Christmas Layout on an A3 Notice Board

NeMo · December 03, 2016, 01:41:28 PM

I'm certainly not the only one building micro-layouts round here, but I couldn't resist trying my hand at such a layout while also getting into the Christmas spirit! It's built on an A3 board picked up from Wilkinson's for a couple of quid, as well as various bits of leftover scenic materials from other layouts.

The wooden pilings around the edges are by patent-pending coffee stirrer planks, plus some Woodland Scenics materials for the water and the trees. Sparkly snows was picked up from eBay, while various Noch figures were used for deer on the mountains, ice skaters on the pond, and children playing around a snowman.

I was pleasantly surprised at how well the Bachmann Farish 03 runs around such tight curves! The Dapol Terrier barely manages. Peco 'Conflat' kits were decoupaged into Christmas presents.

Cheers, NeMo

austinbob · December 03, 2016, 01:51:21 PM

I can't see him but I assume Santa is driving!!

NeMo · December 03, 2016, 02:06:14 PM

Quote from: austinbob on December 03, 2016, 01:51:21 PM
I can't see him but I assume Santa is driving!!

Quite possibly! Thanks to Fox Transfers there's a lovely N-gauge headboard reading "Santa Special" with a little sleight on top. There's all sorts, including a robin one and a Rudolph one!

http://fox-transfers.co.uk/catalogsearch/result/?q=festive

Cheers, NeMo

port perran · December 03, 2016, 03:57:50 PM

Lovely.
How about replacing those wrapped containers with sweets?
Great fun though and thanks for sharing.

Bealman · December 03, 2016, 07:37:41 PM

Just woke up to this, and that is really excellent, NeMo. Really cool - literally!

The frozen pond looks so realistic! I'm also impressed by the icicles. Any chance of a "How I did it" post?

Certainly a bit different to the weather we're getting here at the moment!

dannyboy · December 03, 2016, 10:25:38 PM

I have just shown this to SWMBO , her response was "That's clever". I have to agree with her and add, 'excellent modelling'.

Webbo · December 04, 2016, 07:41:00 AM

Looks like a fun thing to do. I especially like the scene with the skaters on the pond.

Webbo

D1042 Western Princess · December 04, 2016, 07:49:10 AM

Well done NeMo. Lovely bit of work, but how would you fit a Western and 8 or 10 Mk1s onto it?

Without that it just doesn't count in my world...I still liked it though.

NeMo · December 05, 2016, 07:49:20 PM

Please to report this project just won me a tenner at the Berkhamsted Arts & Crafts monthly competition. Mostly the submissions are pictures and cards and such, but I thought I'd submit this as something Christmassy!

Cheers, NeMo

D1042 Western Princess · December 05, 2016, 07:58:23 PM

Well done NeMo

port perran · December 05, 2016, 08:18:15 PM

Quote from: NeMo on December 05, 2016, 07:49:20 PM
Please to report this project just won me a tenner at the Berkhamsted Arts & Crafts monthly competition. Mostly the submissions are pictures and cards and such, but I thought I'd submit this as something Christmassy!

Cheers, NeMo

Well done that man

Bealman · December 05, 2016, 08:19:55 PM

Wot he said

Mito · December 05, 2016, 08:38:48 PM

GroupC · December 06, 2016, 10:25:56 AM

Great work, looks brilliant. Would rather spend all of Christmas watching trains go round on it, than enduring all of the rubbish that's almost certainly going to be on telly.

D1042 Western Princess · December 06, 2016, 11:20:57 AM

At this risk of getting banned from the Forum why describe it as an A3? OK, as I've mentioned elsewhere, I am no expert on other than BR WR Hydraulic locomotives but even I can see that is an 03, NOT an LNER A3!

And, er, shouldn't it have a brake van on the rear?