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Any toy/model train hobbiests out there?
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Babooba" data-source="post: 473120" data-attributes="member: 5402"><p>I had a Lionel set when I was a kid. My younger brother has it set up now. Last Saturday I brought my 2 year old grandson to the Amherst Railway Society's annual train show. It was in 4 Buildings.<a href="http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/" target="_blank">http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/ </a></p><p>My grandson has been preliminarily diagnosed with autism and it appears that he has made a connection with the trains. I never saw him smile so much! There may be a set in my future. I like Lionel trains because of their play value. A lot of their stuff has collector value. The more serious modelers can really get picky. One railroad bridge model on display was an operable rolling lift bridge. It's operation always gathers a crowd.It is amazing what one person can do in his spare time.<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=jCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=new+haven+railroad+rolling+lift+bridge+model&source=bl&ots=sHytEufuou&sig=3pRKYJZxwxAzGbBgm7UZsYqHh-c&hl=en&ei=uNCFSajWIcH7tgehqcjPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result" target="_blank">http://books.google.com/books?id=jCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=new+haven+railroad+rolling+lift+bridge+model&source=bl&ots=sHytEufuou&sig=3pRKYJZxwxAzGbBgm7UZsYqHh-c&hl=en&ei=uNCFSajWIcH7tgehqcjPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Babooba, post: 473120, member: 5402"] I had a Lionel set when I was a kid. My younger brother has it set up now. Last Saturday I brought my 2 year old grandson to the Amherst Railway Society's annual train show. It was in 4 Buildings.[URL="http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/"]http://www.railroadhobbyshow.com/ [/URL] My grandson has been preliminarily diagnosed with autism and it appears that he has made a connection with the trains. I never saw him smile so much! There may be a set in my future. I like Lionel trains because of their play value. A lot of their stuff has collector value. The more serious modelers can really get picky. One railroad bridge model on display was an operable rolling lift bridge. It's operation always gathers a crowd.It is amazing what one person can do in his spare time.[URL]http://books.google.com/books?id=jCcDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA118&lpg=PA118&dq=new+haven+railroad+rolling+lift+bridge+model&source=bl&ots=sHytEufuou&sig=3pRKYJZxwxAzGbBgm7UZsYqHh-c&hl=en&ei=uNCFSajWIcH7tgehqcjPCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=4&ct=result[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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