Aly Foxx's N Scale Layout

[Doug G.]

Perfect!

Doug

[peteski]

But, later, when I was running one of my HO scale trains up top, she wanted to play with a locomotive with sound, and she was jamming on the bell and the horn.  Uh oh, fellas! 

DFF

LOL!  You know where this is going . . .
Sweet!

[Chris333]

haha foam depot lives!

[davefoxx]

haha foam depot lives!

Hahahahaha!!!  I put a lot of effort into the construction of foam depot . . . like maybe three whole minutes.  You don't think I'd just toss that one in the trash, do you? 

DFF

[nkalanaga]

Peteski:  We have a CRT TV as well.  No need for a big-screen, as we can't get far enough from it to see the big picture...  Ours is a 13 inch.  Cost us $99, years ago, when the flat screens were first becoming popular.

The North Pole Express seems to fit quite well with her scenery. 

[narrowminded]

That's great!   Nice job, Dad.   Maybe a crossing with manually triggered bell would appease the sound gods for now.

Let her populate it as she will, scale be damned.  I don't think younger folks necessarily see things the same in that area.  And she can redo it time and again as her imagination lights off in another direction.   If well intentioned inputs become perceived as dictates it makes it not hers.  Part of the tough job of being a Dad.

[learmoia]

That's great!   Nice job, Dad.   Maybe a crossing with manually triggered bell would appease the sound gods for now.

Let her populate it as she will, scale be damned.  I don't think younger folks necessarily see things the same in that area.  And she can redo it time and again as her imagination lights off in another direction.   If well intentioned inputs become perceived as dictates it makes it not hers.  Part of the tough job of being a Dad.

This!!
What about one of those Kato sound boxes.. and/or the new sound crossing..

[davefoxx]

I've got an IM SD40-2 with DCC and sound, so if she really wants a locomotive with sound, we're good.  I doubt that I want to go for the expense of other accessories for lights and sound, because I don't know how much or how long she'll be interested in this layout or trains.  Besides, I've got my own layout to build, and the hobby budget can only stretch so far.  We'll see how this goes.

Thanks,
DFF

[learmoia]

I doubt that I want to go for the expense of other accessories for lights and sound, because I don't know how much or how long she'll be interested in this layout or trains.  Besides, I've got my own layout to build, and the hobby budget can only stretch so far.  We'll see how this goes.

Thanks,
DFF

That's true.. I did one of these layouts for my wife's nephew, who loved trains.. Bachmann EZ DCC, a couple of UP locos with DCC, one with an MRC Sound decoder, and some cheap cars..   

He enjoyed it but didn't get 'INTO' it, so it sits idle.. 

Building that layout sparked my interest to change focus and style of what I want to do..

~Ian

[davefoxx]

Let her populate it as she will, scale be damned.  I don't think younger folks necessarily see things the same in that area.  And she can redo it time and again as her imagination lights off in another direction.   If well intentioned inputs become perceived as dictates it makes it not hers.  Part of the tough job of being a Dad.

I agree with this 100%.  I hadn't even thought about it until she began putting her toys on the layout several weeks ago.  At that point, I decided that it's her layout.  I'll get the track finished, and we'll do the scenery as she wishes.  She likes DKS's design and wants the mountain, road, and river just as he laid it out.  I'll admit that those Smurf houses are almost perfect for this layout.  We wish we had one or two more.

DFF

[davefoxx]

Building that layout sparked my interest to change focus and style of what I want to do..

Then it wasn't all for naught.    It's funny how something can cause newfound interest and inspiration in this hobby.

DFF

[Hamaker]

Peteski:  We have a CRT TV as well.  No need for a big-screen, as we can't get far enough from it to see the big picture...  Ours is a 13 inch.  Cost us $99, years ago, when the flat screens were first becoming popular.

 

My now ex-wife and I bought a 34"CRT TV about three years before our divorce.  She still has it 13+ years later and the picture quality is outstanding !  However, it takes two very strong young men to move it.

[Doug G.]

My best friend and his wife had a 37" CRT TV back in the early 2000s and he asked me to help him move it to one of his daughter's house when they gave it to her.

I swear, it almost killed us and I said, "Harry, don't you ever ask me to help you move this TV again!" He laughed and said he would have it hired done the next time.

Doug

[peteski]

She likes DKS's design and wants the mountain, road, and river just as he laid it out.  I'll admit that those Smurf houses are almost perfect for this layout.  We wish we had one or two more.

There always is eBay and Amazon - you can find pretty much everything there from the past, present and even the future!    I'm sure used Smurf houses will be quite affordable (unless they are collectibles).

[peteski]

 

My now ex-wife and I bought a 34"CRT TV about three years before our divorce.  She still has it 13+ years later and the picture quality is outstanding !  However, it takes two very strong young men to move it.

Nice to know!  I also have a 34" Sony Trinitron as my main TV (I don't watch much TV and I also do most of my watching on the small Sonys in my kitchen and bedroom).  Yes, the large one weighs around 160 pounds!  It is all that thick leaded glass in the CRT.  But without it we woudl be walkign around glowing from the exposure to X-rays from the picture tube. 

Sorry that I'm continuing this OT diversion.  We should get back to Smurf houses!