let's talk model trains

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as i've mentioned in a few other threads, i'm a huge fan of model trains! (and trains in general, but i'm much more of a modeler than a trainspotter. maybe i'll make a thread about that too though)
i've been a fan of them for like..a majority of my life, haha. i used to watch this corny old dvd video series about model trains that particularly focused on old-school O-scale lionel stuff. i'm a lot less fond of o-scale and lionel as a company now, but i still have some affection for it.

i do stuff with HO scale trains. i don't really have a proper layout yet, just a small ez-track loop on some plywood, but it's still fun to watch em go and all that :) i'll attach some pics of my locomotives here!! they'll be in this spoiler

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the santa fe bluebonnet was my first. it's a life-like brand model, probably from the 90s or 2000s. it came in a set. the bnsf was my second, also came in a set. i got the amtrak as a christmas gift, i love that one so much. the chessie, tank engine, and amtrak shunter all came from various resale places. i think the chessie is a life-like? the tank engine and shunter don't work, lol.