kj356 posted:I have always been looking for buildings and figures to add to the Lionel train since it came out. As I do many model train displays a year and would like a Hogwart's theme display.
This is what I have to date. The 3D Puzzle 2 building sets came out recently and can be found in stores that sell puzzles. While I would like something with more detail I put the 2 puzzles together in a week and used glue and sticks and cardboard behind each wall to add strength and glued to a wood base with the green grass covering. The other buildings I found at Walmart near the start of the Hogwarts's craze. The figures have been an issue I have looked a long time for something suitable but nothing on the market, these over sized head figures were on the tops of pens that I chopped off. Perhaps we could get Lionel to make a figure set to go with the train sets like the Polar Express figures they make? I also took photos of the Hogwart's castle in Florida with the idea that I could use this as a backdrop to the train set as a large poster size image, but the puzzle sets will do for now. Click on the photos for a larger view. The platform with cart was from Hallmark a couple of years back, bit oversized.
These are the puzzle buildings and engine that are currently available.
Ok guys I came across the little pop figures that kj356 had and decided to pick them up. Even though I was going for something less cute and more realistic, let me just say that it fits better than I had imagined with both the puzzle and the train. The figures fits inbetween the train cars (I always thought the cars were a little boring so this spices them up). And using the lights in the castle I got them to "fly." Anyways the cheapest I found them online was at GameStop for 3.99. I got some from target on clearance for 2.99 but I think I got lucky as they don't seem to have them online not at any other targets. Anyways check out the pics!
