I started with HO as a kid but after I was given my Uncle's Lionel (O-27) set I went in that direction. HO I think is really nice if you want to go scale and do it with a reasonable budget, for me it was the size and action of the O gauge stuff that set the hook.
Postwar Milk Men, Cattle Cars plus all the loader and unloaders...for a kid what else could you dream of? I was all this in the late 1980s when most of these items were old...they're not getting any younger and they're still fun!
I ended up with a decent setup of postwar stuff, not a lot but what a kid could afford and supplemented by Christmas and what not. Then they all got packed away for High School College and what not.
After I got married my wife bought me some stuff. One item was the Lionel Polar Express set to go under our tree. It's since become a staple. Now my 5 year old son is in heaven watching the train go round and round. My daughter too (twins) but not quite like my son.
He doesn't know there's a Thomas set in his future, I bought it for him shortly after he was born. I think it will go under the tree next Christmas. I want to make sure we can setup some sort of permanent layout when he gets it and that's not in the cards this year. I was able to buy a few newer items from a good friend that was down sizing. The new controls, sound etc are amazing but also super expensive....
Trains are great, I spent many hours making mine go. I hope for the same with my kids.
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