Ripley's Christmas Train Layout 2016 - It is HERE!

[ripley802]

Very nice!

That looks totally incredible in the dark. Are these Lemax buildings I see beside the rails? I love how even the tree is illuminated despite not being 1:1 scale. However, I think the LED (?) tubes ruin the look of the outskirts because they look unprofessionally placed. Apart from that, the layout is great.

The rope lighting was sort of spur of the moment. I saw the red at the store, then the next week saw the white. Since I did not have a chance to do the LED things I wanted too I figured these would work. I like the look the white has under the snow and but may swap out the red if I use them next time.

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Here's a link to the Hornby site to give you an idea of how the buildings look, the ones listed here are just a small fraction of what is out there as they tend to release new ones every now and again as well as 'retire' older ones. I've got some of the first they released in this range but then stopped buying them when I had a 'life crisis' and temporarily lost interest in most things.

Anyway the link; Skaldale Hornby Buildings

Thanks Nigel. I will have to look more into this for next year. I can see where this may become pricey but if I get to a point and have a more permanent layout it may make sense.