I Love Toy Trains # 11

e*Train Issue: Jun 2002 | Posted in: Toy Train Paper & Auctions

By Don Grabski

I am definitely a deprived person! A few years ago I had the privilege of viewing the TM Books & Video “I Love Toy Trains” video.
This past week I had the fun of watching the TM Books & Video “I Love Toy Trains # 11”.

I’ve never seen “I Love Toy Trains” numbers 2 through 10. Big mistake on my part. I’ve got a lot of catching up to do. The whole series produced by TM Books & Video is about FUN in capital letters.

TM Books “I Love Toy Trains #11”, from the clanging of the bell and Ward Kimball’s cheerful hello wave to the closing futuristic(?), flying saucer segment, is about nothing but fun with toy trains!

And it’s not just for kids. I’m far from being a kid but I came away from watching this video feeling light, cheerful, and with a desire to go play with my trains.

Joe Stachler’s videography of Toy Trains is without peer! It is far above any I’ve seen in the past. No one else comes close in my opinion.

The entire video is fun and whimsical. It is truly about having fun with your toy trains!
The first toy train you see is the TM Books and Video, “I Love Toy Trains” very colorful Docksider freight train, quickly followed by my personal all time favorite at top screen, the Southern Pacific Daylight Steam Passenger Train.

This video is a lighthearted combination of Tinplate and Hi-Rail fun, coupled with educational topics like railroad history, geography, marine biology, astronomy, business mergers, science fiction, magic, nostalgia, and the postwar toy train hall of fame. There is something for EVERYONE!

Vinnie the puppet is funny and cute from the word go! Fast Eddies place is a real rocker.

The songs and music of James Coffey is real down home, toe tapping railroading. There are even special effects in this video, some of which I am privileged to know how its done and some of which I do not know; so I’m left saying to myself, “Now how did they do that?” Joe Stachler is truly a master of toy train vidoegraphy.

I could not end this review without mentioning the masterful hosting and narration by a very handsome young man, Jeff McComas. (I could use his hair stylist!)

The subtle salute and thanks to our fire, police and military is very fitting.

If you want an hour of fun, good train music, great special effects, and just toy trains, you’ll find this “I Love Toy Trains #11” video an excellent buy and a perfect way to spend 35 minutes over and over, because I guarantee, you will not be able to watch it just once!

I give it 5 stars!

Shop Amazon and Help TCA

TCA members who shop at Amazon.com can have each of their normal purchases generate a modest payment to TCA! And it won’t cost you anything!

The Train Collectors Association is now a participant with AmazonSmile, which is a special website operated by Amazon that lets customers enjoy the same wide selection of products, low prices and convenient shopping features as on Amazon.com.

The difference is that when customers shop at AmazonSmile (smile.amazon.com), the AmazonSmile Foundation donates 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to the charitable organizations selected by customers.

The process is simple. Just search for and select Train Collectors Association when you sign up and shop at smile.amazon.com.

You use your regular Amazon.com username and password, but when you log in to smile.amazon.com, you’ll see that you are supporting TCA with your purchases:

Note that if you just log in to the regular amazon.com, this benefit does not operate.

There are no costs to either you or TCA, but TCA benefits!

This is a great way for TCA to earn extra cash to offset costs, so sign up today to help support TCA.

* Note: TCA is not a party to any of your Amazon transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors.

Helping TCA with your ebay purchases when you use PayPal

If you’re an ebay user and have a PayPal account you use to make payments, you can designate a donation for TCA when you’re checking out — any amount, small or large.
If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can pre-designate a percentage of your sales to be donated automatically in your name to TCA as long as the purchaser pays with their PayPal account.

In both cases, you will receive a donation receipt from the PayPal Giving Fund, and enjoy applicable tax advantages.

How to do it:

Click on the image above, or use this link. This will take you to ebay, where you will see the following page (log in to ebay if you are not already):

This offers TCA as an option. Click on the “Add to My Charities” button where indicated with the red arrow. Thereafter, when you make a purchase, at checkout you will be offered the option to make a donation to TCA in any amount of your choosing. Small amounts add up, larger ones are great! It’s always up to you!

The option will appear at the lower part of your checkout page, something like this:

If you’re a regular seller on ebay, you can allocate a portion of your sales proceeds to be donated to TCA. Look at the green arrow marked “Optional” above to see how to do it. Details on how ebay calculates the donation may be read here. This is a wonderful way to share the financial benefits of your hobby with the organization that promotes it!

An added benefit to TCA is that these donations are not subject to normal processing fees, so that makes your donation work harder!

* Note. TCA is not a party to any of your eBay transactions, and does not endorse any products or vendors. PayPal issues the receipts to you for your donation, not TCA.

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