Christmas Modelling

[DiveController]

This is the sum total of my modeling efforts for today, Christmas Eve. I'm calling it the gatekeepers cottage since it was a joint effort between me and what I hope will be the next generation of railway modeller presently aged four years old! Upstairs are "Dad's trains" (which can be taken for a spin on a couple of DC loops, and treated with the utmost respect) and 5'x3' play table covered with Thomas the Tank Engine tracks, stations, and engines!

[jhb171achill]

I gorged myself on those the other evening at a family get-together when the younger folk had "cooked"....

 

Who's for a gingerbread De Dietrich set?

[murrayec]

Snap DC

 

I built this one for me mum (though not edible) a Christmas present for her grandchild

 

 

Hi-tech modelling- it even came with a wooden screwdriver!

 

Happy Christmas

 

Eoin

Edited December 25, 2015 by murrayec

[jhb171achill]

Is there a bar in it, murrayec?

[DiveController]

Child's play for you, Eoin. Didn't even need the high-amp cutter gizmo!

Wish the models were all that easy:D

 

Happy Christmas, guys!

[DJ Dangerous]

Christmas tree trainset taken to another level…

Saw these in Leroy Merlin earlier:

 

 

[Mayner]

The loco appears to be similar to that used in a cheap G gauge train set widely available (Australasia & United States) about 18-20 years ago. The set was popular with large scale modellers loco had basic but effective radio control, and locos/stock good basis for kit bashing into something less toy like. Main differrence between Australiaian and US versions was the placement of the batteries, cab of local version and tender in United States. 

[DJ Dangerous]

On 7/11/2025 at 11:58 PM, Mayner said:

The loco appears to be similar to that used in a cheap G gauge train set widely available (Australasia & United States) about 18-20 years ago. The set was popular with large scale modellers loco had basic but effective radio control, and locos/stock good basis for kit bashing into something less toy like. Main differrence between Australiaian and US versions was the placement of the batteries, cab of local version and tender in United States. 

 

I must bring my calipers next time and check the track gauge.

It looked large, but maybe not quite that large.

Be interesting to see nonetheless.

[Broithe]

On 7/11/2025 at 11:58 PM, Mayner said:

The loco appears to be similar to that used in a cheap G gauge train set widely available (Australasia & United States) about 18-20 years ago. The set was popular with large scale modellers loco had basic but effective radio control, and locos/stock good basis for kit bashing into something less toy like. Main differrence between Australiaian and US versions was the placement of the batteries, cab of local version and tender in United States. 

I have one stashed away somewhere. The intention was to use it as the basis for a garden railway. 

One of the possibilities was to have a tunnel section and there was concern about what would happen if the signal was lost. Investigations found that it defaulted to full speed, which seemed like a reasonable result for the circumstances.

Another one of the many things that may still happen - if I live to be a thousand years old.

[Flying Snail]

On 7/11/2025 at 10:35 PM, DJ Dangerous said:

Christmas tree trainset taken to another level…

Saw these in Leroy Merlin earlier:

I picked up a remarkably similar train set in Lidl a few years back. It almost appears to be the same tooling .... with one (grinch-like) difference: check out the coal load 

Available on Amazon too https://www.amazon.ie/Christmas-Upgraded-Control-Electric-Railway/dp/B0D97T4NSG/ref=asc_df_B0D97T4NSG?mcid=09666beb17103050afb9028a496ad972&tag=ieshopgode-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=743419017779&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=4894886971959447663&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9047197&hvtargid=pla-2410729619892&language=en_IE&gad_source=1&th=1