Your first model train.

[Steamtrains]

Back in '36-'37, I got a Marx windup. It had a little emery wheel inside that shot small sparks out the funnel. I had to settle for that as electric (AF, Lionel) cost double the price. I played and played with it till it broke.
Shortly thereafter, I took up building model airplanes. That worked good, as a kit cost $0.05 and kept me occupied for a week. It was 45 years later before I got back to trains; about 30 years ago. I'm back to having fun again.

Lynn

Lynn...Seems like "great" minds do think alike... On top of several HO car kits I've yet to build, I have 2-3 rubber powered model airplane kits standing in the wings (pun intended...) waiting on me to get'em built...