They Start Young in Japan

[bill937ca]

[The_Ghan]

I love the girl off to the left at 0:05 with the pink hat, bobbing up and down with anticipation.

 

Cheers

 

The_Ghan

[JR 500系]

Nice! several systems together! From Plarail to shorty guage to N guage!

 

Yes i like that young cute little girl jumping with anticipation too! Not to forget all the cute little young faces staring at the Plarail train making its rounds.. Precious!

[keitaro]

haha you should see my son with the train set.

 

Especially when i pull out doctor yellow.

 

Makes the $$$, time and effort well worth it!

[Guest Closed Account 1]

Very well behaved in that video.

 

No one reaching out to grab trains.

 

I remember at a show, I was setting up my Kato 800 and a little girl like the girl with the pink hat, reached up into the box and and grabbed one like a candy bar. I laughed and asked for it back. The mother scolded her and twisted her free arm. I said its ok she got to hold a train that no one else did before. It's brand new and just came directly fom Japan. Are you sorry?

 

The mom translated and the girl stopped crying. She probably just wanted to look at it.

[KenS]

Notice how the trains were arranged, with the plarail serving as a buffer between small hands and the more detailed models.  That's a clever approach to the "don't touch" warning common at shows, and a more friendly one than standoffs and a rope or other barrier. The younger kids who might make a grab without thinking can't do any harm, and older kids (like us  ) can look over them at the other models.

 

The enthusiasm and excitement is great to see.