Nice one, Brent....
Glad you still hanging around....(don't mis constrew that one..)
Jimmy, Glad to have you "back"
I am the monster in your head...And I thought you'd learn by now, It seems you haven't yet.I am the venom in your skin --- Breaking Benjamin
There are two photos of our club Christmas display at the Webber Center in Ocala,Fl. at
ocala3railers.org
Ed
anjdevil2 wrote:That bridge is really a hybrid. The center section is from a Pennsy Flyer set. It reminded me of the old RailRoad Bridge in my home town (back in the 20's). The outer sections were from a couple of G scale "cheapie" Christmas train set we had bought a while ago. I used Plastiform I beams and conected the three together. I originally used tubular track because I though it looked more realistic, but couldn't keep it suspended correctly. I finallly gave in and used double sided tape and attached a 30" long fastrack to it and those problems were solved. I think it came out good.Thanks for the great compliments, guys!! It means a lot!! (Wait till I show my daughter!)
That bridge is really a hybrid. The center section is from a Pennsy Flyer set. It reminded me of the old RailRoad Bridge in my home town (back in the 20's). The outer sections were from a couple of G scale "cheapie" Christmas train set we had bought a while ago. I used Plastiform I beams and conected the three together. I originally used tubular track because I though it looked more realistic, but couldn't keep it suspended correctly. I finallly gave in and used double sided tape and attached a 30" long fastrack to it and those problems were solved. I think it came out good.
Thanks for the great compliments, guys!! It means a lot!! (Wait till I show my daughter!)
Great photos and super nice bridge!
We have a Plasticville bridge on our layout that didn't seem nearly strong enough, so I slipped a 1/4" thick piece of Masonite under it for added strength. It's completely hidden from view.
Jim
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
anjdevil2 wrote: Thanks for the great compliments, guys!! It means a lot!! (Wait till I show my daughter!)
kpolak wrote: lionroar88 wrote: kpolak wrote: dmestan wrote: Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?Don: Switched to low voltage this year. Love the smaller plug size to run thru the table cables are smaller and more flexible than the 120v. Lights are not quite as bright as the 120v but you may not notice. I like the low voltage brightness better. There are 3-accessory connections and cables to attach things like the City Sledding Hill and battery powered accessories like the Nativity.anjdevil2: Looks great! The trolley looks great! Even better than the picture in the catalogue!KurtLast year I possed this question to my LHS owner. His response... I can get you some building lights that take normal clear christmas lights (12v). I'll see if I can find the pic from last year, and I'll drop him a line to see if he remembers who makes them.Brent: This works great for the buildings that light up from the bottom, but I wasn't able to find the metal clamps to anchor the lights to the side of the building holes. Was this plan to re-use the 120v cords, and put into a bus bar with the 12v lamps or did he have a supplier for the metal clamps?
lionroar88 wrote: kpolak wrote: dmestan wrote: Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?Don: Switched to low voltage this year. Love the smaller plug size to run thru the table cables are smaller and more flexible than the 120v. Lights are not quite as bright as the 120v but you may not notice. I like the low voltage brightness better. There are 3-accessory connections and cables to attach things like the City Sledding Hill and battery powered accessories like the Nativity.anjdevil2: Looks great! The trolley looks great! Even better than the picture in the catalogue!KurtLast year I possed this question to my LHS owner. His response... I can get you some building lights that take normal clear christmas lights (12v). I'll see if I can find the pic from last year, and I'll drop him a line to see if he remembers who makes them.
kpolak wrote: dmestan wrote: Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?Don: Switched to low voltage this year. Love the smaller plug size to run thru the table cables are smaller and more flexible than the 120v. Lights are not quite as bright as the 120v but you may not notice. I like the low voltage brightness better. There are 3-accessory connections and cables to attach things like the City Sledding Hill and battery powered accessories like the Nativity.anjdevil2: Looks great! The trolley looks great! Even better than the picture in the catalogue!Kurt
dmestan wrote: Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?
Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?
Don: Switched to low voltage this year. Love the smaller plug size to run thru the table cables are smaller and more flexible than the 120v. Lights are not quite as bright as the 120v but you may not notice. I like the low voltage brightness better. There are 3-accessory connections and cables to attach things like the City Sledding Hill and battery powered accessories like the Nativity.
anjdevil2: Looks great! The trolley looks great! Even better than the picture in the catalogue!
Kurt
Brent: This works great for the buildings that light up from the bottom, but I wasn't able to find the metal clamps to anchor the lights to the side of the building holes. Was this plan to re-use the 120v cords, and put into a bus bar with the 12v lamps or did he have a supplier for the metal clamps?
Great layout!
I realluy like the first pic, the one of the super-detailed house. but I can't find it on the layout . . .
I like the Nativity scene right up front in the middle, where it should be.
Where did you find those pony truss bridges?
anjdevil2 wrote: Sorry so late to th party on this, hope you all enjoy.My train is the Polar Express with ALL the cars (no Hobo car yet) and my NEW Atlas O NJ Public Service Trolley..which is a great runner and it's just great!And I have to give credit to my daughter, who set up the snow village. I layed the track and the bridge/trestle. She did the rest!!
Sorry so late to th party on this, hope you all enjoy.
My train is the Polar Express with ALL the cars (no Hobo car yet) and my NEW Atlas O NJ Public Service Trolley..which is a great runner and it's just great!
And I have to give credit to my daughter, who set up the snow village. I layed the track and the bridge/trestle. She did the rest!!
dmestan wrote: is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?don
is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?
don
I'll just say that if I spilled some marinara sauce under the table it would feel right at home there.
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anjdevil2 wrote: I have to give credit to my daughter, who set up the snow village. I layed the track and the bridge/trestle. She did the rest!!
This picture is awesome! "Town Center" sing some carols then catch the trolley back to the house! Neat layout, Great pictures! Makes me want to add a trolley line...it goes so well with the Dept 56 buildings and brick pavement.
Kurt, We do spend Hours running the trains...almost every day! The worst part is derailments behind the tree, but I know a skinny little girl who can get back there without knocking one ornament off the tree! Now if I could just teach her how to get the cars properly railed she wouldn't have to bring them to me.
Jack, the entertainment center DOESN'T move; the TV in there alone weighs 250 lbs! I set the layout up around it. The run behind it makes a great tunnel for the trains to disappear into.
Roland
Great pictures from everyone! We're (me and my 2 girls) just getting started collecting but hopefully I'll get some pics up in a few days.Question - for those of you that have ceramic village buildings, did you convert to low voltage lighting powered by your transformer, or is there a spaghetti bowl of extension cords hidden under your snow mat?
Doug Murphy 'We few, we happy few, we band of brothers...' Henry V.
Wow, Roland. How did you get your entertainment center ONTO your Christmas layout? Must weigh a couple of hundred pounds, easy.
Jack
IF IT WON'T COME LOOSE BY TAPPING ON IT, DON'T TRY TO FORCE IT. USE A BIGGER HAMMER.
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Roland: That's huge! That would never pass land aquisition here...Great layout. Looks like hours of fun!
Doug: Looks great! Thomas and friends look great! Michaels has styrofoam wrapped presents to add to those troublesome trucks!
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Kurt great night shots!! Looks VERY Christmasy.
Here's a couple more (better) shots of mine...and now with the tree.
Merry Christmas,Roland
Here are a couple of night overall photos.
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Thanks for the help Jim. It's great to see what others are doing. There are a lot of memories being built here with their kids.
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Here's Diesel pulling a Christmas train on the Jumijo, the layout my kids and I made. My kids made up the loads in the cars, and watching the kids contribute and participate like they do is a feeling that is truly second to none.
My son and I started this layout 20 years ago with just the track and 2 buildings. We added to it every year after that until he joined the Navy and moved away. Since then it's been up to me to add to it but he still likes to come home at Christmas to see what's new on it. It's been a fun tradition to keep up.
I'm not sure I've done this right but here goes...
this years layout
rickscafe53 wrote: Some fun pictures here. If someone could tell me how to attach pictures, I'd show some of mine. Obviously I'm a newby on here.Rick
Some fun pictures here. If someone could tell me how to attach pictures, I'd show some of mine. Obviously I'm a newby on here.
Rick
There is a sticky thread at the top of the forum that tells you how. A lot of us use photobucket to host our pics btw - it's free.
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