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yeah, I've settled on a brio like set, then later on if he likes it (a few years down the road) upgrade to good brio. then onward and upward depeneding. But they will have a train for the christmas tree! yup, gotta have that ;) heh again, thank you all for your suggestions. And I know girls...

I've made up my mind regarding the train set. I will give it to them now (only a couple days left before we find out whether a boy or a girl!), and let it sit in the closet as a curiousity for a while. But I'm going to purchase a BRIO style train. I just keep thinking about how much darned fun...

If it's a girl I'm not sure yet. And I'm not THAT close that I'll take 'em out to lunch and stuff. It's more of a once every couple months stop in for a day or two kinda thing. I know I'm ahead of the curve, but I figure if I get a train set that could be set up, I could finally have something...

oh, I've realized that. Not a problem. I'm pry gonna invest in some cheaper BRIO type products (gosh darnit I loved that stuff) for whenever I'm not around. Believe me, I know EXACTLY how it is. I loved to touch the trains when I was little too, but I also LOVED going to the train shows when I...

hehe, kids will only be kids for so long, but the frustrations last forever eh? :) I've used Unitrack quite extensively in N-scale, but the cost in HO may be something I'm going to have to look at since I am just wanting to get him (if the baby is a he after all of course) something to have...

In n-scale, the most common is code 80. The code 55 is more prototypically sized. These are the 2 most common codes, but there's also code 40, 70 and 100 that I know of, but they are fairly hard to come by. I, personally, am going to use code 55 when I actually get to building my layout (still...

*edit* sorry, I completely forgot to thank you for your advice/input, it's MUCH appreciated! *end edit* I've thought about that. But I've also put some thought into it and had an idea regarding it's an only when "Uncle Traynor" comes over, we can play with trains. That way it's a kind of bonding...

To specify what I mean by other (assuming you meant generally speaking about layouts): I love the intermodal trailers, containers, trucks, cranes and other little details that make an intermodal scene REALLY come alive.

I have used cork, homasote AND foam all on the same layout. For the yard we used homasote so we didn't have to worry about using large sheets of foam (a pain when you're putting it under other parts of the benchwork), for the mainlines we put down what I believe was 1/4" plywood and put cork on...

I use one of the minitrix brass brush cleaners that you set on the tracks. I have found it to work VERY well, and over the period of about 2 years of constant cleaning (during the construction phase of a layout we ended up scrapping), no harm to any wheels or anything. Kato, Life-Like, spectrum...

Totally awesome project for a father-son team! I remember when my dad and I made my first layout. I mean, we didn't scenic but a tiny bit (some buildings and a couple trees) but it was still a heck of a time to have some fun with my father when I was at the ripe old age of about 4-5. I sold the...

That's complete dedication to an amazing hobby if you ask me. I've been an avid UP fan for some time now (though I'm 21, it's been about 7 years of UP fanaticism), and was dissapointed when they called for this, it actually made me ponder modeling... BNSF... *shudder* though I have to model...

Hello, I'm an N-scale modeler myself. However, a friend of mine is going to have a baby. I am an uncle figure, so I figured that if it is a boy (we'll find out in a couple weeks) that I'd buy him a train set. Though I figure an HO set would be more suitable for a younger child (it'll be a...

Wow, that canyon's just about as large as I've seen on a layout that size. VERY impressive. And the description was a little clearer than mud. it'll look AWFULLY impressive when it's all in place, even without being completely scenic'd, the bridges with the foam look pretty cool I think. Keep it...

Seeing these has made my train enthusiasm skyrocket even more than it already has! Wow, I just wish I had some of the building kits that I left in Washington down here with me, I would NEVER be bored! and I'd get a lot better working on the cheap ones and then once I get some kind of skill with...