Christmas layouts - post your plans, progress and pics!

[dougdagrump]

Ours is still up, including the tree(artificial). We had family coming in from the east so we are having a late Christmas with them. Not that I'm complaining.

[Anonymous]

Hey Dave....neat idea ....can't wait to see a picture.

Think about this today:

"Corrugate...Corrugate....Another Day of Canning"

[FJ and G]

In addition to reestablishing my roadbed down to bedrock (it disappeared in the clay); I'm also busy corrugating pop cans for a dog step leading outside from the dog door in the window that will double as a train industry in the toy train garden

[Nick12DMC]

Hi All,
Just got back to the UK from Florida. Spent Christmas in the States.
Wanted to make it a super Christmas for my son Charlie (age 7). Santa brought him a
Lionel Santa Fe Fast Freight Set and a few extras. Many thanks to all those who conspired with "Santa" especially the guys and gals at Grzyboski's Trains in Pennsylvania. Can't recommend them highly enough for service and great gift wrapping.

We were staying at the Hilton in Walt Disney World, many thanks to the manager who
let Charlie take over a (large) bit of the lobby mezzanine for Christmas Day to set it up.

This was the first time I had seen a Lionel train in the metal (I had Hornby as a kid).
The quality is top notch, just fantastic stuff!
Nothing quite prepares you for the size of a Lionel train. The first present Charlie
opened was the 2005 Holiday car, his face was a picture as he realised how big just
one box car was!

Have found that we have a Lionel service centre here in the UK so my guess is
the layout will expand around Charlie's Birthday.

Best Regards
Nick

[Anonymous]

First time there's been a train under the tree since I was 8 years old. [:D]























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[Anonymous]

re-do of first picture

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

[Anonymous]

I told myself it was just for the holidays... Built November through Christmas 2005. A lionel dealer display inspired layout called the
'Elizabethport Loop Line' (pun intended). I did not finish all of the wiring so I guess I will have to keep it up.

[Anonymous]

How I know why people never want Christmas to end...For the Train Layouts!!!!
Great pics
Thanks[^]

[darianj]

Just took my layout down today. It was just the Polar Express set with some extra straight thrown in to give it more surface area away for the tree. With out the extra, the tree pretty much swallowed the whole layout.

Looking here, I did get some great ideas for next season.[tup]

[pbjwilson]

The Christmas layout is no more. Just the memories. Man was that a quick Holiday season.

[Dr. John]

I'll try to get some pictures tomorrow afternoon. The layout will probably come down on Monday.

[pbjwilson]

Christmas layouts still up? Lets get some new pictures up.

[Buckeye Riveter]

DAD, I want a train!!!!

[pbjwilson]

Close to 3a.m. Christmas eve day 12-24-05 and the Christmas layout is complete. Take a look -

[Amtrk14]

My O-Scale train isn't under the tree(LGB is under the tree), but I did set it up this Holiday Season:


M.T.H. Locomotive with K-Line Passenger Cars


M.T.H. Locomotive with K-Line Passenger Cars

Happy Holidays!

Sean

[daan]

Probably an advert for magnetraction[:D][:D]

[daan]

QUOTE: Originally posted by tinker



Every tree should have an operating train layout!

Is it only me having troubles staying awake after nightshift or is this tree hanging down from the ceiling??
(As far as I can see the photo is not upside down, if you notice the socks on the chimney and the cupboards..)

[Anonymous]

Mixture of Polar Express and Christmas add-on pack.

[dougdagrump]

Santa's train getting ready to roll at the museum on friday.











The Nutcrackers should clear the signal bridges but not by much, they don't clear the tunnels on our Christmas layout. I'll have to pull them off tomorrow nite. [:(]

[siberianmo]

Our annual LGBs 'round the tree:


MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Craignor]

Here is a pic of my tree, the boys and our little layout.

[Anonymous]

Every tree should have an operating train layout!

[Anonymous]

Opps. I'll try again!

[Anonymous]

Made it little more progress this week. Added a row of paper buildings. Those buggers are tricky! Anyway... after the Christmas rush, should have time to add some additional details. Greg[img][http://images.snapfish.com/3458448%3B23232%7Ffp337%3Evq%3D326%3B%3E2%3B%3B%3E5%3C3%3EWSNRCG%3D32333%3A8753954vq0mrj/img]

[Buckeye Riveter]

Christmas Layout for outside is now done. [8D] Mother Nature helped me with the snow.

[Buckeye Riveter]

QUOTE: Originally posted by FJ and G

Buckeye,
I understand you're looking to do an outdoor toy train layout. Let me know how it goes.

Dave, I not sure who told you that I was going to do an outdoor toy train layout. The layout I have is G Scale and it is up and running. All of my trains running outdoors are G. They are made to run in the rain and snow, but they don't do too well when the track is coated with ice.

[FJ and G]

Buckeye,

I understand you're looking to do an outdoor toy train layout. Let me know how it goes.

I've already posted plans for my outdoor layout in some other posts so don't wi***o be too redundant here. Won't have much problems trying to make snow or realistic scenery or weathering or even dust for that matter.