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Post by edlloyd on Oct 6, 2023 0:34:21 GMT
I am curious who has started working on or planning their Christmas train garden for this year? I know it seems early to be thinking about Christmas especially since some of us are doing Halloween gardens but time is flying and these things take time. I am just finishing my Halloween garden and will be posting the main YouTube video soon but I have been thinking about Christmas already.
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Post by atsda on Oct 6, 2023 1:05:37 GMT
Ed, Mine does not go up until the Christmas tree is up at the start of advent. I do a relatively simple Christmas Village on a 4' x 4' platform under the tree. I use O27 track in a loop and run a small consist headed by a Lionel Scout engine (my permanent layout is O31 with some 072 in the attic.) Alfred
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Post by david1 on Oct 6, 2023 7:35:50 GMT
My layout is a Christmas themed layout with dept56 buildings and scale trains. It is up all year round.
Dave
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Post by Adam on Oct 6, 2023 11:39:06 GMT
Not yet for me. I usually start around Thanksgiving. I need to get into the Christmas mood.
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Post by healey36 on Oct 6, 2023 12:41:41 GMT
I need to get into the Christmas mood. Totally agree with that sentiment. Likely won't start anything until the week after Thanksgiving.
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Post by ptc on Oct 6, 2023 15:14:37 GMT
Actually have done two Christmas themed layout displays this year. One is done and the other almost. They are both scenic-ed to the hilt. I learned a great deal from this builds that I hope to share with our members.
Photos soon.
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Post by thebigcrabcake on Oct 6, 2023 18:43:24 GMT
I'll start right after Halloween.
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Post by ptc on Oct 6, 2023 19:14:00 GMT
Here is a scene from one of the Christmas displays.  |
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Post by edlloyd on Oct 6, 2023 19:55:03 GMT
Not yet for me. I usually start around Thanksgiving. I need to get into the Christmas mood. In years past I try to have mine done for Thanksgiving because the day after Christmas mode hits full swing. This year might be a little bit later. We'll see how it goes.
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Post by Adam on Oct 6, 2023 19:55:08 GMT
Here is a scene from one of the Christmas displays. Beautiful!
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Post by quietman on Oct 6, 2023 20:26:10 GMT
Working on updating the wiring to the Christmas layout to make it easier to set up. Also have a couple of buildings I'll be printing for this year. And then I have some people figurines I'll be painting, including a Homer Simpson for the Lionel nuke plant.  |
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Post by atsda on Oct 7, 2023 3:33:00 GMT
Brian, David, always good to hear about your Christmas layout. Alfred
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Post by twincities on Oct 8, 2023 13:39:47 GMT
ours is up yearlong as part of our main layout now if the new cat will stop rearranging it !
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Post by healey36 on Oct 8, 2023 13:43:40 GMT
Geesh, all this talk has me rethinking initial plans for this year. The real challenge - I'm gonna need to get the office/study/library cleaned up first.
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Post by chipset35 on Oct 8, 2023 14:55:10 GMT
Kind of, as soon as this layout is finished this week I am going to make it seasonal.
Autumn, Spring, Summer Fall and all the appropriate holidays represented somehow
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