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 Posted - January 20 2017 : 11:02:35 PM
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Hi --
Just to introduce myself I am another old guy who never fully stopped being a kid at heart. I'd put my kid age at about 12 years old I guess haha.
I got my first trains when I was about 8 when my parents got me an O gauge Lionel steamer. Later, I got a Santa Fe (F4?) with the red warbonnet and to this day I like that color scheme. Along the way I loved my Hot Wheels, Matchbox, Micronauts, Starbird, etc. and especially Tyco slot cars which to this day is a big passion of mine. All HO scale slot cars, not just Tyco, but Tyco are by far my favorite due to their excellent running qualities.
About the time I was 15 I got my first HO train and it was a Tyco Super Rail Master with the blue & yellow Virginian Alco. Being 15, this didn't see a lot of use as 15-25 are the years that go by in a blur. You know how it goes with girls & cars, & bars & working and just basically turning into a fully functioning adult humanoid.
About 15 years ago I bought some more HO stock and a couple locos and even a Life Like set knowing I'd one day do something with it. Fast forward thru marriage and cross country moves and here I am today. I'd bet my story is a lot like others that grew up in the '70s & '80s.
So I still have my Tyco Virginian in very nice shape and I just want to get a few of the Tyco pieces that I remember being so "cool" from the old Sears catalog growing up, like the Silver Streak & Golden Eagle. And maybe a Santa Fe warbonnet F4. I already snagged a couple of Spirit of '76 locos and I can vividly recall to this day what I was doing on the bicentennial July 4, 1976.
Thanks,
John / 'doba
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Posted - January 23 2017 : 01:24:14 AM
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Hi, John.
welcome to the forum.
Ah, 76 Cordoba.
Corinthian leather.
Evan
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Posted - January 23 2017 : 06:05:37 AM
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* WELLCOME JOHN !!!
THIS OLD GUY WELLCOMES ANOTHER OLD GUY.
*** HOW DO YOU DO ? ***
I HOPE YOU ENJOY PLAYING WITH YOUR TOYS AGAIN, FOR I DO.
FRANK
toptrain
" It's a Heck of a Day " !!!
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Posted - January 23 2017 : 08:36:13 AM
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Welcome, John! 
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Posted - January 25 2017 : 7:11:24 PM
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| Thanks guys :)
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 11:56:19 AM
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 Posted - December 06 2017 : 5:36:15 PM
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am 45 so I guess I one of them old guys 
Welcome to the forum 
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 5:54:37 PM
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| Welcome aboard John!
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Posted - December 06 2017 : 7:43:37 PM
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Hi John,
Welcome aboard. You'll find lots of useful information on this site, along with a wealth of information in the heads of the old and young guys on this forum. I've always received great answers to my questions.
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