When my wife and I got married we compromised to have the trains and tree separate so that presents could go under the tree. We have a large reading nook in the back of our living room that is 3.5’x10’. This became the space for the Christmas layout. This setup allowed for two separate loops on the lower level and a trolley through the town. We had variations of this setup from 2010-2017.
After our daughter arrived in 2018 the overflow space for the furniture became the nursery. So I halved the platform and realized that was no fun.
After seeing some different Christmas displays such as the Henning’s Christmas Tree, I knew I had to go up.
The track diameters are O48, O42, and O36. This allowed us to run my polar express, my wife’s gingerbread junction set, and my daughters girls train plus 23 department 56 buildings.
This year I am adding a fourth O45 level and I am debating a loop of O54 on the floor.
-Ryan
