Let’s see some Fun/Silly/Fanciful things around the Layout

Great idea! Spongebob Squarepants!

The boys putting in an honest day's labor:

I decided to break out a fun/silly train today, the MTH Spongebob Train! When I saw the unique boxes for these cars back around 2005, I knew that I had to have them!





Does anyone else have any fun/silly trains they would like to share?

Bryce

Love the spongebob train, Bryce. I have a number of he cars but never nabbed the engine.

Here’s a scene from my layout today - Someone tell the cop to let the bum sleep on the bench and deal with those darn graffiti vandals instead!

The Disney Parade.

The Carousel.

Look who is driving the tractor.

Row, row, row your boat.......

Batman wondering who graded this crossing, and how the holi-heck is he going to get over it? 💥

A palm tree amid a northern Minnesota forest!    It's my version of finding Waldo!

Cheers, Dave

@John E K posted:

Batman wondering who graded this crossing, and how the holi-heck is he going to get over it? 💥

I have all four of these Batmobiles. At least I think there are only four. I think I will place them outside my movie theater. They are very cool.

Mark

It would appear that my layout has some issues with constant extraterrestrial visitors.....

Bryce

@Randy Harrison posted:

Row, row, row your boat.......

As a fan of Peanuts, this is fantastic Randy!

Bryce

Behold, the giraffe can't take his eyes off the weathered Plasticville trailer home and my layout! LOL

Stop Look and Listen....

DBryce:

Sponge Bob figures are available from Nano Metal Figs.

Sponge Bob structures are also availabe at pet stores for use in aquariums.

you could use these items on your layout with your Sponge Bob Train.

”On That Train all graphite & Glitter.  Undersea by rail. 90 minutes from New York to Paris”.   From Donald Fagan’s IGY song on his Night Fly album

@CBQ_Bill posted:

Sponge Bob figures are available from Nano Metal Figs.
Already have them. I also have the aquarium ones too

Sponge Bob structures are also available at pet stores for use in aquariums.
We are thinking the same thoughts!

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

I just got a package in the mail today for a potential micro-layout idea:

This will definitely be a winter project for me but I am looking forward to it!

Bryce

Menard's American Materials structure with Spidey and Batman standing guard ....

Due to a shortage of crews, the New York Central has called up those on the extra board, here we see a cryptid crew change.

Bryce

The aliens are trying to get down into Area 51, and rescue their buddies.

Thanks to the folks over at the heroclix thread, I now have a Star Trek away team…

Hopefully, the Red shirts don’t buy the farm! Haha

Bryce

Another photo that I found in my files and have absolutely no idea as to why I took it :

The flatcar is a scratch-built one that I dredged out of the 'bay so I know nothing about it other than that it is all metal and two-rail.

Well I don't have any Silly things from around the layout today, but how about a "Silly Train Set"?  Found this several years ago on a bottom shelf of an antique store covered in dust...cost $5 , as I train collector I just could not resist.  Believe it or not, this battery powered set really does have a headlight and "choo choo" sound (awful!) and it runs on BLUE track.

Well best wishes, this is about as ridiculous as I get these days

Don

I posted this over on the scenery forum but since it does meet the criteria of this thread I'll post it here as well.

....The annual meeting of the Ophir & Oblivion sidewinder preservation society

In the ..."You can't start them too young" ! category...

Note:  That's a Marx 556 red frame from 1937-38 and my wife's original Shirley Temple doll from the 1940's.

Don

The evil Megatron and the towering decepticon Bruticus have invaded downtown River City, luckily for us though, Optimus Prime has responded and is ready to send them back to Cybertron!

Jokes aside, the Transformers actually do blend in really well with regular O gauge vehicles in their vehicle modes, the only thing that gives away it's really a robot is the symbols.

@Don McErlean posted:

Well I don't have any Silly things from around the layout today, but how about a "Silly Train Set"?  Found this several years ago on a bottom shelf of an antique store covered in dust...cost $5 , as I train collector I just could not resist.  Believe it or not, this battery powered set really does have a headlight and "choo choo" sound (awful!) and it runs on BLUE track.

Don, I have a very similar set but in the "Eggliner" scheme, I'll have to pull it out as Easter is fast approaching.

@Patrick B posted:

The evil Megatron and the towering decepticon Bruticus have invaded downtown River City, luckily for us though, Optimus Prime has responded and is ready to send them back to Cybertron!

Jokes aside, the Transformers actually do blend in really well with regular O gauge vehicles in their vehicle modes, the only thing that gives away it's really a robot is the symbols.

Wow! That building must be built well above code if it can support a transformer on it's roof!
That could be a good scavenger hunt idea: Find all of the transformers in vehicle mode and win a prize (candy, toy, etc)


Bryce

Oscale Trains Lover :  "Eggliner" - now that's one I would like to see   Thanks for the comment, that Silly train set (SMURFS) after many years of taking up space in my storage cabinet went to my wife's antique booth and sold almost over night (also priced at $5) so I guess there are folks who just like the "blue people" .  But the kids and I had fun with it for awhile.

Don

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

Don, I have a very similar set but in the "Eggliner" scheme, I'll have to pull it out as Easter is fast approaching.

Wow! That building must be built well above code if it can support a transformer on it's roof!
That could be a good scavenger hunt idea: Find all of the transformers in vehicle mode and win a prize (candy, toy, etc)


Bryce

Depending on the size, you can fit at least 2 on the MTH premier TOFC cars. I even have a few that turn into planes that I like to place on the Lionel missile launcher cars as a "mobile launch ramp" type thing. The firing mechanism doesn't work in that form but it's still something cool for the public to see.

For my contribution to this thread check out:

https://www.warrenvillerailroa...izens-of-warrenville

"Who ya gonna call"

The other day while I was cleaning the layout  I Randomly grabbed Piggyback Pete and his truck he had fell out of his truck so I grabbed him and the truck and set them aside when I went to pick him and the truck back up this is what I saw and had to take a pic of it and post it here. Some how I sat them down this way.

@Lionelski posted:

For my contribution to this thread check out:

https://www.warrenvillerailroa...izens-of-warrenville

John, I loved your article! Where did you find those monks or were they custom made?

Bryce

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

John, I loved your article! Where did you find those monks or were they custom made?

Bryce

I'm glad that you liked it Bryce, thanks for the input. Did you check out the earlier articles on the citizen of Warrenville while on the site?

As to the Monks, believe it or not, I got them at Hobby Lobby. I also purchased the Native Americans there.

John

@Lionelski posted:

I'm glad that you liked it Bryce, thanks for the input. Did you check out the earlier articles on the citizen of Warrenville while on the site?

As to the Monks, believe it or not, I got them at Hobby Lobby. I also purchased the Native Americans there.

John

John,

Yes! I have checked out all of your articles on the Warrenville website. I really like Nessie visiting the lake and Cape Warrenville.

Thank you for the info on the monks!

Bryce

@Chuck242 posted:

Stop Look and Listen....

Sweet😜

This is a fun topic, and I am enjoying all the posts.
Here’s a photo from our small 4’ x 4’ layout which has my first train set I got for Christmas in 1956 (Lionel 1615 loco and her work train) and a duplicate of the Lionel 520 electric motor and its cars that my little brother received. The layout mainly represents an 027 layout of the 1956 era.
Here, two workers pause while working on buried power cables near the rails as the 520 electric motor passes with its freight cars.

@Oscale_Trains_Lover_ posted:

John,

Yes! I have checked out all of your articles on the Warrenville website. I really like Nessie visiting the lake and Cape Warrenville.

Thank you for the info on the monks!

Bryce

Thanks again Bryce - I actually bought Nessie in Scotland!

@Don McErlean posted:

Oscale Trains Lover :  "Eggliner" - now that's one I would like to see   .

Don

Don,

I have not forgot! Here is one of my sets still sealed in the packaging! They came either with a purple engine and red caboose or are a clue engine and a green caboose. There are few floating around the internet....



Happy Easter to you and yours!


Bryce

Bryce:  I love it.  I am always looking out for "fun" trains, especially those that can be on the inexpensive but colorful and joyful side.  Hope you have a blessed holiday.  Best Wishes

Don

It's reassuring to know that the firefighters of the Oak Hill Village Fire Station are standing by and ready to fight any fire that may erupt anywhere in the village. 😉

Well here's one from my "kitchen table" layout.  Given the proliferation of candy on Easter, its very appropriate that the Hershey's candy trolley is letting off its customers at the Hershey's candy store.  YUM! all those chocolate bunnies!

Best wishes, have a great week.

Don

After searching the internet, I found some "close enough" o scale Daleks to go with my TARDIS! These are the "Paradigm" Daleks from the Matt Smith era. I tried to find the classic daleks but to no avail.



Bryce