I'm not sure if I ever did. At some point I built a homosote platform, but my trains were 40 years old and didn't run well enough.
When my ex suggested I set the trains up, she probably envisioned some Martha Stewart fantasy with mis-scaled ceramic buildings.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Yes, I have a Bachmann On30 PRR passenger set just for the tree. And a large selection of ceramic Christmas village houses which rotate making the display different every year.
A tradition at our house since the wife and met 26 years ago.
My yellow box Athearn rolling stock will stay on the model layout...........
Sheldon
I am looking forward to running my vintage Ho Mantua and yellow-box Athearn rolling stock around the tree.
I think of trains from around November through January, and then I try not to think about trains too much. I have too many other interests, such as music and mid-century modern furniture.
Nope. That's how I got back into MR a few years ago, did it for the grandson. My dog doesn't like it at all and bites the engine.
Now that I have DCC with sound, I could see if the horn scares him, the downside is my shay might go under the dining room table to be chewed into pieces.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Not unless I put one in the middle of my layout.
Rich
Alton Junction
We naver have.
But... if one of my selfish daughters ever gives me a grandchild... there will be a train around the Christmas Tree at Grandpa's house!
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Nope.
https://tstage9.wixsite.com/nyc-modeling
Time...It marches on...without ever turning around to see if anyone is even keeping in step.
Unfortunately, this engine packed it in but once I find a replacement it will run once again. I have all the cars and track and a lot of miles were logged. The dogs miss it.
Brent
"All of the world's problems are the result of the difference between how we think and how the world works."
Sadly not, between the cats and quite a few of my trains being quite delicate, and all are HO scale, that's not happening this year. If I get a set of larger scale trains, that are more durable and cat proof, absolutely.
Alvie
No, but Santa will be seen around Leeds Sovereign Street (like every year.)
David
To the world you are someone. To someone you are the world
I cannot afford the luxury of a negative thought
That is, assuming you celebrate Christmas and have a tree.