christmastrains posted:Looking at switches, I'm not sure whether to go with the Remote or the Manual ones. I see complaints about both: that the Manual switch is harder for kids to align properly and could cause derailment; also, that the little level to switch it is fragile and breaks. For the Remote switches, I see complaints that it just doesn't work at times.
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Not so on the switches. My 4 year old grandson could handle the manual switches from about 3. If they forget one, it's non-derail and the engine will push through. Look in the For Sale section of the forum or your local Craig'slist and see if you can up with a pair or maybe four. 036 manual.
The red/green aspect does break off, he can still manage to turn it and check the points. They pick it up quickly. I am just too lazy to make some and glue them on.
