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I am not sure if we have been insulted or complemented but the ultimate geek, Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory has a train set, a Lionel one to be precise. It will be interesting to see how it plays out.
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Originally Posted by: rmsailor  I am not sure if we have been insulted or complemented but the ultimate geek, Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory has a train set, a Lionel one to be precise. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. He has also played with HO in various episodes. I don't watch the show enough to keep track of his current leanings.  |
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Originally Posted by: rmsailor I am not sure if we have been insulted or complemented but the ultimate geek, Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory has a train set, a Lionel one to be precise. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. I remember one episode where he visited a train shop to listen to a debate about wether 0 or H0 was the better scale. He was convinced that 0 was better (of course) but returned home with a H0 starter set (a bit ashamed). But hes favorite scale seems to be 1:1! |
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Originally Posted by: kgsjoqvist Originally Posted by: rmsailor I am not sure if we have been insulted or complemented but the ultimate geek, Sheldon from the Big Bang Theory has a train set, a Lionel one to be precise. It will be interesting to see how it plays out. I remember one episode where he visited a train shop to listen to a debate about wether 0 or H0 was the better scale. He was convinced that 0 was better (of course) but returned home with a H0 starter set (a bit ashamed). But hes favorite scale seems to be 1:1! I am only an occasional watcher of the series so I was not aware that there had been previous episodes involving model trains. I was in fact going by a bit in the Lionel Facebook page for an episode that went out yesterday. Bob M.
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All you need to know right here.  Watch for the N scale gag at the end.
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Originally Posted by: Rip Track All you need to know right here. Watch for the N scale gag at the end. Thanks for that. I guess the US media is as bad as we have in the UK when it comes to railway and model railway enthusiasts. Bob M.
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Yes, but any publicity is good publicity. I'll cling to that.  I can't recall seeing any other model train references in recent television programs. Oh, there was Doug Hefernan's father in King of Queens, who belonged to an O scale club. I don't recall that it was such a bad portrayal. But that was 10+ years ago.
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