It is difficult to find vehicles that match the scale of an S-gauge train well. So I have settled on using a collection of Matchbox cars that I played with as a child back in the 1960s. Some of them show quite a bit of wear, but this milk truck is in pretty good condition. It is being driven down the dirt road from the farm, towards town where the driver will make his deliveries. The residents of Plasticville still have fresh milk in glass bottles delivered daily on their doorstep, just as they did over 60 years ago.

This model train set has been in my family since 1951 when my father began setting it up annually at Christmas time. I have been carrying on that tradition for my children and now for my grandchildren. These are the steps it takes to assemble every year.