My oldest son sent me this. If this isn’t the ultimate indoor roundy round, what is? I don’t know this guy, but maybe our IARRR needs to reach out to him!
Lots of locomotives in use there, he may need more track. Boomer must have his name.
Yup, He is definitely a Roundy Rounder.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)
Who, besides this guy, has a bean bag chair in this day and age? (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-surprised.gif)
After sitting in the BB chair, watching the TOO_TOO Trains go round and round for a few hours…is this supposed to motivate anyone to our hobby…or am I missing something…or does it involve the new drug society ?
Thankfully, everyone is different… What might motivate one, doesn’t always motivate others… Running trains in circles could very well be the motivation for some people to step further into the hobby… To each their own, let them enjoy it in their own way…
I think the Frier is a little cranky.(http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
Fred Mills said:
After sitting in the BB chair, watching the TOO_TOO Trains go round and round for a few hours…is this supposed to motivate anyone to our hobby…or am I missing something…or does it involve the new drug society ?
Fred,
I’m thinking you need to be punished for this outburst!
Edit for : punishment …
Hey, before I had my outdoor railway, I had an oval of cheep Bachmann track in my living room. Watching the trains go round and round kept me interested, and motivated, to build my outdoor railway.
That would keep a 2,3,4,5 Year Old occupied for hours… And he would probably learn all about backing up long trains around tight corners.
Dave Taylor said:
That would keep a 2,3,4,5 Year Old occupied for hours… And he would probably learn all about backing up long trains around tight corners.
Dave you could say all ages of men… (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-wink.gif)
John Passaro’s video contribution above - the roundy-round of Aristo large scale and Lionel - shows powerful large scale influence OR the Lionel is, in fact, not Lionel. Lionel products are all operated at sonic speeds. It appears to be the rule. I suspect this speed dedication comes from an understood agreement with vendors upon purchase. Even when directly next to a modular large scale layout at a show, Lionel operators are compulsed to run their trains at sonic speeds.
Watch that video again. Notice the slooooo speed of all the trains. This video may be an important document showing either social influence or an aberration in Lionel operation.
Dave Taylor said:
That would keep a 2,3,4,5 Year Old occupied for hours… And he would probably learn all about backing up long trains around tight corners.
Gee thanks Dave. And I thought you was my friend. (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)
And, I didn’t even try backin anything up on that oval. Cause, I knows better.
Dave Taylor said:
That would keep a 2,3,4,5 Year Old occupied for hours… And he would probably learn all about backing up long trains around tight corners.
I make no apologies for running roundy round. It’s a medical condition. You see my cardiovascular system stopped growing at age 5… so I am literally a child at heart.
Bwahahhaha! (http://www.largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-laughing.gif)
Actually, at the train shows, the roundy rounds tend to keep the attention of the pubic longer then switching railroads. So kids come in all sizes and ages.
Apparently, I am the only one perplexed by the purposeful sonic speeds of LIONEL trains displayed at shows. The onset of this thread had the video evidence that LIONEL trains are not factory-geared to only run at unfathomable blazing speeds as our eyes see evidence of prototypical behavior. There is hope. Hope for LIONEL enthusiasts to break from tradition and join others in the soothing prototypical movement on the rails.
Onward LIONEL!
Wendel, I am not perplexed by the near sonic speeds of the Lionel, prewar Gauge one and S gauge tinplate railroads I see at the train shows.
Those trains aren’t scale trains, so they aren’t run at scale speeds.
The target audience for those layouts are (usually) kids. Kids think trains should always run at full throttle.
At other shows, I have seen scale O, if you can call 3 rail O scale, and those were run at a much more moderate speed. As was the S scale set up.
I agree Lionel was always a Toy Train. I remember seeing Lionel promotional films where all the trains were zipping around. Trains barely slowed down for the animations. Post war America was about speed, the railroads were promoting Streamlined equipment as the next best thing.
Magnetraction was all about going 90degrees at 60 mph!
John
I think his curves are much too tight, not realistic at all (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-tongue-out.gif)