Halloween themed model railroad

Liz has been in touch with Mr P’s Halloween themed model railroad.

But first, some background.

You’ll remember Liz’s fantastic layout from this post: HO scale small layout.

Sadly, she’s now taking it down, as you’ll read:

“Greetings from Texas, Al.

As always I can’t say enough about how much I love your blog and the community you’ve built around it. I, like everyone else here, look forward to finding your emails upon waking in the morning. Bless you for all you do!

Since my previous correspondence in July, a lot has transpired. My father (Windsor of Windsor Valley fame) sadly passed in August under the tender care of a wonderful hospice care team that took wonderful care of both him and myself.

I dismantled much of Windsor Valley (carefully and saving every single part of it) so that I could move it from his apartment to my home. One of the benefits of using a folding ping pong table as my platform was that it made the layout much easier to transport without damaging it.

My plan is to rebuild, improve, and expand it. It’s his legacy and will always carry the memories we shared together. I miss my dad…and I miss Windsor Valley. Reconstruction will hopefully begin soon. Here are a few photos of the tear down and moving process:

As for the Halloween treat…

Last year my husband and I started work on a Halloween layout in O Scale which quickly became our permanent year-round layout.

My husband (Mr P) hand built the platform using wood bending techniques he learned just for that project. What he created was a beautiful multi-level platform with a fun and interesting track plan that allowed for lots of continuous runtime.

He did all the wiring and also used Arduino to manage the timing of the lighting, Halloween village structures, and even a couple things that aren’t even on the platform. I’m wowed by all his hard work.

I created all the scenery and even built a few structures for the layout. There’s an old western train depot that I scratch built last month which I was pretty pleased with. We still have more work to do on it, but we’re enjoying every moment of it together. I’ve included a few photos and a video.

halloween model railroad

model railroad bench



model railroad bench

model railroad bench

halloween model railroad

halloween model railroad

halloween model railroad

halloween model railroad

model railroad loading platform

halloween model railroad

halloween model railroad

And here’s the link for the video I made (forgive my shaky camerawork):



(Watch it on youtube here.)

If anyone is interested, Mr P has photos of the process of building the magnificent multi-level platform which I can share in the future.

Thank you again, Al, for your wonderful and inspirational blog. And thanks to everyone here for all the work, creativity, and encouragement they share!

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Cheers,

Liz P in Texas”

A huge big thank you to Liz and Mr P for sharing their Halloween themed model railroad.

It reminded me of John’s: HO scale haunted house.

And there’s Jim’s too. I get sent all kinds of stuff, so I thought I’d start putting it somewhere, on another blog. Anyhow, turns out I was barking up the wrong tree with that one.

But I always remember Jim’s Halloween decorations – they are amazing – have a look and see: Jim’s halloween fun.

Having said that, I adore all the car pics some of you sent in. So if you have an old classic sitting in your garage, please do mail me. I really enjoy them.

That’s all for this time folks.

Please do keep ’em coming.

And if today is the day you get started on your layout, the Beginner’s Guide is here.

Best

Al

PS Latest ebay cheat sheet is here.

PPS More HO scale train layouts here if that’s your thing.





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9 Responses to Halloween themed model railroad

  1. Tony, Kitty Hawk NC says:

    Liz- Very cool and unusual- thanks for sharing!
    Condolences about your dad- it’s great that you are keeping his memory (and layout) alive.

  2. Robert says:

    That was a lot of hard work and a great job . BOO’S to you
    The Critic

  3. robert dale tiemann says:

    howling success.b juice b juice b juice aaaahhhhh. love it. lots of good work. whats your next move layour?

  4. george zaky says:

    Liz
    What a HOOT! Outstanding creation!
    So many things to see & digest that were expertly done and augment your great trains. Fabulous Halloween theme.
    As you reconstruct Windsor Valley with the memories & affection you had with your Dad please keep us in the loop and let us know every minor detail.
    Big Al
    This one woke me up. Gracias Amigo

  5. Rich says:

    Bootiful.

  6. Jim AZ says:

    Interesting Halloween stuff. Creativity in this hobby. You never know.

    Condolences to Liz and your family. Hope your remodel will be fun and bring you joy and fond memories. We’ll all be waiting for your updates.

    Jim AZ

  7. Steve Ruple says:

    Liz, I’m very sorry to hear about your father may he rest in piece.
    As for the “o” scale Halloween layout, a very awesome layout, keep up the good work !!!!!!!.
    I will be waiting to see your remodel of your father’s layout and may it bring you fond memories from the past.

  8. Brian Rockey says:

    Never seen anything like it!
    Macabre but impressive!! Well done. Nice videoing as well.
    Best to all.
    Brian, Wokingham, UK

  9. Ross Charles Johnston says:

    Thankyou Liz and “Mr. P” for sharing your Halloween Railway with us. I thought it was brilliant, and I really enjoyed watching your video with all its different features. Cheers Rossco, Adelaide, South Australia

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