Hi all!
I just joined the forum and wanted to say Hi. I had a trainset as a kid; might have been Lionel, but I'm really not sure. I do remember very vividly the smell from the transformer, and the little thumbscrews for attaching the wires to the transformer, and what the locomotive looked like.
Later on I was into HO slot cars, building ship models, building armor models, but never got back to railroading.
Never had a set as an adult, never had the space for it. Thinking about it now; might be time to get a Hogwarts Express for my daughters and go from there. It would really be for me, of course, they're both into Harry Potter but I can't see them getting into trains much.
Full disclosure: I'm also an internet ecommerce retailer and recently have started a trainset store. But I'm not here in the forum to spam you or to sell to you; just to learn as much as I can so I can really understand and serve my market to the best of my ability.
Looking forward to hanging out here, it seems like a real friendly place. I'll listen and learn, and contribute when I can.
thanks for welcoming me . . .
Bob Voges
I just joined the forum and wanted to say Hi. I had a trainset as a kid; might have been Lionel, but I'm really not sure. I do remember very vividly the smell from the transformer, and the little thumbscrews for attaching the wires to the transformer, and what the locomotive looked like.
Later on I was into HO slot cars, building ship models, building armor models, but never got back to railroading.
Never had a set as an adult, never had the space for it. Thinking about it now; might be time to get a Hogwarts Express for my daughters and go from there. It would really be for me, of course, they're both into Harry Potter but I can't see them getting into trains much.
Full disclosure: I'm also an internet ecommerce retailer and recently have started a trainset store. But I'm not here in the forum to spam you or to sell to you; just to learn as much as I can so I can really understand and serve my market to the best of my ability.
Looking forward to hanging out here, it seems like a real friendly place. I'll listen and learn, and contribute when I can.
thanks for welcoming me . . .
Bob Voges