Fw: Holiday Layout

["Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Connors" <uurf@mac.com>
To: "Steve Wise" <swise@aoot.com>
Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: Holiday Layout


> Hi Steve,
> 
> I thought you and your members might enjoy some pictures I've posted of 
> the small Lionel layout under our Christmas Tree this year:
> the track construction: http://homepage.mac.com/uurf/PhotoAlbum27.html
> pictures with the tree and closeups: 
> http://homepage.mac.com/uurf/PhotoAlbum28.html
> better lit closeups: http://homepage.mac.com/uurf/PhotoAlbum29.html
> 
> I've been setting up postwar Lionel trains at Christmas since I was a 
> kid (here's a Quicktime of last year's layout at my folk's house, with 
> my son driving: http://homepage.mac.com/uurf/iMovieTheater15.html) but 
> this is my first attempt at a layout with a tunnel and detailed 
> scenery. It is also a great example of the results you can get in even 
> a very small space (4 ft square).
> 
> The consist at our house is a mixture of postwar and current items, and 
> the scenic pieces are mostly Woodland Scenics, except for the lighted 
> trees, which my wife found at wal mart for $7 each! The station is a 
> current Lionel item, and the parking lot is full of vintage Matchbox 
> cars.
> 
> My son and I had great fun setting it up, and I hope you enjoy these 
> pictures. I am considering sending them to Classic and Toy Trains 
> Magazine for their new reader gallery.
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Chris Connors
>