Christmas Layouts Photo Album-2011

Our 2011 Christmas Tree and Layout right after the first good snow fall.
This year I tried using an up and over folded figure-8 along with the TW Design bridge that when into the paint shop a year ago.


Santa waves at every train that goes by.

Here is a slide from arounnd 1979-1980. After running 3 ho sets around the tree.

I quit ho.


rat

Great job Rixster! I wanna live there

Rixter -- FANTASTIC layout! I hope Allan Miller is looking -- your work needs to be chronicled in OGR!

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Originally posted by jeffzee:

jeffzee, you kittie looks like a maine coone, yes?

Paul, I like how you handled the crossover, right in front. Different. Very nice.

David, I'm looking forward to your piece in the magazine, and also to another video including some wind-up Marx trains!

Walt, interesting and complex track plan this year!

Rixster, you did a great job making it feel like a place and not just a collection of buildings. I wish I could walk around there!

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Originally posted by jonmuse:


jeffzee, you kittie looks like a maine coone, yes?

That's Scruffy-Kitty. She's a rumpy Pixie Bob (or so we're told). Christmas is her favorite time of year. There's so much to play with.

Here are some more critter pictures.

Rixster:

Nice job as always. I look forward to your Christmas layout each year!

Fellas...thank you for the kind compliments. Skip...your layout rocks as usual and Brian, we are all glad you made the decision to share your beautiful work with us!

Rick

Great job on the Christmas layouts, everyone.

cwills, welcome to the forum! Nice layout.

Rixter, beautifully done.

Here is my 2011 Layout.





Chris

Well not a full layout but it is one of the Big Guy so should qualify.......



Donald

here is my 2009 christmas train

this is so cool i got 2009 to work so i can share 2010

[QUOTE]Originally posted by CandO:
Great job on the Christmas layouts, everyone.

cwills, welcome to the forum! Nice layout.


Thanks. All these great layouts here are very inspiring.

good evening...

this pix was posted on a blog that my friend publishes...the person, date and location is unknown...

perhaps someone can identify the trains and some of the structures...



my very best regards...merry christmas and a happy new year to all..

howard

A lap around the tree with the Santa Fe E6 1484

Christmas Eve "past" scenes:

Cwllls welcome to the slte!
beautlful layouts guys!

@dmestan

Great display and pic's...you should enter them in the "Winter Wonderland & Holiday Layout Contest" thread. Looks like a winner to me...

PD

Merry Christmas everyone!

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Originally posted by GregM:
Here a few pictures of our modest efforts for 2011.

These are the Polar Express loop in the living room.













This one is a G gauge train, but it is under our family room tree.

Looks Good. Merry Christmas.

quote:

Originally posted by pd:

Great display and pic's...you should enter them in the "Winter Wonderland & Holiday Layout Contest" thread. Looks like a winner to me...

PD

Thanks PD! But I think there's plenty better ones here, not sure I can compete . I'm also missing the gingerbread/fruitcake/candycane requirement.

Don

Here are some pictures I just took of the trains under the tree:







Here is a link to a video:

http://youtu.be/P4PLeO3cg9g

Hey Red, great shots. What is that big steamer under the tree with the tuscan roof? Thanks. Jim

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Originally posted by Jim Rawlings:
Hey Red, great shots. What is that big steamer under the tree with the tuscan roof? Thanks. Jim

Thanks, Jim.
That is the Lionel Western Maryland Lionmaster Challenger.

Not really a "layout", but lots of trains around the tree



Ron

Twas the night before, the night before Christmas!

The kids had a blast setting this up....

http://youtu.be/NKA-rUYitFM?hd=1

First time embedding video, so I hope this works...

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MacDudd:
The kids had a blast setting this up....

http://youtu.be/NKA-rUYitFM?hd=1

First time embedding video, so I hope this works...[QUOTE]

Too cute!Thanks for posting.
Dan

Merry Christmas to all my good friends on the forum. Here is my 2011 Christmas layout:

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!

Johnny:

Very nicely done.