Cardboard Christmas

A terrific result, Howard. Your replication of the stonework is genius. Brings back memories of the German pre- and post-war Elastolin castle sets that turn up occasionally at the toy soldier shows. Thanks for the build record.

Paul R. II

Thanks, Howard...no shortage of houses offered by Sears back in the day. Too bad Sears isn't around anymore.

A friend of mine flipped me this photo of one he found on StreetView:

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Made me realize I have the windows balled up on the ...

I've been working on another Sears house, this the Maplewood , albeit from a bit later, 1932:

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Pretty straight-forward, except for that front entryway bit. I made a few minor changes, like dumbing down that chimney, but otherwise ...

An exceptional figure, Howard, including some terrific graphics. Your ingenuity and creativity are a marvel.

Paul R. II

A terrific little "model", Howard. We have a number of covered bridges here locally, and yours captures the charm of the real thing perfectly. I'm very interested in your methods for simulating iced over water. Thanks for the pattern and the description of your finishing methods! Brrr...looks chilly ...

Thanks Howard. I kept some decent notes this time through, tracking a few issues that could stand some more work. However, I’m generally pleased with the outcome. Proved to myself that the notion wasn’t totally crazy.

Feast of the Epiphany is this coming Tuesday, the traditional day around here ...

Playing around with the Nikon tonight, caught the local coming into the station:



It's fun to wind the Bing clockwork, trying to get it to precisely stop at the station...almost impossible, lol.

The 2025 living room under-tree display is basically a repeat from last year:

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The train this year is a Lionel modern-era North Pole Central expansion set headed by ...

Decadent, lol!

They are terrific, Howard, first to last...no surprise they've reaped so many views!

Paul R. II