Weekend Photo Fun Christmas Edition-2011

A look at the year that was 2011. Merry Christmas to all from Dave Allen, The O Gauge Guy down under.

My contribution to my new club's layout.

The 18 class Jinty, The O Gauge Guy's first exclusive release.

My first attempt at building a layout with scenery.

Merry Christmas fellow forumites, from Dave Down Under.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Hooray for me! I'm officially "back in" 3 rail!! My Christmas present arrived today: A Postwar 665 w/tender.

Looking forward to tinkering with some Postwar stuff over the coming months/years/??? .

Gonna' have a great time around the tree next Christmas!

Look out Walt Rapp!!

Andre

Our WW 2 Army half-track decked out for Christmas. Santa should be bringing me a Lionel flat car with half-track on it. I have the G gauge version.




TEX
Steve

I went for a big standard gauge train and a small tree.

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







Here is a link to a video:

http://youtu.be/P4PLeO3cg9g

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Lots of GREAT stuff folks!

Merry Christmas To All - And To All A Good Night
Bense

MERRY CHRISTMAS

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Originally posted by FIREMANCHRIS:
Here is my Dad's...



Anyone else have pics of there first train for Christmas for the Christmas edition?

Chris, Merry Christmas1

Here's my Dad's....


My Grandfather bought the 2046 and a 2025 sets, not sure on the set numbers, at the old Hobby House that was on Huron Ave a few blocks away from the old Higbee's. Merry Christmas!

Paul

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Originally posted by Serows1:

quote:

Originally posted by FIREMANCHRIS:
Here is my Dad's...

Anyone else have pics of there first train for Christmas for the Christmas edition?

Chris, Merry Christmas1

Here's my Dad's....

My Grandfather bought the 2046 and a 2025 sets, not sure on the set numbers, at the old Hobby House that was on Huron Ave a few blocks away from the old Higbee's. Merry Christmas!

Paul

Here is my first engine from my NYC flyer set my dad bought me when I was 3 (13 years ago, the collection has grown quite a bit since then)


And my grandpa's childhood engines (also my dads after that)

Lionel 2037 from a 1513S set made in 1954


And the 2055 he later got from his uncle as an add on for the original set (I've gotten all the cars to make a 1503WS steam set to match it)

Skip - Now THAT'S a nice train!
What a beautiful shot

Where did all the traction tires go?



Peter

quote:

Originally posted by SantaFe158:
Christmas round 1 happened today. My grandparent's came over and I got four new freight cars.

Lionel NS Conrail Heritage tank car (matches my Lionmaster CR SD80MAC well)

I am hoping the same car find its way under my tree. I have the Conrail Heritage SD-70ACE, caboose, and hopper. I need the tank care and I got the whole set

ENJOY!

Ron

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Originally posted by yankspride4:

quote:

Originally posted by SantaFe158:
Christmas round 1 happened today. My grandparent's came over and I got four new freight cars.

Lionel NS Conrail Heritage tank car (matches my Lionmaster CR SD80MAC well)

I am hoping the same car find its way under my tree. I have the Conrail Heritage SD-70ACE, caboose, and hopper. I need the tank care and I got the whole set

ENJOY!

Ron

I highly recommend it. It's really a nice looking car and it looks great behind my SD80MAC. I also noticed after about 30 minutes of running that it has the rotating bearing caps. My first car with that feature which is pretty cool. The trucks are painted the same dark blue as the frame (which I think all the cars have)

Santa's helpers have loaded several large crates onto flatcars and heading to the NC mountains.





We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if they make it to the tree in the living room!

Dmestan....that Chicago layout looks incredible. Makes me want to jump on a plane and go see it! Any additional photos would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Rick

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Originally posted by lehighline:
Great shots, everyone! Merry Christmas!

Mike, Love the hit and miss engines! Where did you find them?


Chris
LVHR

Thank you for the compliment.
The small building is a kit listed as Ministructs by:
Hyde Systems, Inc.
I got it from Martin B (mwb) here on the forum.


The two green Heavy Electric Motors are from:
Crow River Products
PO. Box 2092
Pawtucket, RI 02861
Required clean up and assembly

The Rest is from BTS as kits requiring assembly.
#10654
Hand truck
#10699
Stover engine.
#10700
#16 Challenge Pump
#10767 Large crate
#10768 Medium crate (2)
#13013 Pallets (16)
#13018 Logger (Picnic) Table. (not shown)
#13020 Sawhorse, Heavy-duty Pkg of (4)
#13014 Board fence (not shown) 90 scale feet of 6 ft fence.

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Originally posted by c.sam:
Santa's helpers have loaded several large crates onto flatcars and heading to the NC mountains..............................



We'll have to wait until tomorrow to see if they make it to the tree in the living room!

A long way from home in North Carolina though it would look really good on the roads of Cades Cove, Great Smokey Mountains National Park.
Another one made it to Pennsylvania.


I believe there are 33 of these. One has been museum preserved and 32 1936 and 1939 White model 706 17 passenger van, refurbished by Ford still operate Glacier National/Waterton Lakes Parks.

Guys are gathering at the barbershop to talk Steelers football

"....Why to the North Pole, of course. This is the Polar Express!

Are you comin'?...."

A couple of photos that I updated on my website.

Roger...lots of good stuff on your site too!

I pulled out my Dad's old 2020 and some early postwar cars along with my Marx scale tin cars and 999 for Christmas running. Thought maybe some sepia tones would add to the Holiday nostalgia....




Merry Christmas y'all!

Wow, such great photos this week! I'm going to have to go back through and soak them all in again!

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas,

RM

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Originally posted by Steve H:
Guys are gathering at the barbershop to talk Steelers football

Steve, that is so much better than the guys in Chicago crying over a beer about Bears football. Great scene!

Art

Merry Tinplate Christmas!



Ron

quote:

Originally posted by WwWebFlyer:
A couple of photos that I updated on my website.

Roger, I am so glad to see your beautiful railroad back gracing this forum. You do a great job with your scenery.

Merry Christmas!

Art

Here are a couple shots of my highway bridges that I have been working on.







Got this done just in time so the intermodal trucks can get the toys to the stores in time for Christmas.

Art

This is my first Weekend Photo Fun submission. Ive been working on my garage layout for 3 years, and between the heat, family health issues, and unemployment, I havent gotten as far as I wish, but here are a few shots:
A general shot:


An unfinished area I spruced up for Christmas:


A Wonder Bread "Bakery":

My Grandfather is Elmer L. Cline...He's the one who came up with the name and design for Wonder Bread, so this is a special piece on my layout which I just finished. My Mom who is 90 years old, his Daughter, will see it for the 1st time tomorrow.

Merry Christmas to everyone here on the OGR Forum. I don't post much, but I read, learn, and admire everyone's work all the time.

Like them bridges Art!!!

My wife made a Ginger Bread Train for the Grandkids. I think it came out pretty good







Merry Christmas

A Wonder Bread "Factory":

My Grandfather is Elmer L. Cline...He's the one who came up with the name and design for Wonder Bread, so this is a special piece on my layout which I just finished. My Mom who is 90 years old, his Daughter, will see it for the 1st time tomorrow.

Chuck B - Very nice layout! You need to post more often. I too am an old CBC guy and love your "factory" or as we would call it a "bakery". I was thrilled to see the modern Wonder Bread sign from Miller. I have plans to build a model of a Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake bakery and this sign will greatly add to it. The biggest problem is getting accurate looking and sized semis and delivery trucks.

Great layout, thanks for sharing.

Art

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Originally posted by Chugman:
Here are a couple shots of my highway bridges that I have been working on.



Art

Very nice road Art! But where are the potholes?

Don

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Chuck B - Very nice layout! You need to post more often. I too am an old CBC guy and love your "factory" or as we would call it a "bakery". I was thrilled to see the modern Wonder Bread sign from Miller. I have plans to build a model of a Wonder Bread/Hostess Cake bakery and this sign will greatly add to it. The biggest problem is getting accurate looking and sized semis and delivery trucks.

Great layout, thanks for sharing.

Art

Art - Thanks for the kind words, and I changed my wording to "bakery" Don't know what I was thinking I agree about the vehicles, I just printed something off the web to have on that 10-wheeler for Christmas.