2014 Christmas Photo Album

Great layouts all.

All these years that we have been doing the halloween layouts in the garage this was the first year that we heard the question "Do you do this for Christmas as well ?". Needless to say it got the wheels turning, so this is what we did.

From Halloweentown:

 

This is my first attempt at posting a video. My camera resolution is not very good but here it is.

great looking layout!

Here's a Christmas car I picked up at the Greenberg Show in Richmond a few weeks ago....kit bashed and repainted.....the basic car is a Lionel General mail/baggage car.

 

 

 

 

Here's the final Christmas video.....before I packed all the Christmas cars up for next year....

 

 

Brian.....this has been a fabulous thread!

 

 

Peter

Collaboration is great idea.  Can we pull it off being 525 miles apart?  :-)

Joe...great video and layout!

 

Peter....I love the kitbash...really nice!

 

Alan

I agree it has been one of the best threads in my time here!  Great idea, Brian!  Yes, I have been thinking Bedford Falls all this month on this thread!

This is what I did with my modified D-27. Video might be better, might be worse. I used my camcorder (tape) and captured to computer. Even managed a title. This is a learning curve for me so bear with it. My video skills are rough too............

I don't see why not, I do it with my clients every day.  

Thanks Carl, Brian, Volphin and Alan.   I've enjoyed all of your photos and videos immensely. 

 

Volphin:  The PE does do the outer loop when I trigger the remote switch, which I didn't think to do in the video.

Good point.  As a telecommunications engineer, my office is in Western Pennsylvania, my manager is in Duluth, Minnesota and we have colleagues in Illinois, Texas, Kansas, California, and Hong Kong.  I will dig up my photos and send them for you to see what I have done soon.

I just did the old christmas train layout around the tree..

Peter. I really like this car! I think I'll build one for next year. 

Peter:

 

This is just outstanding. It would fit on anyone's Christmas layout.

 

All very beautiful Christmas Trains this year.

I didn't set a layout up this year. I just out some trains on a shelf.

With the holiday season wrapping up, the rails have been lifted until next year (hopefully sooner, though):



Oh, and I keep forgetting to post these videos of the layout the Tinplate Trackers of Austin had on display in downtown Round Rock.  I really hope I will be able to join this group soon:

Peter, great Christmas kitbash.  Must ask where you got the small wreaths.  I'd like to do what Marty did--place them on the front of locos; maybe on the rear of an obs car.

 

Again, great Christmas kitbash; thanks for sharing.

That is always a tremendous compliment!  Chris really must like it, and I do too!

Roseland NJ Public Library has this Holiday display.

 

 

Seems like the only thing I can keep working this Christmas is the Building Accessories.  The Candy Cane dump car wouldn't work, found a broken wire underneath.  Been packed away for almost a year & wire is broke.  Resoldered - car won't dump on Fastrak - but will dump while on Tube Track - weird.

 

Santa Caboose - Red Lantern went out after a few days - not going to open that thing up to figure it out yet.

 

 

RK,  I like your nutcracker guard shanty! I've never seen that one before! !

Many thanks to all who contributed and took a look at the 2014 Christmas Photo Album. It was the best ever.

Lucky you.  But, given you forum name, I'd ship yours out first, too!

 

"Lucky you.  But, given your forum name, I'd ship yours out first, too"

 

Thanks Lee. Looked at the UPS Tracking info today and the set arrived in Maine at 1:11 AM this morning. Looks good for Monday. You will love yours when it arrives. I was fortunate to see one at the York Meet.

 

Can't wait for your review and video.

 

1 more before the tracks got picked up.

 

 

thanks to you and all the others for the kind words. i have shot a couple more videos, trying to get something that suits me, and have even took a stab at adding an audio track. I re arranged the parade for better shots of that and i will take one more stab a good video. i think i will try it from a tripod. i wish as many people had seen this in person as here, but mostly i did it for me. if others enjoy it so much the better.

 

and to all the others that posted pics and video, they are all great. you can't go wrong with christmas and trains. and i see where some are already planning additions for next year. hope i will be here to see those too.

 

so to all keep up the great work. all wonderful, trains and trees. many trains and happy christmas to all, and more for the new year........................

I meant to say this in the above post. I Just didn't want to wait 10 more years! Been reading the Forum about 10 years so I guess its time to post something. (Better late than never)

Bobby

It was worth the wait! Beautiful Tree and great Christmas layout. Thanks for sharing, looks like a lot of fun.

I saw the post late last night, You not late. The layout looks great and looking forward to next seasons contribution. Don't be a stranger.

 

Doug

Bobby

Your layout is very nice.  The Crescent Limited passenger train and NS Southern Heritage Unit are trains after my own heart!   Thanks for sharing!  Ken

Brian - Thanks for starting it.  It sure helped get me in the Christmas spirit and I loved seeing all the fabulous layouts again this year.

 

Art

beautiful layout, thanks for sharing!

Wow, our UPS driver gave us a gift, thanks Kevin!  Runs great with some sort of flywheel drive.

A few more laps around the tree before takedown & removal

 

the video link might not have survived the insertion process.  will have to try again later from a different computer.  Here's the link anyway:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzVyNszbKwc

How are these photos posted Doug? I cant open them further to look close, Not without downloading, and saving the page, scanning, reopening, etc. or changing the browser scaleing.

 

Edit: After back tracking into this thread Im finding many photos I cant open in a new window. I have never run across it before, not that I remember anyhow. Any answers? Zooming does not keep photos clear enough to view them. I don't have time or room to download, scan, and erase every photo

A few more pics and short video clips of the 2014 layout.

Finally got the signals and coaling station hooked up.