. . . .you appreciate the understated elegance of tubular track . . .
. . . Curves larger than 31 inches in diameter look too broad.
Ozone is a positive, familiar smell.
You believe toy train smoke is supposed to be wispy.
You’re always looking at how real-world things would look as a model on your layout.
‘Pre-war’ and ‘Post-war’ only refer to one particular conflict between 1939-1945.
You judge family vacations, business trips, and journeys of any kind by their proximity to hobby shops, the “home office” in Chesterfield, Michigan, and layouts open for tours.
You judge a gift of any kind and all sorts of found objects around the house by how it can be used on the layout.
The newspaper you rewrap it in when you put the christmas tree train up for the year is older than you are.
If we were voting on these, 53’s would get my vote !! [(-D][(-D]
Thanks, John
You happen to be in an old Antique shop and you see a Lionel Set in the upper self and your heart starts thumping…
The numbers 4-4-2 reminds you of a starter set locomotive and not the muscle car of your youth.
Hehe. I like this dude’s style. LOL
… you see a “real” train and comment out loud “They use such small couplers!”.
Jim H
When you wonder why the southern paid a million & a half for it’s first trainmaster & you got yours for 49.95.
Where can one purchase a 49.95 trainmaster? Sign me up!!!
Your first set had sheet metal hook-and-slot “couplers.”
Chuck (modeling Central Japan in September, 1964 - with HOj toy rolling stock)
You first need a time machine to go back to late 50,s early 60’s
I’m working on it. Anyone know where I can get a flux capacitor and a mr. fusion?
Don’t know about Mr Fusion, but there’s probably a flux capacitor or two stashed away in the attic of Vorkosigan House. I’m sure Mark Vorkosigan would be happy to sell you one.
Of course, you’d have to go to Vorbarr Sultana, on Barryar, to find out…[(-D]
Chuck (Science Fiction fan)
If the Lionel Trains are OLDER than you and almost as old as yer DAD!!!
(and my Dad is 72!!!)[bow][:-^][swg]