Question of the day 12-13, 'tis the season to

[ezdays]

Yep, 'tis the season to be giving, so we are asking the following question today:

Are you planning on giving anyone a railroad related gift for Christmas?

You don't have to say to who or what unless you feel like they won't peek here before Christmas

 

[oldtanker]

Yes, 2 , my son & son in law will be getting Christmas trains and I got me a train present too....but don't tell me, it's a surprise!

Maybe I should wrap it!

Rick

 

[Play-Doh]

Yep! My little brother who is 2, is just old enough that I can start spoiling him rotten with Thomas the Train toys! I bought him a big push around one!

 

[Dakota train]

Spoiled

My little boy who is 3, is getting a six pack of Thomas the train toys, a Lionel desk lamp, its cool, makes noise and wheels spin, and his grandparents bought him a Manuta 0-6-0 ATSF switcher. Talk about being spoiledsign1

 

[oldtanker]

Dakota, just checked the map, man are you in the middle of nowhere, I've driven through there...sign1 our daughter and her family are in the Turtle Mountains.


Rick

 

[Dakota train]

Yeh, I am in the middle of nowhere, but I'm only 20 miles from the LHS. Its a good thing for me and a good thing the wife doesn't know I go their everytime I'm in Bismarck.

 

[shaygetz]

As a general rule, I don't give model train items as a gift to anyone. This hobby is too easily given to acquiring and gifts get lost really quick in a yard, I'm no exception. If I do give them, it's because it's unique, like an unassembled MIB Suydam kit from the 60s that I know the receiver would appreciate, something along those lines I love giving as gifts. But then there's kids and their first trains---in that case I put the sets together myself from what I already know is good and reliable so that there are no lemons.

 

[Jim Krause]

I'm the only one in the family who is interested in trains. The kids and grandkids don't want anything that doesn't cost a couple of hundred bucks and has a keyboard attached Too much mental stress to think things out on their own I guess As for buying myself anything, I've put a moratorium on RR related purchases until I get some of my existing kits completed. I would however accept any train related gifts. Hint Hint

 

[ezdays]

Two years ago I gave all my HO stuff to my son and grandson. It wasn't much, but I thought they'd at least put it up under the Christmas tree. Nope, so I guess I'm it in this family. No train stuff for anyone from me, and with good reason.

 

[Gil Finn]

NO but I did this year already for a guy and his son I was in rehab with. I saw him this week at the VA hospital Christmas party.

I have built a set from used holliday cars and repainted one for the kids in the extended family but it is for under the tree...My tree

I may yet buy a bachman strater set in HO for the Tous for tots drive but I need to figure the budget again.

 

[Cannonball]

My daughter is getting a Model Power Santa Fe Dual Diesel HO set and an expansion pack to build a layout with Daddy.

After tax season, I'm considering getting one of the Woodland Senic kits to make a realistic layout.
This is the least expensive one but it will more than suit her.... Just as long as she gets to watch the trains.
http://cchobbies.com/scenery/mountainvalley.htm

 

[UP SD40-2]

i bought one of the NEW MRC sound decoders to put in dads AMD-103 Amtrak, i am also detailing it out for him for Christmas:thumb:. -Deano

 

[Nazgul]

Watch that solder..Deano!!!!

 

[Herc Driver]

I plan on giving me two PRR passenger cars to run with a C-Liner, a Santa Fe PA1, and maybe some tank cars too...oh wait a minute...your question was if I was going to give gifts to anyone else...ummmmm...I'll get back to ya.

 

[UP SD40-2]

Watch that solder..Deano!!!!

Alright, Steveops:...lets NOT go theretooth1. -Deano

 

[Cannonball]

My daughter is getting a Model Power Santa Fe Dual Diesel HO set and an expansion pack to build a layout with Daddy.

After tax season, I'm considering getting one of the Woodland Senic kits to make a realistic layout.
This is the least expensive one but it will more than suit her.... Just as long as she gets to watch the trains.
http://cchobbies.com/scenery/mountainvalley.htm

Oh yeah... I forgot. I found another train set on Craigslist that is just like the one my brother and I had when we were kids. Since I have our original set, I bought this one for him to have.

 

[railohio]

One friend got a C&O book from Four Ways West; another got two railroad rule books; another got a book on transportation in Ohio; and the rest got prints made from some of my photos.