That first visit is something that sticks with you.
For me, it was a tiny hobby shop tucked away in a strip mall—not much from the outside, but once I stepped in, it was like discovering a secret world. I remember the rows of HO scale locomotives behind the glass counter, the handwritten price tags, and the friendly owner who let me test-run a used GP38 on a loop behind the register. I must have spent an hour just soaking it all in.
The smell of scenery glue, the soft hum of a layout running in the back, and the older modelers chatting by the counter, it was pure magic.
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