Tuesday, February 28, 2017

October 31, 2015

Embellish a bit, then power up! Then . . . there you have it!










A Christmas Tree at Double French Doors! What could be finer?

October 22, 2015

  

Sweep the PATIO and wire away all.

  

And there you have it! Well, almost.





OCTOBER 2015 Setup Begins


                                             






  

Friday, February 24, 2017

HOT CHOCOLATE!

What's Christmas without it? Right?
Better yet! What's a Polar Express run without it?



SEPTEMBER 2015

Christmas was hard on my heels by then . . . and I needed that MORE and I needed it immediately.

  





Monday, February 13, 2017

Until I laid it out again . . .

And realized, I needed still more.

A Turning Point!

When I came back to the model next morning, what hit me first was that the concept was complete! And, if so, that meant it was time to detail this baby!

Upper footwalks done, ground level brick paths needed lay out.

    

  



AUGUST 2015 PAINT WORK, and then . . .

. . . AND THEN THE TRAINS WERE ON THE TRACKS!!!












Tuesday, February 7, 2017

JULY 31, 2015 Tree base wired and finish begun, in gear now!

JULY 2015 Then comes connecting with the Control Center . . .


Designing the transformer and power center (Control Center) and routing all the myriad wires to terminals . . .  well, it required investigation first and then again and again. In fact, it required two fully functional tracks with spurs and switches on two levels. My train magazines helped, but I needed the internet, too. 

And the month was ticking away fast!

























JULY 2015 Merging Layout & Wiring ONE FUNCTION AT A TIME!

Wiring!  It's Complicated!!!





Wednesday, February 1, 2017

APRIL 2015





"In fact, not until late April did I complete my new Polar centerpiece and have Karen name it Christmas Hall!"