Yes, this is still Summer, but Fall and Winter are coming. To that end I inquired at Menards store when their Christmas display of houses, animated stuff will arrive. After Halloween I was told.
Have members used these animated displays on their layout, and if so, how did they scale out, ie too big or too small? Are they 1:43 or smaller etc etc? Local Menards persons did not know scale and gave me the dumb look look.
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The animated brewery I saw was comparable in size/scale to Dept 56 buildings. In other words, those were some beefy elves working there. For a Christmas display it would work with O gauge trains. The Menards Store figures were closer to scale, although the store itself was selectively compressed.
It's a judgement call whether it would work for you. I was highly tempted to add the brewery to my Christmas tree layout but it was a bit pricey. I waited for clearance pricing but they all disappeared before then.
John
Thanks John. So wait until they appear and take some footprint measurements to see if they will fit or if the "beefy elves" had indeed stretched the dimension beyond reasonable. As my bride says: JWAS (Just Wait And See).
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