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1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 16:47:41 EDT lnxw48a1
   Not all baby boomers grew up with toy train sets. Or at least not much of one. I think one brother had a small oval loop electric train that stopped working within 20-30 minutes of opening it. No trains for any of the rest of us.
   
   On the other hand, we had toy cars. One brother had Hot Wheels. I had Matchbox. Another brother had Johnny Lightning. I cannot remember what the other brothers had.
   
   We also had original Legos, before the special sets with single use pieces. Legos and shag carpets together are the enemy of shoeless feet.
   
   A few years ago, I was able to purchase over 100 Hot Wheels cars and a couple of trach sets for #A1 and #A2. I still send about 10 cars per year.
   1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 16:56:46 EDT GeniusMusing

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      >Johnny Lightning
      
      OMG! I had one of those, it (according to my parents) lasted around an hour before I took it apart to see how it worked. It did work after I put it back together but was less fun.
      1. GeniusMusing (geniusmusing@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 17:02:49 EDT GeniusMusing

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         I think this was the set I had.
         Topper Johnny Lightning – INDY 500 Race Set Video No.163 – October 28th, 2016 - YouTube
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2BAKkVp-wo
         1. lnxw48a1 (lnxw48a1@nu.federati.net)'s status on Monday, 20-Jun-2022 17:21:06 EDT lnxw48a1

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            That looks familiar. It might have been the same one my brother had.