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We had friends of the family visit last week and three of the boys got a chance to run some trains using the Legacy system along with the Flyer Chief. These boys are all ten yrs and under and adapted quite well to the wireless system of operation.  There were a few mishaps but with no or very minor damage. One wreck looked pretty prototypical and I wish I had thought to take a shot of it. I would have liked to catch one of the wrecks happening but I had my hands full. Seeing the fun they were having I know that toy trains were made for little boys. Please do excuse the quality of the video, I am not very experienced with this and hope to get better.

Ray

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Video was fine. Nice to see the kids enjoying the trains. They looked like they were getting into it and also being pretty careful as well. Looks like they were really concentrating on their trains and what they were doing. I get more enjoyment out of watching the kids than I do running the trains myself. I think many others have the same feelings.

As for wrecks, every time I have had kids over here it was not the kids that wrecked the trains, it is always me when trying to show them something. Never demonstrate cross over switches with trains running!

Reminds me of my daughter on Monday when we (myself, my wife and daughter) went to the Walter Anderson nursery a block away from work to look at the G Scale trains on (running) display.  The idea was to see their real size and if we liked them.

As soon as she saw the trains running she screamed "CHOO-CHOO" and was pointing and trembling with excitement!

Now I have to set up a layout, no choice. 

But I gotta say, not just for little boys!  She might grow out of it later (she just turned 2), but for now she loves trains.  Every time we go to the Santee Trolley Square we have to sit on a bench until a Trolley consist comes by (is it still a consist if it is traction?).

Pretty cool that kids can still enjoy things we did when we were young instead of just TV and electronic devices (although model trains are electronic devices, no?).

Helmut

Helmut,

Our visitors included one younger boy age four and a girl age three, these two were also anxious to see the trains but, I must be honest,  when my wife brought the doll buggy out Abby lost interest in the trains. Abby does visit at the Mad City train show and is always excited to see the layouts and ride the kiddy train.

Ray

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