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Well, I say sir, "down here in the South, with the Magnolias and mint Julip, we like to keep the story rolling along about the exploits of those Yankee train robbers." Yes siree, those Yankees slipped down here and with their Yankee chicanery, they stole that locomotive and were planning on wrecking part of the rail system between Chattanooga and Atlanta. They nearly succeeded had it not been for a Southern train conductor. He set off on foot, then a push car, followed by a yard engine and then two locomotives. One of those engines, the "Texas" set off on that journey running backwards to catch those gol dern Yankee raiders who stole the "General," along with the tender and three boxcars. This story is easy to relate to my grandson, who will celebrate his 11th birthday, this month of April. I had planned to save it for Christmas, but he has developed a keen interest in American history and the era of the Civil War. Opps, "The War of Northern Aggression" as many of us call it down this way, on the other side of the Mason-Dixon Line. So, when I saw the boxed set titled THE GENERAL, I knew that I had to purchase that HO scale train for my grandson. I, too, am looking forward to my grandson opening up the boxed set and putting it together on the large plywood board, with HO scale houses and troops, as well as trees and fences. I like to use those parts from my table-top war games from my college class, for my grandson. The set with the richly painted 4-4-0 locomotive and tender, along with several cars will add to the enjoyment of running an electric train. I'm sure that he will enjoy the excitement of HO scale trains, in a like manner that I enjoyed my model trains, too. Ben LineberryRead full review
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the complete set is a great beginner's set for someone who wants to complete a diorama of civil war authenticity. I have been able to add a lot since this purchase and build up a greater awareness and collection of civil war items
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This is my first HO train set,It was assembeld easily and works very well. The detail on the locomotive and cars is very good,A good starter set.
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Awesome detail. Runs great. Could use more cars to be historically correct.
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Well made product that will last for years. It's a historical train set. It will teach people about "The Great Train Chase".
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