Christmas in Lindsborg – a Model Community

I’ve created a model railroad layout many of the past few Christmas seasons, and this year I started much earlier than in the past.

I’ve incorporated some of the Christmas in Lindsborg miniature ceramic buildings in previous years. This time, I laid out the complete set*, and in the proper order, north to south. I also added people, vehicles and a red brick road; have to be accurate you know!

Looking through my photos, I first brought out the foam support structure on September 25th, a full 3 months before Christmas.

Well, here it is, the beginning of December, and after a couple of complete upheavals of the layout, it’s mostly done.

Here are some photos showing the progression of the layout over the past couple of months.

Christmas in Lindsborg - early days, very much under construction.
Christmas in Lindsborg – early days, very much under construction.
Christmas in Lindsborg - still a mess, but starting to take shape.
Christmas in Lindsborg – still a mess, but starting to take shape.
Christmas in Lindsborg - under construction, but now with two HO tracks.
Christmas in Lindsborg – under construction, but now with two HO tracks.
Christmas in Lindsborg - here is the Christmas train
Christmas in Lindsborg – here is the Christmas train
Christmas in Lindsborg - completely revamped and close to final layout.
Christmas in Lindsborg – completely revamped and close to final layout.
Christmas in Lindsborg - now with two HO and two N scale tracks and updated interior lighting.
Christmas in Lindsborg – now with two HO and two N scale tracks and updated interior lighting.
Christmas in Lindsborg - the stars come out at night
Christmas in Lindsborg – the stars come out at night

(*All I’m missing is the “Welcome to Lindsborg” sign.)