NSBill posted:justin p posted:I don't get why people like the post-war look, looks toyish to me, but that's just my opinion
. Can you guys tell me why you like it?
I'm 40years old. I think it was during my senior year, that Lionel had announced the Post War Celebration Series. I had really come to enjoy it, and seeing what was in it became a highlight for me. It as an above poster said, reminds me of a simpler time when they didn't have to be so realistic, and all Lionel was made for children. Oh and btw, I'm also into scale models of what you see on the real thing today too. Watching my GG1s, Berks, and F3s rolling past Lionel accessories, and Plasticville buildings is just as exciting as watching my ES44s and AC4400s pulling scale freight past realistic scenery and buildings.
Bill
I'm 47 and my dad introduced me to Lionel when I was a kid in the 1970s, just like his dad did for him in the 1950s. I've had a layout set up for the past 5 or six years, but a recent move dictated that I tear it down. Now that I'm in the new place, it's time to rebuild it. I was going to go realistic on the scenery on the new layout, but I've decided to change my mind.
I'm going with a postwar theme on the new layout instead.... My dad collapsed from a stroke this past Christmas morning and passed away the next day. I think that's the kind of layout he would've loved to see.... and I've always had the itch to build a layout in postwar style. I love the simplicity. I've got his original 2245 Texas Special that his dad got him and boxes & boxes of his other stuff that I need to go through.... A lot of boxes that I have no idea what's in them. This will be interesting.
