raising4daughters posted:GVDobler posted:I think the Lionchief (or any brand) with Bluetooth may be the key to the castle, so to speak. My little visitors all have an IPhone, Ipad or such device. They are always on it.
I said hi to one of them and it startled him because it wasn't coming from the screen. Ha
Agree. My youngest (10) loves her LC Thomas and our LC+ Mikado. Simply to operate, but SHE and her friends operate. They don't like being tethered to the transformer for conventional. Thinking I need to upgrade her WBB Girls Engine with ERR components based on this lesson rather than leave it conventional.
My kids (4&2) are pro's with the simple lionchief stuff. Throttle, horn, bell, and announcement all right there with big buttons. I limit track voltage to about 40% so the speeds don't get too crazy. The 4 year old understand how the switches work to an extent. Consider a starter lionchief set with two wheel trucks as they are much easier for the kids to put on the track without shorting the layout and the couplers are static so it eliminates that complexity as well. Then they can grow into the more complicated hardware.
As already mentioned, buttons are king. The more accessories that light up, move, or make sound the better.
