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<title>Introducing young ones to the hobby</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I started my grandchildren by buying Bachmann&#39;s Thomas the Tank Engine in HO.&nbsp; Later I added Hogwart&#39;s Express.&nbsp; Now they prefer the REAL trains.]]></description>
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<title>Safety Suggestions for Children</title>
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<description><![CDATA[&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I am currently involved with HO Scale modeling as a family project.&nbsp; I have found that this hobby has really enhanced &quot;family time&quot; and brought us all closer together.&nbsp;My main partner is my fiance&#39;s little girl (Skyler)&nbsp;who is 6 yrs old.&nbsp; I am very suprised at the level of&nbsp;accuracy such a young child has to details in general.&nbsp; The best example I have is scratchbuilding trees.&nbsp; I have difficulty in&nbsp;identifying the trees I have built and painted compared to the ones she has built (I actually have to mark them to see who made what).&nbsp; Needless to say I am very proud of the talent and patience shown by such a young child.&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The main purpose of this thread is to discuss the more subtle safety precautions involved with HO scale modelling.&nbsp; Obviously, all benchwork will be conducted by me, so no powertools for Skyler yet.&nbsp; I want very much to keep her interested in this hobby and make it as fun as possible, as it affords so many ways to enhance being a family.&nbsp; 
&nbsp;&nbsp;Any suggestions are welcome and appreciated.]]></description>
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<title>Thomas Mad Bomber &#x27;widescreen&#x27; &#x26; extra scenes</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Please enjoy a very reworked Mad Bomber, now in 16:9 wide screen, new music, new character with extra scenes linking onto the second episode.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6F6ckqYfg9A&amp;feature=channel_page


Thank you.]]></description>
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<title>episode VI</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This one is a little more low key, because Michael is really mellow.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVJoxIJYEaA ]]></description>
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<title>Looking for a good, short, inexpensive HO steam switcher.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My eight year old son and I attended the local train show last weekend and when we got home he pulled out all my old train stuff. We found a small place in his room to put up a 2&#39; x 4&#39; switching layout and I&#39;ve got the board together and even have some track in place. 
&nbsp;The biggest problem, though, is that with the track plan we have, there&#39;s not a lot of room for cars and an engine on the sidings. I have a 70&#39;s Mantua 0-4-0 tank switcher that would be the perfect engine for switching this track IF it ran well ( and it NEVER ran well as a switcher ). Even an 0-4-0 with a tender is a little too long for this layout. 
I&#39;m looking for something similar in size, and it HAS to be a steam engine ( so my son says ). Does anyone have any suggestions on what I can use? I&#39;d like to keep costs down, but I&#39;m willing to pay a little more for quality... It also needs to be pretty smooth, since I know that if the engine is jerky and/or too fast that he&#39;ll lose interest.
&nbsp;THANKS!
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<title>2yr Old w/train addiction</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Every chance he gets, Kevin lines up his toy cars, trucks, and whatever he has that has wheels, into a train.&nbsp; If I go to the basement, both boys follow and insist that I run the train.&nbsp; The poor old Marx engine has had more miles put on it this year than in it&#39;s&nbsp;prior history.&nbsp; If they wander off to do other things, I&#39;m still not allowed to shut off the train or they throw a fit.&nbsp; At the LHS they have 3 Thomas tables near the back of the store.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the&nbsp;front window there&#39;s an HO display layout.&nbsp; Kevin looked in the window, locked onto the scene and resisted going around to the door to go inside.&nbsp; When inside, he gave us a hard time getting him away from the layout.&nbsp; finally, we pried him away and took he and Eddie to the Thomas displays.&nbsp; After twenty minutes while Mommy sat with them, Daddy was done shopping and it was time to go.&nbsp; One would think we were torturing a dozen babies with the noise they made.&nbsp; Back at the car, I let go of Kevin&#39;s hand for a second to open the door and he immediatly turned his attention to heading back to the store.&nbsp; Good thing I&#39;ve got long arms.&nbsp; ]]></description>
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<description><![CDATA[Has anyone yet tried to model the imaginary railroad system for Sodor Island using HO scale trains.  My son (3 yo) is fanatical about Thomas the tank engine, and as family activity I'm looking into making a layout for us both to operate using the basics of the island.]]></description>
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<title>Episode IV The boys are at it again.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This one is a little bit of how we built the table.&nbsp; We did not take video in the construction phase, so some of the stuff is still shots. They want to do videos of the detailing and foilage,&nbsp; and also what trains are in the neighborhood next.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXteuoKji44]]></description>
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<title>Another video, Episode III</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is a little different than the previous episodes.&nbsp; There is a little less train operation and more of an&nbsp;explanation of&nbsp;my son&#39;s&nbsp;intro to the hobby&nbsp;and subsequent obsession.&nbsp; 
&nbsp;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw0BWqDSYtM
We had fun making these, hope you enjoy it.&nbsp; And of course he already has some ideas for Episode IV.&nbsp; His grandfather can&#39;t travel,&nbsp; so the videos have&nbsp;been his way to share the hobby.&nbsp;
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<title>My sons shot videos of the table.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Episode II involved their friend coming over: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEssEmMIuwo,&nbsp; I like this one because they complain about hitting their heads on the table.&nbsp; Dominic and Rocco both insisted on a low layout,&nbsp; so I am making them wire it on their own.&nbsp; 
Their next one will be about how they built it and how it works.&nbsp; 
I posted&nbsp;Episode I on one of the other disussion threads, but if you want to see that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbDJDfI7wVE
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<title>Teen&#x27;s corner</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hi my name is Eric Ridyolph, I am a toy train operator and garden railroader. I LOVE the Union Pacific and like anything that deals with western railroading. I would like to hear from all the other teens on the forums. What say you?]]></description>
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<title>teens and budget problems</title>
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<description><![CDATA[i happen to fall under this category my parents help me buy most of the things but when they cant/wont what do you do?well i came up with a solution if your parents have an ebay account ask them if you can get set up to sell some stuff, I did it and made a lot of money by just selling some of the old junk i had laying around my room/house (one group of auctions made me 120 dollars!)and even some leftovers from the layoutlast winter i was building up a custom Nitro R/C car and i was short on money so i did what it says above and also sold some old parts to the car that i wouldent be using it all worked out good for me (it helped me build what i wanted) maybe it will work for someone else&nbsp;thanks Jason&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title>Anybody 13 ,and like norfolk southern?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Title says it all.]]></description>
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<title>Online giveaway: Free tix to Day Out With Thomas</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Just a heads-up: I thought folks might be interested in a fun kids&#39; holiday activity. Babble.com is running a giveaway for free tix to Day Out With Thomas, Dec 5-7, at the Strasburg Railroad. &nbsp; &nbsp; Here&#39;s the link for more info and to enter:  http://www.babble.com/CS/blogs/droolicious/archive/2008/11/13/destination-playdate-day-out-with-thomas.aspx  Entries are still being accepted.  &nbsp; Thanks! 
            
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<title>Teen Model Railroaders</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Are there any teen model railroaders out there? It would be nice to hear from you.]]></description>
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<title>Teen Model Railroaders</title>
<link>http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/thread/1573621.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[Are there any teen model railroaders out there. It would be nice to hear from you.]]></description>
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<title>Mad Bomber episode 2 sneak peek</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Its time for another adventure, in this video you will get a peek into the next Mad Bomber video, also you will see what is done in getting the ERTL trains to run on HO trackhttp://au.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ta5ap_i0h0Hope it inspires others to make home grown train adventures.]]></description>
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<title>Your Favorite RR&#x27;s?</title>
<link>http://cs.trains.com/trccs/forums/thread/1152662.aspx</link>
<description><![CDATA[How many favorite RR&#39;s do you guys have? Here goes my list.1. Absolute Favorite, Burlington Northern Cascade green rules!2. Illinois Central3. Santa Fe 4. Conrail5. Southern Pacific6. Norfolk Southern7. CSX8. Union PacificWell thats my list it is long but those are my favorite roads in order.]]></description>
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<title>What scale?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello!&nbsp; New to the forum and would like some opinions.&nbsp; My son is 5 and a&nbsp; train nut for years.&nbsp; He is now getting interested in model railroading and we are loooking into starting ou r first layout.&nbsp; I had HO as a kid and there are alot of trains in granmas basement to start us out, but my wife and I are having a debate.&nbsp; She loves the idea of miniature modelling but wants to do a larger scale like O.&nbsp; We have limited space in the basement and I think HO offers the best compromise between size and having the room to put in some detail and enough track to keep it interesting.&nbsp; Plus we have some trains to start from, instead of financially starting from ground zero. I think O would limit us to a simple loop and be boring after a while.&nbsp; Our space is around 12 x 18. Personally, I&#39;d do N if it was just for me, b/c I can deal with the small size and like the ability to put complex track plans into a small space, but face it, the boys 5 and will want to handle the cars, etc. Any opinions?&nbsp; Thanks!&nbsp; Chris]]></description>
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<title>FAVORITE RAILROAD</title>
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<description><![CDATA[My fovorie railroad is UNION PACIFIC, BURLINGTON NOTHERN, RIO GRANDE, SOUTHERN PACIFIC]]></description>
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<title>Thomas Tank explodes,  kids ask for more</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello, to get kids interested in trains, try this.Please enjoy a custom made Thomas Tank story with a explosive action sequence.I have been told that Kids love this twisted Thomas tale.&nbsp;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYsQSDFFWfg&nbsp;Enjoy..Leo.]]></description>
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<title>how do you get them un-interested?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Ok so we have HO, O, and G , not to mention a lot of Thomas/Brio, so what does he want for christmas - N scale Amtrak - with sidings and extra track of course!Pick a scale we already have dang it!&nbsp;]]></description>
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<title>Boyscout outing</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Does anyone know of or take part in a train presentation to Cub scout packs? I am a leader of my local scout pack and want to invite my local club, etc to a meeting. I am worried that the parents will then hate me for introducing the &quot;addiction&quot; to the pack. &nbsp;Anyone part of a club in t he Newtown, CT. area that would like to come visit?&nbsp;t-meggs]]></description>
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<title>Thomas Help, Please</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I know you all are into model trains, but I was hoping somebody could answer my Thomas toy train question.&nbsp; I want to get my budding train enthusiest (he&#39;s just turning 3) the die cast Thomas the Tank Engine trains for his birthday.&nbsp; Do the &quot;Trackmaster&quot; sets and &quot;Take Along&quot; sets work interchangeably or are they seperate sets entirely?Thank you in advance for any assistance you might be able to provide! ]]></description>
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<title>Anyone have a myspace?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[This is the kids and teens page so this topic seems right. I have a myspace and if anyone here does my name is Kade Conner from Memphis, TN for me i talk trains with about half the friends i have on myspace and they have train related groups and im the moderator of one group called fans of the Burlington Northern and BNSF. So if anyone has a myspace send me a friend request! I would love to see your train pics and just talk trains whether i be real or model trains!]]></description>
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