G Scale model train holiday layout

[McClain808]

looks great ,large scale trains take up alot of room and in your layout show you used the pace wisely.Thanks for shareing

[Nightfly1957]

nice layout, but the lok, better take Märklin

[pianomanmaestro]

How did you construct your mountain?

[rperego99]

@pianomanmaestro Paper Mache over a wood and chicken wire frame, and carved "pink insulation" foam for the Tunnel entrances. The paper mache is covered with hobby snow adhered with white glue. Trees are inserted into plastic tubes glued into the paper mache. Next time I'll use foam for everything - more expensive but way less mess.

[pianomanmaestro]

@rperego99 Cool! So you basicallty used chicken wire! and the Foam part for the entrances! I have been pertaining on Building a Mountain and having my Big Hauler Christmas Train around the base and all my villages on the side of the mountain! Do you build a wood frame for your mountain then add the wire and plaster?

[rperego99]

@pianomanmaestro Correct - make a rough framework of sticks of wood, staple chicken wire over it shaping as desired, and then apply paper mache. Make the frame work strong as you'll find paper mache will pull significantly as it dries. Again, a little more expensive but you might look at the videos out there showing how to use stacked up foam insulation and then carving it.

[pianomanmaestro]

@rperego99 Thanks Allot for the info! Im to swell at making that sort of stuff!

[GPWdotCOM]

Perfect Christmas railroad layout. Love the shay and logs. Very neat job and hope to see more of this layout again this Christmas.

[bondmania007]

BEUTIFUL MAN, NICE JOB!!!!!!!!!!

[045aaron]

sweet!

[courtneydavis433]

nice job.

[rperego99]

Gondola is by LGB, called RIGI cable car.  Choice of manual or electric versions.

[georgiadawg0718]

I have been trying to figure out how to incorporate a train in my Dept 56 Villages this helped alot

Where did you get your gondola

[rperego99]

Gondola is by LGB, called RIGI cable car. Choice of manual or electric versions.

[sashapatches1]

I purchased a gondala like yours for my father's christmas tree village as well. We cant figure out how to shorten the length of it however. Did you shorten the length of the cables on yours? Any suggestions?

[rperego99]

@sashapatches1 Just cut the wire. I used grub screw collets instead of tying knots so I could adjust the length easily.

[trainsrock122]

wow i guess you did really overdid it!

[BrickstarRunner]

wow, did that take up much space?

-BR

[rperego99]

It is 18' long, 6' wide on the ends, and breaks down into two 9' sections. The trick was getting the tree in it. It's a 12' artificial tree with the bottom branches removed. There is a removable slot in the board, the tree is on a rolling platform, we decorate it away from the board, and then roll it into place.

[tleaton]

Nice layout.

What type of sound unit did you use?

--TL

[rperego99]

Sound is from Soundtrax Tsunami boards, "light logging" in the Shay and "light steam" in the Big Hauler. I used separate NCE decoders for the motors.

[iamawesomeconnor]

what locomotives are those

[rperego99]

Bachmann - Big Hauler 4-6-0, 2 truck Shay, and 0-4-0 "Clementine".