When I was a kid, I enjoyed running O, HO and N gauge. Finally I was told by my mother that I was too old to play with trains (could you imagine that).
I managed to at lease save and hide away my N scale items. Fast forward to 1988 and I started to get back into N scale with an under the bed slide out layout which I still have. Around 1998 I got back into O gauge with my first MTH steam starter set which was a Santa Fe 0-6-0 freight set followed shortly thereafter with an MTH f3 Santa Fe Super Chief passenger set. I then slowly started adding in all my childhood favorite Lionel post war trains and accessories. As time went on I branched out into MTH subways and that is when I started wanting some more realistic scale items. I soon realized that I could not give up the toy like Lionel items, so I have a mix of both scale and traditional Lionel items with a floor type setup. I am very happy with my mix of scale and non scale and will continue with that direction for now.
