So what's going under that Christmas tree?

[REI]

The Christmas season is just around the corner. Anyone have any plans for what they're going to run under the tree? For me, I'll be taking the good old standard LGB passenger set out the box for my tree.

[icepuck]

My LGB xmas street car will be the first out of the box,then the snoopy flyer and LGB 2-4-0.

-dan 

[vsmith]

Got a brand new circle of track on a custom wood base for the tree this year, (used the old circle rail for a portable pizza layout) , will be breaking out the Xmas train again this year, may even have a new car or two for it

[calenelson]

prolly gonna be Thommy-Mack with a few small cars....minimal stuff to destroy for the kids, esp. the new 10 mo old gurl!

 

 

Merry Early Christmas!

 

cale 

[REI]

Got a brand new circle of track on a custom wood base for the tree this year, (used the old circle rail for a portable pizza layout) , will be breaking out the Xmas train again this year, may even have a new car or two for it

 Wow, those cars are really all decked-out, nice. Is that the toy LGB saddle tank engine pulling the cars in the photo? I remember that I wanted one of those and give it a sound tender, and smoke unit.

[vsmith]

Sort of...it started out as a Porter, but I used the LGB boiler and tank for two different bashes, then in a fit of weekend boredom induced madness I then used the front part of a scrapped Big Hauler boiler to bash onto the LGB cab & drive, the hideously deformed monster that resulted...Muuhhhahahahaa!

One year I just added some Xmas trim (garland, bows) to it and it looked good so it stuck. The rest of the train was really easy to do, its just stock LGB flatcars with a bunch of cheap christmas stuff from Micheals craft stores siliconed or CA'd down.

[REI]

Looks good, the Bachmann parts really show like the cowcatcher,headlamp, and smoke box. It reminds me of when I too have that throbing impulse to kit-bash an engine into a handcrafted masterpiece, just like my Walter E. Disney engine..she even has that seafoam green cab interior found in the Disney engines.

[dwbeckett]

My wife's Snoopy Train and her Lady Bug On top of 10 year old foam road bed with tunnel. And since I'm up in the overhead storage I mite as well grab my Aristo porter w/slope back tender set. Sooo many choice's and no space on a singel loop.

[FJ and G]

mulch

[climaxpwr]

Here is our NOS LGB Euro set under the tree for the first year.  Previously I had my dad's vintage Lionel set from 1949 under there, but its now retired to a display case of honor.  Picked up the set at Watts in Zionsville IN while home for Thanksgiving.   Cheers  Mike

[REI]

I have the same train. I bought mine at Warwick's Ft. Lauderdale, Fl in Feb. 2004.

[smcgill]

The LGB cow toy train set with the Santa bubble machine! 

[Capt Bob Johnson]

Presents, for me; of course!

Well, I might allow a tiny bit of room for the grandkids to get stuff!