Angela Trotta Thomas...NEW SPONSOR!

Way to keep rockin' Alan! Angela is an amazing talent and asset to this hobby. She's also one of my hero's in this hobby. Their original layout was one of my major influences on how my basement is laid out now. Listen for Angela on a future episode of Notch 6.

Another great job Alan. You certainly have been busy.

This is great News. I am always warmed by her art.

Dear Alan,

Congratulations! Welcome Angela your art is super duper. I welcome you to the OGR Forum as do many of us here! Your art speaks volumes about you, thank you for capturing Christmas in the way that you have done! Although, I am now 56, it makes the little boy in me reawaken the creative way you capture the Christmas store layouts! Thank you, thank you!

Mike Maurice

Thanks so much for sponsoring the forum!  I have every one of the Christmas cars which make up the train under my tree!

--Greg

I've known Angela for a good many years, dating back to my time with Greenberg Publishing when we, like Angela, had a presence in the dark, damp, and crowded confines of the Yellow Hall at York.

She is definitely the dean of toy train artists, and her work is in the possession of a veritable who's-who of notables in the hobby.  Best of all, Angela is just a wonderful and fun person to talk with...as personable as she is talented.

Great to have her aboard here!  One of these days I'm going to commission her to do a painting of my beloved postwar-era 520 Boxcab. 

I have always been mesmerized by Angela's paintings. She captures the magic of a toy train and a young child at Christmas time like no one else can.

Welcome aboard, Angela! We're glad you're here!

Alan: You did good!! Angela is a class act.  Great artist.

good news!!

The San Diego 3-railers's club has quite a few of Angela Trotta Thomas paintings on the walls. 

About seven years ago I gave to my now-deceased father a framed print of Angela's work. It's the painting of a boy sitting in bed reading the 1957 Lionel catalog. I thanked him for my first train set that year (the trusty 2037 freight set which I still run) and told him nothing makes me feel as good about growing up in our home than that scene. He welled up, thanked me, then said 'that girl is good!' He was right. 

Does she do Christmas cards?

Alan,

You can learn more about Angela and her work at her website.

I own a copy of the print she made to benefit the families of 9-11 responders. She is one truly classy lady.

Would love to have one her prints for the train room.

Will be visiting her web site soon.

Or maybe I'll send the link to the Mrs. with "Christmas ideas" in the subject line!

Link:

http://www.angelatrottathomas.com/

Also, click the ad at the top of the page.

Good job Alan!!

Angela is a welcome addition. I have one framed print of hers hanging in my train room & three in my man cave.

Joe B.

I know how to find that link. I thought that the sponsors were at the top of the page? maybe using google chrome & windows 8, it doesn't work????? I don't see any sponsors at the top of the page.

Looks like were gonna need a bigger banner section! Congrats Alan.

Great news. Welcome Angela. I have been a fan for years. 

They are there, Eddie.  If you're not seeing them, it's likely due to your software combo.  I don't know much about Windows 8 or Chrome, preferring instead to stay with the tried-and-true.

In any case, I can assure you the banner ads--including Angela's--are there for the vast majority of PC and Mac users (I use both).

wow.....Alan....you have been busy. I really love Angela's work...congrats! Tom

I miss the Christmas cards that she used to issue each year.  I always picked up a 10 pack at York from her.

- walt

The banners rotate.  Hit the "refresh" button or go to a new page and...viola!…new banners appear.

All I get at the top of the page is, O Gauge railroading on line forum, with a blue background. If the banners rotate Allan, I think you have been drinking again.

Well, there's something like 15 of them up there, Eddie.  If you're not seeing them, you likely need a new computer/new software/new ISP.    Try a Mac next time around!  

Seriously, though, the banners are there, and if you're not seeing them you really need to find out why.  Send an e-mail to Rich to see if he can help.

I like a lot of Angelas work, some not so much but that's more of  the print striking a certain chord with me and not her talent. The one I've always really liked was "Window Wishing":

My wife got me me one the first Christmas we were married. She had it framed and it has been hanging in my home office/computer room ever since. If I ever get around to uncrappying my basement layout room it will be hung in there.

Jerry

I have three of her prints.  Two in the home office and one in the train room.  I feel good every time i look at them.

Al

You probably have some sort of ad-blocker installed that is taking them out

Eddie, this is what the top of the forum should look like:

Angela's ad is at the bottom right.

If you are not seeing these ads, you are missing out!

Please see attached photos of Angela Trotta Thomas and her husband Bob during the 11-8 & 11-9 LCCA Special Event during Lionel's Warehouse Sales event

Welcome Angela!