QUOTE: Originally posted by baberuth73 Purchased a nice (for the price) Lemax electric train a couple years ago to use in a Christmas setup. Came with a 0-6-0, flat car, and a coach and several sections of straight track equipped with a trip mechanism that would engage a switch on the bottom of the loco that would put it in reverse. Store manger was less than knowledgable when I inquired as to the availability of extra track to make a loop. The back and forth motion would be ok with a trolley but looks silly with a train.
RIP Chewy - best dog I ever had.
QUOTE: Originally posted by Reading and PA RR I don't know. Maybe I am alone on this, but I am not a fan of these Dept. 56 and Lemax buildings. It's just my opinion, but to me they look like they are decorated with cake frosting, and they just have this storybook, syrupy, fairytale look to them. Kind of like a gingerbread house decorated with frosting and gum drops. That's cool for layouts around the Christmas tree, but I always wince when I see them being used on layouts that are intended to be permanant. Just my opinion and yours may vary. That's the great thing about America.
QUOTE: Originally posted by chuckn A lot of the buildings/structures do have a "frosted cake" look to them, but there are a number of them (in all of the product lines) that don't. If you look carefully you can find very nice buildings/structures/accessories that can be incorporated into a high rail layout for a reasonable price.
QUOTE: Originally posted by CSXJOE Take a look at the dried flowers, we use them for trees on the club layout. First spray them with hairspray so they don't completely dry out.
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