re: Anyone do the tradition of an electric train under the Christmas tree?

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ole man

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The track and turnouts (switches) are all Ross. The outer sides of the rails have been painted a rust color to add a little weathered look. I have completed this weathering on about half of the layout so far.

I have some complex switches, such as a double crossover, a few 4-way yard throats, a wye, a few 3-ways, and about 5 curved turnouts.

The turn radius on the outer loop is O-128 if I remember correctly. The tightest is O-72 around the back of the roundhouse. The roundhouse was scratch built.

All the motive power is either Lionel, K-Line, or Atlas; and with the exception of the very old pre war and post war nostalgia stuff, every engine is TMCC. The ones that weren't were converted over to TMCC.

I can tear a modern engine down and do just about any repair--even the boards. I tend to send them off now, though, as I just don't have the time and patience to do the repairs myself now. I do, however, enjoy working on all the post war stuff--simple open frame Pullmor motors and E-units.

I have an arsenal of micro tools for working on trains/models.