tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post6694427714202531007..comments2023-09-16T07:29:44.901-05:00Comments on The Stone House Scribblings: Electric Train Set For ChristmasArlahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06271437379396526716noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-49342882642696533762010-10-03T16:05:17.129-05:002010-10-03T16:05:17.129-05:00I was about 5 years old when I came out to the liv...I was about 5 years old when I came out to the living room Christmas morning and found a train running around and around on an oval track with my name on a card in one of the open cars. I can't remember what scale it was, maybe N. The cars were about 10 or 12 inches long and maybe 4 or 5 inches high. The track was oval shaped with three rails with the oval about four feet by two feet. There were no houses or anything, just those three rails, a transformer, and a spot that I could decouple cars if I hit a switch when it crossed that spot. This last feature wasn't the set's strong point. The engine was a dark blue Sante Fe switch engine from maybe the 1930's, but it looked like the one that I saw working sometimes. There was a white box car, a green open coal or ore car, and a gray flat car with two orange "electrical wire" spools held on by rubber bands. The caboose was red. <br /><br />I loved that train and spent hours just going around and around that short little track. My brother played with it later. I still have it in its original box. As far as I know it would still work if I could find a rubber grip for one of the drive wheels. And no, it isn't for sale. <br /><br />My cousin had an HO train, which was smaller but had more realistic track. His had a working headlight, and one night we turned a clear plastic napkin holder upside down over the track and watched the whole thing light up when the train came through. <br /><br />Unless you really are going to set it up in a garden, I'd recommend the HO. The guys hand will be able to handle the smaller sizes.Davidhttp://welcomevalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-55062410054354580112010-10-01T22:41:03.909-05:002010-10-01T22:41:03.909-05:00Yes, Arla, trains are a man's lifetime toy! Ru...Yes, Arla, trains are a man's lifetime toy! Rudy Blyer has train track close to the ceiling and still plays with his train; it does take maintenance. He knows some of the answers to the questions you asked. <br /> <br />When Dales lived in Indiana Marks had a big train things going and the guys spent lots of Sundays playing train. Go for it!<br /> <br />Love MOM!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5085354065266323033.post-88933063436469119362010-09-30T09:21:34.153-05:002010-09-30T09:21:34.153-05:00No one said anything to me!!! I like the idea thou...No one said anything to me!!! I like the idea though, so its okay. :)Francis Crosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10372440070947598031noreply@blogger.com