Christmas Railcars!

Vincent. Thanks for starting this your getting me back in the mood to start a custom O scale Christmas train. I have a HO Custom Christmas Train that I made many years ago and made my own decals and Custom painted the cars we put it under the tree every year my girls loved it when they were young and my nephews enjoy it now  I still have a little more work to do on it and add some cars I would like for everyone to see it but it’s HO scale you say anything goes but I thought I would ask first 

Folks, EVERY type of Christmas train and accessories is welcome on this thread. Every gauge and manufacturer are welcome. There are even ceramic and wooden Christmas trains, and they are welcome.

Vincent, You have showed a lot of neat items!  I'll be getting more posted in the near future!!

Ok Vincent here’s you go I just took theses and ran my old Christmas Train awhile go this is my HO cars and F7. All cars are Athearn except the gondola which is a old Mantua. All decals were made by me. I used a font on our computer for the Santa’s Express and then I added the snow caps I hope I still have this down loaded I will be adding more cars and I will fix these up also I would like to get this done the wife want a snow sence this year with buildings and such. Enjoy the pics 

Lee, I certainly did enjoy your photos and videos. In fact, I stole some of your photos for my Christmas train folder.

Vincent was they worth it?? There HO 

lee drennen posted:

Vincent was they worth it?? There HO 

It's Christmas, so I'll forgive you.

Mark Boyce posted:

Christmas 2016

Mark

is that gold car about the same size as a Menards car or is it the same size as a Old Lionel 6464 I just bought 2 of these the Lionel 1998 and 1997 I think and I have my eye on the gold one like yours. I want to pull them with my Lionel FA post war 202 I’m worried they will look to small behind it thanks for your help sorry to bother you 

Time to get moving!

Gotta help Santa move all those toys!

If anybody can figure out the last photo, please explain it to me.

Vincent Massi posted:

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If anybody can figure out the last photo, please explain it to me.

It's basically what it looks like.

You use this car on a loop/oval where the train will regularly pass by the "bridge".  When the boxcar goes under, the figures change positions.  The one on the car transfers to the bridge and the one on the bridge ends up on the car to go for a ride.  Repeat.  

It's based on a post-war classic called the cop and hobo car.

-Dave

Thank you, Dave.

I've spent two years trying to figure that out.

When you run a world-wide manufacturing organization from the Arctic, you need a variety of special-service vehicles:

Steam locomotives! Why? Because there isn't any diesel fuel at the North Pole.

I thought there was a refinery on the North Slope with a pipeline due north!  LOL

Vincent 

Your just not going to happy till I get a O Scale Christmas Train going are you. 

Vincent - and what scale Christmas train would that be?

Enon49

Mark B - I think if you look closely - that was not an oil pipe line

I am thinking it is EGGNOG

Enon

Enon, Why you are absolutely correct!!!!  It is eggnog!!

lee drennen posted:

Vincent 

Your just not going to happy till I get a O Scale Christmas Train going are you. 

Only if you post photos.

Enon49 posted:

Vincent - and what scale Christmas train would that be?

Enon49

Which one?

PS. I probably don't know, unless I can see three rails.

Vincent 

The wife wants me to put one up in the setting room where our main Christmas tree is on a big table so lookout 

lee drennen posted:

Vincent 

The wife wants me to put one up in the setting room where our main Christmas tree is on a big table so lookout 

You have a good wife.

Where does Santa Claus get the coal for his steam locomotives? From the coal cars, of course!

                                                                             I'm not too sure about that third photo.

However, steam locomotives and coal cars are useless--unless they are connected.

Awesome photos Charlie. And the best part is that you explained how you did it--that gives us some good ideas for our own Christmas lay-outs.

My first LGB set was the Stainz locomotive and two coaches, to which I added a boxcar with Christmas music and a bobber caboose.

This is my only O Gauge Christmas car.

I have to get thru Halloween before thinking about Christmas, they both share some of the same freight cars prior to decorating.

Then there is my favorite.

You need to make sure that your train is doing okay during wintry weather. That's why you need cabooses.

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Beautiful picture of Izzy!! 

Vincent 

glad your thread is doing well. Thanks for posting your pics 

Ok Vincent I just ordered some Christmas Boxcars I found the years my 2 daughters were born and when my wife and I got married here we go 

Boxcars! If you're gonna' move all that freight, you gotta' have boxcars!

Vincent 

just bought 3 off eBay post pics when they get here 

Vincent 

these came in the mail today