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Ahhh...good ol' Jartz. Just about as fun as single-pump BB gun wars!

I had an uncle who had a ton of HO scales set up in his basement. I used to drool over those things, and now that I'm all grown up and my son will be 5 in Oct, I'm thinking about setting something up in my basement. Problem is ~ I just bought him/us a $300 Traxxas Bandit RC car. Now, THAT thing is a friggin' blast!! You can actually adjust camber/toe for conditions...and the thing'll do 35 MPH! Its also quite durable since I watched in absolute horror as my son drove straight into an island in the middle of a parking lot at full speed. I saw $300 flushing away as I walked toward the thing only to find a scratch on the skid-plate and screw. Put the body back on, turned the Electronic Speed Control to 50% and said, okay - try again.

At least the trains shouldn't be so gonzo.....well, not unless you wanna have a little fun!