Überstationmeister posted:Use O gauge track clips. If they are not aesthetically pleasing, remove the "thumb" pull. If you really want it indestructible, fill them with hot melt glue after installation.
Can these can fit on Standard Gauge tubular? I'm planning to get USA Track Standard Gauge, 8- 42 curves. They will be placed on a table cloth.
Std track clips
what my dad did he took a inner tube from a bike, and cut 1/4 or 1/2 inch pieces, this was the small inner tube inch around, from the 1960s bike tubes,, worked, some popped off, if they were not tight, if the ties moved,,
Carey TeaRose posted:what does that mean?? Not Quite Delusional Yet?
Well, what it meant is not important.( A forum handle) What it means is that you are making friends, like the woman from the Netherlands. She was a friend to many on the forum and had a love of life that came through in her posts. Her posts suddenly stopped. She is missed by many.
Just be you and all will be well. No need for comparisons. It seems you have already shown that you are unique.
Being a Baker while in the Navy ( 17 years) I would think the first layer ( the layer for the train ) would have to be a fake layer made of thin wood or sturdy cardboard type material with supports in the center for the rest of the cake didn't cave it in. but other than that I see no reason why not. You could have the cord to the transformer come out the bottom and and have it preset at a slow speed. It would be a great remembrance for you all and all your guess.
Go for it
Here's a thought for guest favors, although it might not fit your overall design theme if you are going for some elegance:
Get multicolored RR-style bandanas and have your names and wedding date printed on them. They can be folded into swan shapes or whatever at each place setting if you are going for casual elegance. Or you can fold then in a fan/peacock shape or something colorful inside a gondola on each table with enough for each guest. If you have a wedding color scheme you might be able to get some in a fairly close color match. They come in so many more colors than just red these days.
A place like Oriental Trading Company (online) would probably have them at an inexpensive price and they might do the printing too as they offer various wedding favors.
Tomlinson Run Railroad
Carey TeaRose posted:what does that mean?? Not Quite Delusional Yet?
Not Quite Dead Yet she is a women living in Europe and a avid poster on the 3 rail forum. She disappeared from posting last year. Some believe she was dying of cancer and is deceased.
from a favourite film of mine,
"We thought you were dead!"
I'm very much alive, not sure about the rest of you..."
-The Last of the Blonde Bombshells
Ain't gonna do no stinkin' favors. No garter or bouquet toss, either.
Ace posted:I dunno, it sounds like too much of a possible diversion from the main event. Some kids might get to messing with the train and crash it into the cake.
There will be NO children at this wedding and reception, except for my 21yo dd and 18yo son. No babies, no little kids. Almost everyone being invited is 55+
The trains are purely a fun extra- and still just an idea. Its not a train theme event!
rtraincollector posted:Being a Baker while in the Navy ( 17 years) I would think the first layer ( the layer for the train ) would have to be a fake layer made of thin wood or sturdy cardboard type material with supports in the center for the rest of the cake didn't cave it in. but other than that I see no reason why not. You could have the cord to the transformer come out the bottom and and have it preset at a slow speed. It would be a great remembrance for you all and all your guess.
Go for it
Thank you for all this info!! However, this is not going to be a train cake,
The cake is an italian cream sponge cake. No buttercream or other fancy frosting. Embellished with only fresh roses from my garden. On the 60" round cake table will be just a 8" round with a 6" round on top. The rest of the pieces of cake will be served out to the guests, cut in rectangle pieces from a full sheet or what ever size is needed based on the number of guests in attendance.
The SG train will run around it, purely as a fun accent.
Wedding reception tickets for the ride of a lifetime.
Make sure everyone has a ticket to get on this reception express, now your husband should put on a conductors hat with a pocket watch and state that we are on a tight schedule and to make the schedule everyone will have to dance/party and have fun, no stopping this party once it starts!
OK, a Standard Gauge train around the cake on a 60" diameter table isn't so crazy if bride and groom are into it. And you don't want to go overboard with a bunch of other train-theme stuff, that sounds sensible to me. The cake could be somewhat elevated above the track level, you don't want it integral with the cake. Don't want sliced cake getting dropped on the train so you want a sober server with a steady hand. An engineer should be appointed to oversee the railroad operations and prevent derailments.
The train could have gondola cars with the cutlery and candy favors, to give it some function. Yeah, go for it.
Maybe someone will give you a Marx honeymoon express for a wedding gift ...
RonH posted:Wedding reception tickets for the ride of a lifetime.
Make sure everyone has a ticket to get on this reception express, now your husband should put on a conductors hat with a pocket watch and state that we are on a tight schedule and to make the schedule everyone will have to dance/party and have fun, no stopping this party once it starts!
uh, no.
Ace posted:OK, a Standard Gauge train around the cake on a 60" diameter table isn't so crazy if bride and groom are into it. And you don't want to go overboard with a bunch of other train-theme stuff, that sounds sensible to me. The cake could be somewhat elevated above the track level, you don't want it integral with the cake. Don't want sliced cake getting dropped on the train so you want a sober server with a steady hand. An engineer should be appointed to oversee the railroad operations and prevent derailments.
The train could have gondola cars with the cutlery and candy favors, to give it some function. Yeah, go for it.
Maybe someone will give you a Marx honeymoon express for a wedding gift ...
awww, very sweet. Though I doubt anyone who will be there is into toy trains.
And NO favors, thank you very much.
WHAT ENGINE, WHAT CARS??
Reality sets in.
With having a circle of 42 curves track on the 60" cake table- if I use my MTH Ives 1134 circus loco and tender, its going to loop around itself pretty quick.
Should I consider MTH Ives repro 3236 engine instead?? What do you gents think?
And perhaps I can only run two passenger cars with this idea. I'll definetely want an Observation car to place my Barclay Bride and Groom in the back at the railing. And I have coming to me a single car MTH Ives repro Nat'l Ltd Blue w/h Red Pullman. Maybe that's it, just two passenger cars- hm?
I think you should set it up, and try different things, how does it run on low voltage, if its MTH it should run real slow,
Carey, I think for what you are wanting to do, a 318E and two 300 series cars would be great. They won't overpower your theme and will not look bad on a small loop of track.
Steve
Steve "Papa" Eastman posted:Carey, I think for what you are wanting to do, a 318E and two 300 series cars would be great. They won't overpower your theme and will not look bad on a small loop of track.
Steve
I can't find any 300 cars solo, i.e. an obs, and a pullman or coach that match each other. Don't want a set of four. Did locate a grey 318E, the only color of it I care for.
any one have any solo 300 cars they'd offer for sale? At least an observation car.
ebay mailto:info@thetrainshop.com
riki posted:
can't find this on the evilBay, email me the auction link?
done. bought from www.legacystation.com
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html...d+gauge&_sacat=0
try this, I lost it, brentwood antiques,,but email them
My tinplate church! Sortof... 
Got this little vintage litho darling on the evilBay, to add to the wedding cake table diorama. In great condition. 
When you crank the handle, it plays a hymn pipe organ sound.
Carey TeaRose posted:My tinplate church! ... the wedding cake table diorama. In great condition...
Just had a quirky thought, after reading your explanations about your wedding cake table. I mentioned this to my wife and she thought, given what you have indicated as your interests in trains so far, that this was a great idea, so I am emboldened by her approval to mention this to you, in a spirit of celebration. How about having the train go through the cake, through a kind of tunnel, with the cake being a "mountain" of sorts, a "Mountain of Joy" you have both climbed together?
FrankM.
The cake is very small on this table, really only for effect and slightly more enough for just the wedding party. Just an 8-9" bottom layer and a 6" top layer, with fresh roses around the bottom layer and on top. It is an Italian creme cake, with no fancy frosting, dusted with cocoa powered on the sides. The rest of the cake will be in sheet size, easily cut into rectangle pieces to be served by the wait staff to our guests. A "Cake Mountain" would be too much for this.
Carey TeaRose posted:The cake is very small on this table, really only for effect and slightly more than enough for just the wedding party. Just an 8-9" bottom layer and a 6" top layer, with fresh roses around the bottom layer and on top. It is an Italian creme cake, with no fancy frosting, dusted with cocoa powder on the sides. The rest of the cake will be done in sheet size, easily cut into rectangle pieces to be served by the wait staff to our guests. A "Cake Mountain" would be too much for this.
That's an awesome tinplate church, and you can play mood music on it too. The modest-size cake should leave ample room for the various train layout enhancements. Good planning!
Ace posted:That's an awesome tinplate church, and you can play mood music on it too. The modest-size cake should leave ample room for the various train layout enhancements. Good planning!
Ace, and other gents and ladies, also-
what else might be good to add? This board still looks a little bare to me. I'm thinking a Lionel 155 station or the Pride Lines green/red passenger station perhaps, and a 1/24 1930s automobile...??
Carey TeaRose posted:My tinplate church! Sortof...
When you crank the handle, it plays a hymn pipe organ sound.
this arrived today. Wow! Bigger than I thought it would be and it looks and sounds like its brand new, not 80-90 years old. 
Carey TeaRose posted:what else might be good to add? This board still looks a little bare to me. I'm thinking a Lionel 155 station or the Pride Lines green/red passenger station perhaps, and a 1/24 1930s automobile...??
Suggest you post a photo of the setup so far with your track, train, structures and a scale stand-in for the cake, and I'm sure someone will have a clever suggestion based on the available space. 
Sorry Ace, thought I had posted pics of the mock-up here already. Got the litho cathedral today, it looks terrific on this diorama. There will be a 318E engine, from the MMTH/Lionel contemporary repro 342E RTR set.
Silastone samples = marble steps!
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Carey TeaRose posted:what else might be good to add? This board still looks a little bare to me. I'm thinking a Lionel 155 station or the Pride Lines green/red passenger station perhaps, and a 1/24 1930s automobile...??
It would look good with maybe two or three additional small tinplate houses to create an impression of community.
You might consider adding a row of trees, or a small curved 'backdrop' with rural scene about 7" x 18", placed in front of the track at the back. That would give the train a way to disappear momentarily, creating some illusion of coming and going to other places, instead of going in circles.
Ace posted:Carey TeaRose posted:what else might be good to add? This board still looks a little bare to me. I'm thinking a Lionel 155 station or the Pride Lines green/red passenger station perhaps, and a 1/24 1930s automobile...??
It would look good with maybe two or three additional small tinplate houses to create an impression of community.
You might consider adding a row of trees, or a small curved 'backdrop' with rural scene about 7" x 18", placed in front of the track at the back. That would give the train a way to disappear momentarily, creating some illusion of coming and going to other places, instead of going in circles.
Got it! Maybe just one or two of these. Next,
I need to find that perfect 1/24 1930s automobile...
Ginger Rogers used a white with tan 1929 Duesenberg in the film, "the Gay Divorcee". Franklin Mint has a 1930... it could be repainted.
Update: adding a bit more here and there to this cake-table-as-toy-train-diorama: snagged a 1:24 1935 Ford taxi for taking us (the Barclay wedding couple) to the train station after the wedding...
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