NewbieLady wrote:Thank you so much! I was feeling like an idiot. It worked now!
Newbielady,
Yep, this is one of those humbling little treats on a forum! The secret handshake to get something inside the front door, shoot even the back door! You have a nice layout there. I sort of like the simple loop around a tree with nice structures and yours has this.
Jim
NewbieLady wrote:Apparently not. :-(
You need to put brackets around the img at the beginning and a / in front of img (with brackets) at the end. Delete the "*" in the actual post. If we don't do that now, the forum go looking for a photo that cannnot be found
[*img]photo location information [*/img]
NewbieLady wrote:Thanks. Those are Dept.56 "Christmas in the City."
That's what I suspected. Very nice layout indeed.
Mitch
Bob Mitchell Gettysburg, PA TCA # 98-47956 LCCA# RM22839
The Marx 1666 rolls along again.................. The building in the center is of a local supermarket; sort of the commercialism of a Wal-mart but not quite! The units on the ends are Lemax. And the always present Girard station in the background on the right side.
NewbieLady wrote:My first attempt. Only 4'x5' to work with: http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6cc30b3127cce804bbe6894fb00000016100AcN2rdo2atGIg
Very nice job on a first layout. What kind of buildings are those on your layout?
Okay...here's mine. Actually, this board will be one of 4 that will be used in the construction of a permanent 8X16 foot layout after Christmas. So it's pretty temporary.
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/album?c=deputyret&aid=576460762366096418&pid=&wtok=Z7E_NWnQC2ukWnq827Diuw--&ts=1165865999&.src=ph
Double click on the photos to make them bigger.
Dep
Virginian Railroad
Photos from 2005. Still waiting for the snow before I take this years photos.
Celebrating 18 years on the CTT Forum.
Buckeye Riveter......... OTTS Charter Member, a Roseyville Raider and a member of the CTT Forum since 2004..
Jelloway Creek, OH - ELV 1,100 - Home of the Baltimore, Ohio & Wabash RR
TCA 09-64284
Deputy wrote: Geez Bob. After seeing yours, I'm not so sure I want to post mine. Mine looks pretty naked Dep
Geez Bob. After seeing yours, I'm not so sure I want to post mine. Mine looks pretty naked
Aww, come on...I'm sure it's fine!
If you want to spruce it up a bit, Menard's has quite a bit of trees & stuff for low prices. That's where I got most of my scenery. Anyways, though, go ahead and post some pictures!!
NYC,WOW! What a display!
Added a couple of more buildings...and now I'd say it's done.
There is mine from another thread...
http://www.trains.com/trccs/forums/973109/ShowPost.aspx
Really like what Jim H did... I may have to borrow some of those ideas next year! :)Mine is a bit on the heavy side because I used 1x3 for the base with 1/4 ply on top. The two sections can be easily moved by one person. The boxed mountain is a different story... that beast weights a good 80 lbs. I think next year there is going to be a heavy use of 2 inch foam involved!I wish the tree didn't have to be in the window! I would have loved to switch it with the mountain and tree in the corner and the village under the window... maybe I can talk the wife into removing the picture window and putting in a corner window! :)
I've got mine finished. I used FasTrack for a double-loop around the tree, one loop with a siding. I have a town, and a mountainside on one side with a tunnel. Here are some photos.
My Chessie GP38 traveling around the southern end of the layout
Santa Fe FT and Super Chief train exiting the eastern tunnel portal
The two trains meet at the Plasticville station (actually, it's made out of paper).
On the northwestern side of the layout, with the western tunnel portal, the mountainside, and my Union Pacific switch tower.
A better view of the station and platforms. I bought a few lighted fence sections at Menard's and put them along the platforms. They work pretty well!
Christmas tree lot by the tracks
A BP tanker truck going past Casey's, which I built myself out of paper.
I think my Christmas layout is the best one I set up during an entire year, because of the snow and all of the scenery.
Mine's nearly done. Got my Walmart building lit up. Crass commercialism at it's finest
I'll post pics soon.
(Artificial) tree came, and I have the train runnin round the tree.
Lionel collector, stuck in an N scaler's modelling space.
Got my board (4X8 plywood) and LifeLike ballast sheet up yesterday. Laid the RealTrax track in a basic loop and hooked up a basic transformer connection (for now). While I was working on it my UPS guy arrived with the Lionel New York Central Hot Box Reefer Train Set. So I got to test it out right away. Worked great, although the speech from the hotbox reefer is almost unintelligible. Today we put up the tree and some buildings for the train. LOL...even got an illuminated Walmart store building for the train to pass by I'll take some pics as soon as it's done.
Thanks Jim!! Usually they are more like this:
http://s-scale.org/albums/v/friends/bassflyer/bassflyer/bassflyer_001/2004_1220Image0004.JPG.html
I got lazy. But, I was quite pleased with how it turned out. I call it my
"Rural Christmas Card Scene Layout".
I really can't decide which way to go THIS year!
-bf
PS.........more Christmas layouts can be seen at:
http://s-scale.org/albums/v/friends/bassflyer/bassflyer/
Is it that time already?!?
Last year's:
http://s-scale.org/albums/d/786-2/Christmas_Layout_2005_1.jpg
Here's my start. I had to go to the old track for the O27 curve I needed to evade the Christmas tree
I have my Pennsy Flyer and my 2002 Fire train set up for around the tree.
http://anjdevil2.shutterfly.com
Sorry, this is the only way I can the the pictures to load up.!
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
jaabat wrote:It's getting there. I ordered a K-Line Christmas Pacific last week. It should be here soon.
Eric,
Did you happen to order an artificial tree? The reason I ask is because you said you were waiting on the tree. I ordered one from a company online, and it was supposed to be delivered on October 27. I called about every week, and it seemed the company always had some excuse. Long story short, it finally showed up this past Monday.
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