North Pole Square of The Polar Express

[carl b]

Thanks Karl.

The sleigh is a nice kit, & Santa looks great in a long coat too!

[carl b]

I'm calling this done....thanks to everyone for watching and commenting.

The theme is the children have been given a ride on the Polar express to meet Santa at the North Pole. This is just before he departs on his long journey across the world, which means it's just before midnight. All of these pix were taken to depict that time.....(even though in reality- during late December-the North Pole experiences 24 hours of daylight! )

Thanks to everyone for the compliments, suggestions and criticism. I appreciate the encouragement and support of all members.

Many challenges were here.  I hope I explained my procedures plainly, and passed on some usable tips along the way.
Hopefully , others will try more scratch building

I posted 100+ photos, which do a much better job of showing the process than words ever can.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year everyone!

[PRR Modeler]

WOW, we're not worthy. This build is simply gorgeous.

[deemery]

I'd rate this as one of the top builds ever reported in a railroad forum. 


dave

[GPdemayo]

Absolutely breathtaking.....what a scene to find under the Christmas tree.....well done Carl. 

[vinceg]

I'd rate this as one of the top builds ever reported in a railroad forum. 


dave

Double ditto on that.  What a wonderful creation. Amazing. Such a feel-good subject, too. Thanks!

[bparrish]

Carl....

Just amazing.........

Thanx
Bob

[ACL1504]

Carl,

Amazing and expertly built. I feel like I'm in the scene.

Tom 

[Mark Dalrymple]

So cool, Carl!

Just love it!

Cheers, Mark.

[PaulS]

Absolutely wonderful Carl,
Kinda feel like a kid again myself,
Thanks for sharing your creativity and efforts here with us !!
Merry, merry,
--Paul

[Zephyrus52246]

A Masterpiece!  Thanks for sharing. 


Jeff

[Janbouli]

Oh wow, that is just so great, gorgeous , can't say enough how much I like this .

[carl b]

Thank you Curt, Dave, Greg, Vince, Bob, Tom, Mark, Paul, Jeff and Jan!

I am humbled by your compliments, and sincerely appreciate them.
It was a pleasure to bring the Spirit of Christmas to the forum.

[Opa George]

I'd rate this as one of the top builds ever reported in a railroad forum. 


dave

Double ditto on that.  What a wonderful creation. Amazing. Such a feel-good subject, too. Thanks!

Absolutely agree. This is my favorite build, for so many reasons.  Can't say enough good things about it.
Thanks much for sharing all this beautiful modeling, Carl.
--Opa George

[sdrees]

This is such a fantastic build Carl.  WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!