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Posted by arkady on Thursday, December 2, 2010 6:07 PM

ADCX Rob

 

 

Looks good to me!

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Thanks, Rob.  How did you get the image to be so much bigger?

 

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Posted by Northwoods Flyer on Friday, December 3, 2010 8:57 PM

There have been predictions of snow flurries almost every day for the past week.  A few puffs of white stuff have been seen, but last night the weather predictions were correct.  Parts of the BlueBoard Central were "blanketed" with snow.

 
It looks like the town elders can get to work on preparations for Christmas and the Winter Carnival.
 
 

 
 
There is nothing like a fresh layer of snow to bring out the holiday spirit.
 
 
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Posted by Wabashbud on Saturday, December 4, 2010 1:43 PM

Here's mine, a 1946 Lionel 1666 pulling original cars and a Lionel S-2 pulling some newer equipment.  Please note, the date stamp is inop.

 

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Posted by hectorgonzales on Saturday, December 4, 2010 5:38 PM

Wabashbud

Here's mine, a 1946 Lionel 1666 pulling original cars and a Lionel S-2 pulling some newer equipment.  Please note, the date stamp is inop.

 

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Nice looking cars on the flatbeds. Would you happen to know the manufacturer?

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Posted by Wabashbud on Sunday, December 5, 2010 7:07 AM

Hector:  The flat cars with the '49 Mercs are Atlas Industrial Rail.

 

 

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Posted by Northwoods Flyer on Sunday, December 5, 2010 1:12 PM

Employees of the Department of Public Works from town and some employees from the Maintenance of Way Department of American Flyer Lines have been busy since the most recent blanketing of snow.  The first thing on their agenda was to get the skating pond cleared at the edge of town in preparation for the holidays. 

 

 
Some folks have already been out on the ice.  Please excuse the blury photo.  My hands were shaking as I took the photos.  I forgot to take my gloves along.
 

 
 
 
Nels Jameson, the town industrial magnate, has promised to pay the salaries of a band to play live music for the skaters.  He even funded the new gazebo on the skating pond.
 
 
The view from the daily passenger trains that travel past the skating pond should be enough to tempt plenty of folks to try a few trips around the ice.
 
 
In a very short period of time things are starting to look a lot like Christmas here on the BlueBoard Central.
 
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Posted by chatanuga on Sunday, December 5, 2010 3:55 PM

Christmas 1976, when I got my Lionel that got me into trains.

 

 

Christmas Eve 1999.  Temporarily set up the Lionel while I was staying at my Mom and Dad's while getting back on my feet after being laid off from work.

 

 

Christmas 2002.  Had the Lionel running around the perimeter of my living room and adjusted the track to run in front of the tree.

 

 

Christmas 2003.  Had more Lionel trains added to my collection from my mom's late uncle's estate.  Rerouted the track to go into the corner behind the tree, and then make a turn to come out alongside the nativity scene.

 

 

Christmas 2005

 

 

Since getting cats in 2007, I moved the Lionel to a smaller loop of track in my home office upstairs, which is also where I put the tree in December.

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Posted by Roger Carp on Sunday, December 5, 2010 5:02 PM

Hi, this is Roger Carp at Classic Toy Trains. I would like to talk with you about a photo of your Christmas layout for our Photo Album section of the magazine. Please contact me at 262-796-8776 ext. 253. Thanks!

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Posted by hectorgonzales on Sunday, December 5, 2010 6:18 PM

Roger Carp

Hi, this is Roger Carp at Classic Toy Trains. I would like to talk with you about a photo of your Christmas layout for our Photo Album section of the magazine. Please contact me at 262-796-8776 ext. 253. Thanks!

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Posted by chatanuga on Monday, December 6, 2010 10:40 AM

hectorgonzales

 Roger Carp:

Hi, this is Roger Carp at Classic Toy Trains. I would like to talk with you about a photo of your Christmas layout for our Photo Album section of the magazine. Please contact me at 262-796-8776 ext. 253. Thanks!

 

Who wins? Chatanuga? Smile

Couldn't be me since I don't have a layout for my Lionel, just a loop of track on the floor.  Smile

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Posted by dougdagrump on Monday, December 6, 2010 12:32 PM

Kevin,

Don't sell yourself short, those photos are truly symbolic of what Christmas looked like to a bunch of "trainheads" in years gone-by. Thumbs Up 

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Posted by DMUinCT on Monday, December 6, 2010 12:33 PM

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Posted by TheBigT on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 11:32 AM

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Posted by Major on Tuesday, December 7, 2010 7:02 PM

Great photos everyone. Here are a few from Christmas past.

 

 

 

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Posted by AudioChris on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 12:37 AM

Still a work in progress. Need to add the tree skirt, people, and get some of my other prewar stuff cleaned up.

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Posted by Black Diamond on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 6:24 AM

Watching the Video......at 10:52:40....waht happens....watching the train go round and all off a sudden....wham....earthquake....

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Posted by Wabashbud on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 7:42 AM

Black Diamond:  The Grinch grabbed the unsupported camera to get another angle.  A photographer he is not.  By the way that camera is my mini key chain camera that was real popular on another forum.

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Posted by hectorgonzales on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 10:12 AM

AudioChris

Still a work in progress. Need to add the tree skirt, people, and get some of my other prewar stuff cleaned up.

 

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Nice looking buildings from "Kohls". I purchased the same set. They are perfect for 0 scale.

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Posted by RockIsland52 on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 10:50 AM

First, thanks for all of the photos, guys.  I hope others follow your lead!

On the other hand, I am starting to feel a tad guilt because of the simplicity of my single Christmas oval and using the wifes treasured lighted village pieces and figures as the props.  But I have an excuse for not doing something more elaborate.  My wife is the landlord of the entire space under our tree, and I am a lowly tenant.  I face eviction if I push things too far.  Smile, Wink & Grin  But I have planted a seed in her head by showing her your pictures which reflect how other women allow a bit more artistic license under the tree. 

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Posted by Penny Trains on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 5:38 PM

If it'll help, I'll get some pics taken too.  Then you can show her a pair of layouts built, owned and operated by a female model railroader!  : )

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Posted by Moozuki on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 5:56 PM

Christmas 2010, 3x6 portable layout:

 

 

 

 

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Thursday, December 9, 2010 12:24 AM

arkady

 

 ...How did you get the image to be so much bigger?

I went into your photo album and inserted the link to the largest pic of that scene you posted.

Rob

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Posted by Tommy92l on Thursday, December 9, 2010 3:35 PM

Ok I've got NO clue as of how to insert an image on this specific forum but

To whoever edited this post, sorry to go against what you were telling me but that IS what I tried. and With no luck. I will repost the direct links and hopefully that will be ok, if not remove them and sorry for the trouble.

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Posted by ADCX Rob on Thursday, December 9, 2010 6:50 PM

Tommy92l

Ok I've got NO clue as of how to insert an image on this specific forum but

To whoever edited this post, sorry to go against what you were telling me but that IS what I tried. and With no luck. I will repost the direct links and hopefully that will be ok, if not remove them and sorry for the trouble.

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No Luck ^^^







 

You were almost there...

There is an HTML view/edit button on the far right if you want to look at the code and see how it's done.

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Posted by Tommy92l on Thursday, December 9, 2010 7:42 PM

Rob thank you so much! I've been using forums for as long as I can remember but when I hit "Preview" it didnt show the image just the code so I thought I was doing it wrong.

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Posted by dougdagrump on Thursday, December 9, 2010 11:14 PM

Finally got around to shooting some photos of this year's Christmas layout.

Was not able to use the regular spot for the normally Thomas layout now Christmas, unable to negotiate land rights. Consequently had to use the short tree instead of the 7 footer.

Tall load, will require clearance verification on the club layout in the morning.

Caroling time !

Gateman was busy.

Santa getting ready for takeoff.

Harold dropped by for a looksee.

Chief's fox and Laz's deer checking out the snowmen.

The early picture has a Lionel bank that the "better half" bought at a garage sale, new for $2. Think the munchkin will get a kick out of it 

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Posted by nickaix on Friday, December 10, 2010 3:39 PM

@ Tommy,

Nice shot of that U-boat. Like your snow, too!

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Posted by rtraincollector on Friday, December 10, 2010 5:20 PM

Great pics all. Heres what I've been up to. its not much but its for the son of a co-worker who is a single mom. Last year I sold her a nascar train set NIB for her son well this year I asked her to let me have the train set for a little bit so I could lube and check it out. well this is what her son is getting back Christmas morning ( by the way he just turned 7 so he did get it early but she watches him closely and he loves this train well now he will really like it I hope.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Don't have any kids so this is fun to me not the greatest but it gives him something to go with left the one corner open so he can add buildings or what ever there. I'm also giving him a set of RR signs I have. By the way the sign is a pic I cut to size that was part of some sample train Christmas cards I got in one year. Its Santa adjusting his glasses as he looks at an train engine.

Keep add more pics all there great

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Posted by Northwoods Flyer on Saturday, December 11, 2010 11:56 AM

Winter weather is exerting itself today. Some parts of the area are predicted to get 12 to 16 inches.  Its a good thing the town elders got started on the Christmas decorating before this stuff hit.

The enclosure for the Winter Carnival was constructed earlier this week, before the storms hit.  We have three rivers that converge here in town so there is plenty of ice available for the ice walls and entrance.  Crews have been out on the rivers cutting blocks of ice for over a week.  One of the main entrances went up first. 

 
Construction went pretty quickly

 
 
 
 
The Winter Carnival organizers decided to extend the area open to the public this year, particularly since we have the new skating pond.
 
 
 
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Posted by riverrailfan on Sunday, December 12, 2010 12:40 AM

I have pictures but the video is better. No layout this year. 

 

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