Santa drives a VW around my layout

Joe that is frickin awesome. Lol. How did you do that? An Ho engine chassis with a VW body mounted on it? Whatever it is great video.....

Thanks!

The HO switcher chassis is in the trailer. The VW is being pushed.

http://www.josephrampolla.com/Santa.html

Take care, Joe.

Your animations are very imaginative. Fish jumping in lake, skiing Santa, man mowing the lawn, girl jump roping, elephants bathing ....... WOW!

Paul Goodness

Is it powered by a VW diesel engine?  

As a VW owner I am curious as to how many times the check engine light has come on for some obscure P code that is frightening expensive? 

great looking layout and some great animations !!

Merry Christmas!!!

paul goodness posted:

Your animations are very imaginative. Fish jumping in lake, skiing Santa, man mowing the lawn, girl jump roping, elephants bathing ....... WOW!

 

Paul Goodness

Thanks! The skiing is not my own homemade animation but purchased from "Mr. Christmas" in 1992.

Take care,  Joe.

Hi Folks,

Thanks, everyone, for the compliments and the "likes."  Actually OGR published my one elephant animation project (Run 153), as well as a version of my animated O scale vehicles (Run 172 -- "Happy Motoring") on the HO track several years ago when the magazine was under Myron Biggar.

The only problem the VW gives me is that it is too shallow to fit a larger HO freight truck under it, and the scale flanges aren't as good as the more toy-like larger flanges for my purposes.

Again, Merry Christmas, everyone!

Take care, Joe.

P.S.  The elves keep Santa's VW in good shape!  Hermey disconnected the idiot lights. Mrs. Claus is quite the mechanic; she once fixed the VW with parts from her kitchen mix-master and sewing machine.  The Clauses -- very frugal, they have to be!!!!  J.

that's awesome great job i may have to do something like that on my Christmas layout

That video wins the most fun to watch prize!!! I love all of the animation on the layout. 

Thanks Joe for sharing the Christmas joy!!

bigtruckpete posted:

That video wins the most fun to watch prize!!! I love all of the animation on the layout. 

Thanks Joe for sharing the Christmas joy!!

Thanks!  Merry Christmas to Everyone!!!!!!!!

Take care, Joe

Thanks for posting, I really like Santas car, the layout, and the shagadelic music, yeah baby!

Merry Christmas,

Craignor posted:

Thanks for posting, I really like Santa's car, the layout, and the shagadelic music, yeah baby!

Merry Christmas,

 

 

Thanks, Merry Christmas to you!  That arrangement of Jingle Bells is the best I have ever heard -- love the harpsichord, too!

Take care, Joe.