@Cadillac Mike posted:I love it Iron Horse! Those seasonal trains always make me smile!
Thanks, Cadillac Mike. Maybe we ought to start a Mike club, specializing in seasonal layouts . I appreciate your comments because sometimes this O Gauge hobby is overwhelmingly scale and rivet counting, where whimsical Lemax seems silly. Some of us average Joes may not have the artistic or technical ability/experience to achieve the purity of scale and prototypical. I admit, however, I like the scale and rivet counters. They are the standard I aspire to. But, much to their dismay, I am always interested in Lemax and Dept. 56 new products that may add to my seasonal layout -- no different than the latest MTH or Lionel catalog. Read this and weep, purists!
--Mike