@Mannyrock posted:The older PostWar engines are the old gold standard, but they are generally rough runners and don't have much of the bells and whistles extras you are looking for.
Now that I think about it, I liked my new 4-4-2 steamer as a kid but my grandpa's old postwar turbine really kept me interested. It was noisy with odd smells and tons of power and it shook the table when it came flying by.
The kids might dig the unrefined nature of an old postwar engine if they like mechanical stuff. And they're unlikely to damage it depending on what it is. The smoke unit is the only think they could mess up but you could cut and cap that if you wanted.
