Reply to "Mark the Menards Train Guy, How about offering some new coal hoppers and grain hoppers?"

Country JoeOGR Forum Member

Melvin P posted:
I kind of figured that. Why fantasy??

I can only answer for me, but I've been into 2 rail scale (N and HO for many years) and love the freedom and fun of 3 rail semi scale. Fantasy schemes are fun and look great running on my layout. I think of my layout as an idealized post war layout. What I mean is that it has all the things I would have loved as a kid, things like wireless remote control, sound and all the other modern electronic features, but it's still toy trains so fantasy works just fine for me.

Note, I'm not knocking scale fidelity or even two rail for those who enjoy it. If scale fidelity is how you enjoy the hobby that's great but for me it's semi-scale, semi-toy that gives me the most pleasure.

Why fantasy? It's fun.

9/13/1810:08 AM

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