Christmas Weekend Photo Fun 2011

Classic Toy Trains Forum
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Merry Christmas everyone

Lionel operating Christmas Tree and MTH DAP Christmas cars

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Merry Christmas

From all of us at the Blueboard Central Division of American Flyer Lines

May you all receive something memorable under the Christmas tree

And may you be recieve all of the blessings of the season.

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On a recent photo safari I managed to get these two shots of a North American Flyer, in it’s native habitat.

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Some early Christmas presents from my grandma

Weaver Pere Marquette hopper and N&W TOFC (both made in USA [tup])

Lionel Norfolk Southern/Conrail Heritage Tank Car

K-Line Ford Motor Co. Steel Coil Car

Merry Christmas!

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A Merry Christmas to all from North Carolina…Santa’s train is on the ready track waiting for a midnight departure as a white flagged express…pulled by a battery operated Euro steamer. Meanwhile a search is on for Santa throughout the town well…Santa is kinda preoccupied.

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One of my projects this week was to paint some flawed castings I got from Stoney Mountain Classic. The first part are some assorted old cars that will spread out over the back half of the layout and the second part is a junkyard scene that will also be on the back half of the layout, so little details aren’t a requirement. The paint used is flat and satin latex house paints. Since they are latex they have a problem sticking to resin so it’s necessary to spray on a thin coat of gray primer or Clear Flat first.

The first part, the old car bodies ranging from 1937 to 1951.

Before:

After:

The second part, the old junkyard scene:

Before:

After:

That’s all for now.

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

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Have a safe and merry Christmas everybody, and Thanks for all the beautiful photos!

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nice Christmas photos … Its tinplate at Christmas

Merry Christmas

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My newest addition

Some fun with the MTH H10 consolidation.

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Hi, please contact me at CTT about our using one of your Christmas photos. Thanks, Roger Carp, Senior Editor (262-796-8776 ext. 253)

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I’m generally intimidated by the scenic excellence of the other posters, but I’ve been emboldened by the prior ‘carpet layout’ poster.

So here’s my two or three cents:

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I love the pictures on the old track right on the carpet! I think it’s something the kid in all of us can grasp the easiest. I respect and probably envy the realism of “hi-rail” layouts, but I really love the look of toy trains right on the floor, too, especially circling around a tree!

Merry Christmas!

Matt

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A few photos of my son’s trains around the tree.

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Electric trains on the floor is O gauge operation at its finest. When the wife heads West each year to visit family I bring out the standard gauge stuff and set up carpet central division.

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Here’s my contribution. A Christmas card box car recently out of the paint shop.

“Our first Christmas”

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Here’s my contribution. A Christmas card box car recently out of the paint shop.

“Our first Christmas”