Model Trains Anyone?

[ScottyB]

i was WAY into it as a kid and it was a huge bonding thing i had with my grandpa. he'd take me to a train store in philly ever summer and let me get a bunch of stuff and helped me build it. i had a 4x8 HO layout on some sawhorses, built some really detailed scenery, wired the whole thing up for lighting. i even airbrushed all my cars/engines to look weathered. i worked on that for about 10 years and put it away when i went to college. i'll have to scan some photos of it in some time.

just got it all out my parents basement in July after a long hibernation and have started to introduce them again to my son. just basic track laid out on the living room floor. he loves it (but i've been supergluing a LOT of cars back together because he hasn't figured out how fragile they are yet :lol: ) and i'm hoping that means i can dive into another layout build again soon with him...i just have no idea where i'm going to put it. i'm not willing to get rid of all my cool old stuff and start over to go N scale although that would be the smart thing to do.

i also have an old Lionel set from the 50's that my grandpa handed down. it will become our Christmas tree train. its awesome, super heavy and smells like an old electric motor.