Happy Easter to you, Al.  It's Easter Sunday morning here . . . I'm overdosing on chocolate.  

Great way of putting it Alan, I must agree. Happy Eater Max, I could almost taste that chocolate.

I must agree, a great group of folks to say the least.  Happy Easter to all.....

Alan Hummel posted:

The thing that has kept me in O scale in many of my "lower moments" is the "Brotherhood" here. It's the knowing I'm part of a large,caring, group of Gentlemen 1st,& Railroaders 2nd. You fellas are always there to answer questions and just enjoy the hobby and share accomplishments and try to make tough times better for the individual as well as the group. This "makes" our hobby,regardless of scale. It's what makes life.

Thank you from the heart fellas & Happy Easter to you all!!

Al Hummel

I agree with you one hundred percent Alan  .... and lets not forget about the women who frequent this forum as well.

Besides all of the above comments, O scale is big and I don't have to squint- LOL!

THE MOST PRECIOUS THING ABOUT O SCALE:

The size.  It's the perfect scale for those of us cursed with hotdog fingers.

Yes I like it here.

I go a bit silly sometimes but it's never personal if we all agreed with each other all the time the forum would be boring.

No, it's good place to be. Roo.

Great forum! great people! even far away I like to take part!

Did you find some Easter eggs in the garden?

I do love chocolate!!

Joyeuses fêtes de Pâques à tous!

jpv in France

Love the forum but spending time with my uncle talking about O scale rolling stock is the best part of O scale for me.

Yes, it's a Fraternity of men and women, boys and girls, All Nationalities, with an interest in one common denominator, Realistic Toy Trains, Fun and Thrills in an Unexplainable manner that draws a Special Friendship to All who Join.....This is a Great Thread....Happy Model Railroading.....

Yeah, I agree. My uncle has had trains almost all of his life. He was born in 1945. He always had something running whenever we would come down to his place. Most notably was the postwar S2 Turbine. He and I talk about how much things have changed over the years, where stuff is made, etc., etc. Lots of excellent memories.

Alan certainly nailed the emotional/spirit of the hobby. From a  technical side I have always loved the accessories that came with O scale. They opened up the imaginary world for kids and the  real life for detailed layouts.

Jim