Playing With Some Trains
After we met Adam at the airport yesterday, we came back to our house with the grandkids in tow. Once Liza arrived from work, I grilled dinner for all of us but there were a few hours to kill before dinner though so Lukey, Adam and I pulled out Lukey's new train layout (from this past Christmas) to play with some trains.
This was a rare occasion so I allowed Lukey to run some of my newer locomotives which Adam had not seen yet... the ones with locomotive sounds, smoke, operating lights, and crew sounds. This also entails allowing Lukey to use a much more complicated controller with far too many little buttons to erroneously press but he did well and learned quickly. He'll probably forget how to use it before we use it again but he did well and didn't destroy either of my locomotives.
Lukey accidentally found that one of the buttons on this big controller activates a crash sound sequence... the locomotive makes these horrendous crashing sounds as it comes to a sudden stop and then the engine shuts down. He enjoyed this button!
Even Kenzie tried her hand at driving some trains and did well. Of course, Kenzie showed Uncle Adam her new dollhouse and all her furniture too.
As always, I captured a few photos of playing with the trains...
Both of these MTH locomotives run exceptionally well. They have outstanding sound effects, some really nice details, the smoke chuffs realistically, and they glide along the tracks smoothly even at a snail's pace. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of HO scale but these MTH locomotives are a joy to run!
This was a rare occasion so I allowed Lukey to run some of my newer locomotives which Adam had not seen yet... the ones with locomotive sounds, smoke, operating lights, and crew sounds. This also entails allowing Lukey to use a much more complicated controller with far too many little buttons to erroneously press but he did well and learned quickly. He'll probably forget how to use it before we use it again but he did well and didn't destroy either of my locomotives.
Lukey accidentally found that one of the buttons on this big controller activates a crash sound sequence... the locomotive makes these horrendous crashing sounds as it comes to a sudden stop and then the engine shuts down. He enjoyed this button!
Even Kenzie tried her hand at driving some trains and did well. Of course, Kenzie showed Uncle Adam her new dollhouse and all her furniture too.
As always, I captured a few photos of playing with the trains...
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| An MTH New York Central Dreyfuss Hudson smoking away as she idles on a curve... |
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| My MTH New York Central F3 diesel locomotive. |
Both of these MTH locomotives run exceptionally well. They have outstanding sound effects, some really nice details, the smoke chuffs realistically, and they glide along the tracks smoothly even at a snail's pace. To be honest, I'm not a big fan of HO scale but these MTH locomotives are a joy to run!
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