Hi. Thanks for the add to the forum. It's been years since I had a train set. Wife wanted the Polar Exspress, so for Christmas to each other we bought the lionel o gauge set. Just thought I would share what we are doing with it to make it portable and storable. Most of this is either designed and printed, or made out of stuff from the shop. A loving work in progress.
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Looking great!
any plans on doing any of the buildings from the polar express?
Never thought about that. I'll ask my wife if she wants it for her village. We are still getting stuff from Amazon to add lights and other stuff. Have any pictures to show her?
i dont have any pictures at the moment. but they are mostly styled after the pullman district in chicago. santas workshop is directly inspired from the pullman clocktower building. If youre just going off the book it's just brick factory buildings with lighted trim. I've always been taken by it. I grew up around very similar factory buildings.
i am working pretty feverishly on a version of some of the buildings myself.
the entrance to your tunnel, those remind me of hirst arts molds... did you 3d print them? i should really get into 3d printing. ive been spending A LOT of time learning how to laser cut and laser engrave. 3d printing would really set me on to another level.
so what is your eventual plan with you christmas village?
It's just foamboard from dollar tree. I did print the barn details. The wife is debating on what to build next. She said to finish the mountains and ponds first. This what the mountains will look like when done. This is in our bedroom christmas village.
More done on the Christmas Village. No painting or weathering yet.
Wondering if I should make little bases for the barn and the silo or leave them as they are. The advantage to leave them like a building without a scene will allow me to add snow in the winter and grass in the summer. Decisions Decisions....
I'm a big fan of versatility. For most people a Christmas layout is a seasonal project... If you plan on tearing it down and putting it away maybe bases are better but if you plan on using it for other things I really like the idea of being able to make your layout modular
This is what I have so far. Everything breaks down including the mountains. Teaching myself how to flock now.
Experimenting with some lights for a sunrise or sunset.
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