http://www.yogee.com.au/blog/2008/08/13/the-classic-toys/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:09:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://www.yogee.com.au/blog/2008/08/13/the-classic-toys/#comment-6 Randall Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:05:11 +0000 http://www.yogee.com.au/blog/?p=9#comment-6 You make some good points about model trains. One of my big issues with model railroading is that here in the U.S. there are actually few sets produced for children and most of them are in larger scales. While Lionel trains are indeed a tradition, modern households may not afford a child the room to lay out their tracks required by larger scale trains. But here in the U.S. it is considered "bad" to give a child smaller scale trains, even though it is common practice in Europe and Japan. You make some good points about model trains. One of my big issues with model railroading is that here in the U.S. there are actually few sets produced for children and most of them are in larger scales. While Lionel trains are indeed a tradition, modern households may not afford a child the room to lay out their tracks required by larger scale trains. But here in the U.S. it is considered “bad” to give a child smaller scale trains, even though it is common practice in Europe and Japan.

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