When gifts go wrong, correctly.

"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly) 12/26/2018 at 00:33 • Filed to: diecastlopnik

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My 9 year old lad wanted a road train for Xmas. And his grandmother duly delivered. But...

This is a Highway Replicas 1:64 scale refrigerated freight Road Train with the optional dolly and trailer. It’s a limited edition build (440 of 1450). It’ s beautifully made. And priced accordingly. And he really really likes it...

But he also wants to play with it. And it just isn’t made that way - it’s mostly just for display . It even says so on the box. Not suitable for children under 14... he’s a little bit disappointed...but only a little bit!

I think it'll do some miles regardless...

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 00:53

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Ah, play with it anyway. Gently.

If anything, it might teach him to take care of special things, something my boys haven’t quite figured out yet. 

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 00:55

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I used to love Johnny Lightnings as a kid. I had no idea they were meant to be collected, not played with. I still have most of them, but they’re mainly trashed. Same story with the very high end, accurate model train set I was  given.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 12/26/2018 at 01:03

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Playing with it on this floor is hard as the mortar joints cause the trailer to unhitch from truck! Once his new bed room upstairs is done though...

ttyymmnn > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 01:03

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Maybe a little clear tape on the hitches will keep it together? Nothing that can’t be undone. 

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > ttyymmnn 12/26/2018 at 01:06

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True! And tried...but then the joint won’t rotate. 

pip bip - choose Corrour > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 05:10

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he’s a lucky kid.

i’m jealous

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > pip bip - choose Corrour 12/26/2018 at 05:16

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Yes he is. I'm his dad after all. But I too am a little bit jealous...

diplodicus > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 12/26/2018 at 08:19

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drill a tiny hole and then put a tiny cotter pin in it.