiving..

I pop in from time to time and see what's happening. I try not to waste so much time online doing unproductive stuff anymore. LOL

Most days I fail miserably at my goal. Dang fantasy football.

Yes, I wish I could claim that I was the photographer of such a pretty picture, but I simply found it online and thought of this comment thread right away.

The photographer is

Masaki Takashima

That is a Great Photo Mr. Kines and did you Sir get a Train set to Enjoy mine keeps me pretty busy

Precious1234Dad

Hey There's nothing wrong with being a kid again. Maybe he's just peeking out. I would love to see your train set and its track. I love everything to do with a train. And yes I am a girl. Love traveling by train. Favorite mode of travel.

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B33mama23dogs Here is a little something neat for you guys to check out;

The Double bi-directional figure 8 spiral with Ho scale using KNEX and Bachmann EZ track - YouTube

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