Just ordered two from MB Klein and all I can say is wow. The lights are amazing. I never knew that LEDs could be so small.
Need a few more to populate my town. Does anybody else have some of these buildings?
Dave
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The new LED buildings and rolling stock is definitely cool! The only possible problem I see is the rolling stock and locomotives with the thin wire and small LED's being damaged if not handled correctly. The buildings shouldn't be a problem once you get them set up.
I have the bridge and girders with Christmas lights coming. I love all the lights, but also wonder if it's going to be overkill pretty soon with all of these lighted engines and buildings. Until then, I will enjoy them.
I think the buildings with lights are a real winner. I've got two of the houses and love them.
I also have the Canadian Pacific Holiday Train on order, cars and engine. Cars are here, hope the engine is soon. I will likely run it all year long (will make those miserably hot Washington DC summers feel a little cooler 
).
While I personally prefer to keep my Christmas car collection to the religious/traditionally decorated MTH Boxcars, I may pick up one of the flat cars with LED lights and Christmas trees as well.
Yep, I also noticed these the other day. Seems like they would make nice additions to any Christmas layout/display.
If anybody gets around to it please post some pics with the buildings lit up. Would love to see how these LEDs look as I may pick up a few before the holidays. 
Thanks.
I took this photo last year, just after I got them. I have since totally redesigned this area of the layout. 
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SJC posted:I took this photo last year, just after I got them. I have since totally redesigned this area of the layout.
SJC, Nice, thanks! That looks great.
I may pull the trigger on 1 or 2, or 3, 
of these MTH houses.
I'll be up near M.B. Klein next week so will probably put in an order for these along with a few other odds and ends I need.
THanks, I agree. They are very, very nice. I do not set up a Christmas layout anymore (instead, I display my Dept. 56 collection under the tree, lit up).
I originally ordered only one house. Liked it so much I bought a second. Liked them both THAT much that I put them on my permanent layout year 'round with a small Christmas section. May look a little funny to have a corner of Christmas but hey...my house, my layout, my rules.
MTH has a premier Christmas Boxcar with the stage in their 2018 Vol 1 catalog. Is this car the same size at the current Railking Holiday Christmas train ?
SJC posted:I took this photo last year, just after I got them. I have since totally redesigned this area of the layout.
any pic.... is better with snoopy!!! 
Engineer-Joe posted:SJC posted:I took this photo last year, just after I got them. I have since totally redesigned this area of the layout.
any pic.... is better with snoopy!!!
A Lionel special! 
Does anyone have a source for just the lights?
John H posted:Does anyone have a source for just the lights?
Andy said this was a common question at York.
The answer: we'll gladly sell you the lights but you'll also get a freight car, engine, or building with it.
Ask and you shall receive!
Janitor John posted:Ask and you shall receive!
Not cheap, better off buying the car and removing the lights.
Dave
The the lighted rolling stock flats are cool too!
Peter
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I also have the rolling stock, just waiting for the engine to complete the set.
MTH uses a special light strand, as the ones from Walmart, Michael's, or even Evan Designs have the LEDs one inch apart. MTH's LEDs are about a half inch apart. Makes a big difference on scale cars and buildings. Has anyone wired their buildings to have the interior lights separate from the Christmas lights, so they can turn the Christmas lights on and off individually? I plan on doing this down the road on my layout and I am looking into picking up one of the Arch Bridges with the white lights.
I received the red bridge and girders with the Christmas lights today. I will be installing it in my upcoming Christmas layout.
I had a pleasure of seeing these up close at David's this past weekend and csn attest to how good the lighted items look. I'm hoping to find a good deal on the houses this weekend at the First Frost show in Allentown. Though I run a tinplate set under the tree I think the lighted houses will look right at home until I get my next layout built.
- Greg
Does anyone have pictures of the Single Arch Bridge with white lights? I am trying to figure out if I want to go multi-colored lights or white lights for the bridge. I saw the multi-colored lights bridge at York and it looked awesome.
