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Grahame
I think you may have missed the point. My understanding is that clive is looking for a gift for his son, and therefore needs something he can handle as a starter in the hobby. I agree that ballasting is not that difficult, boring yes, but it is not what a beginner wants to do initially, what he will want to do, I suspect, is play with it.
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I think you may have missed the point. My understanding is that clive is looking for a gift for his son, and therefore needs something he can handle as a starter in the hobby. I agree that ballasting is not that difficult, boring yes, but it is not what a beginner wants to do initially, what he will want to do, I suspect, is play with it.
Regards
Bearing in mind that this was posted initially in another thread I think that we need to take this current thread in the context of the age of Clive's son
QUOTE (clive hayward @ 15 Oct 2008, 21:21) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm trying to encourage my son , aged 10 years, to take up railway modelling.
So we have a 10 year old, which I think clearly shows that we are initially looking at play value and durability, not highly detailed railway modelling initially. Surely while trying to encourage a child to participate in this hobby we do not want to bore him with what he is unlikely to want to do when he can have a basic layout which enables him to "play" with his trains!
QUOTE (Grahame @ 23 Oct 2008, 19:42) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That rather precludes them from ever purchasing any new stock in the future...........
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I really fail to see the logic in that statement. Some starter sets,as I'm sure we all know, have lower spec models so that they are cheaper. There is absolutely nothing wrong with starting off with lower spec/second hand/older models - after all if the interest develops then better quality models can be added, and will be more readily appreciated. Don't forget - if junior does not take an interest it is easier to sell unitary track and re-use the board than it is if the track is glued and ballasted.
Regards
QUOTE (clive hayward @ 15 Oct 2008, 21:21) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'm trying to encourage my son , aged 10 years, to take up railway modelling.
So we have a 10 year old, which I think clearly shows that we are initially looking at play value and durability, not highly detailed railway modelling initially. Surely while trying to encourage a child to participate in this hobby we do not want to bore him with what he is unlikely to want to do when he can have a basic layout which enables him to "play" with his trains!
QUOTE (Grahame @ 23 Oct 2008, 19:42) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>That rather precludes them from ever purchasing any new stock in the future...........
I really fail to see the logic in that statement. Some starter sets,as I'm sure we all know, have lower spec models so that they are cheaper. There is absolutely nothing wrong with starting off with lower spec/second hand/older models - after all if the interest develops then better quality models can be added, and will be more readily appreciated. Don't forget - if junior does not take an interest it is easier to sell unitary track and re-use the board than it is if the track is glued and ballasted.
Regards
QUOTE (clive hayward @ 30 Oct 2008, 22:07) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>but at the moment the Minitrix track looks good.
and at the end of the day that's all that matters - hope he enjoys his present.
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and at the end of the day that's all that matters - hope he enjoys his present.
Regards
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