HO Tour Car Pictures

[Tom]

Geez, that is one very sweet layout. And that time portal may come in handy in order to get the car back to 1917

BTW, hopefully this event was the inspiration to keep the layout clean enough to run on a regular basis

It was. THe layout was enjoyed for several years by Timmy and my nieces and nephew, but like I said, when my parents moved into this house 7 years ago, the excess stuff had to get stored somewhere. And not all of it is theirs, I don't want to make it sound like my parents are hoarders or something, because they're not. In fact, a LOT of it is Timmy's and theirs holiday decorations. At Christmas time, my sisters and I refer to him as "Clark Griswold" because you ought to see their house during the holidays. Christmas and Halloween are BIG for him. He's really popular with the neighborhood kids because he turns the yard into a big haunted house for Halloween and a winter wonderland for Christmas and does a great job winning many local awards over the years. Just really neat, elaborate setups. But the rest of the year, that stuff has to get stored somewhere too. That's why when we built the shed in the back yard, Dad decided on one with a 12' gabled roof, so we could put a large loft up there to store the holiday decorations. So I fully expect him to enjoy the layout for many, many years to come with our nieces and nephews.