{"id":731,"date":"2013-12-15T02:21:45","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T02:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/?p=731"},"modified":"2017-10-25T14:51:30","modified_gmt":"2017-10-25T18:51:30","slug":"christmas-display-layouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallmr.com\/wordpress\/christmas-display-layouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Display Layouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This month we will take a look at a series of Christmas layouts by Brian G Kammerer. All photos in this article are by Dana Laird.\u00a0We looked at some examples of Brian\u2019s work in a prior article “Layout Composition and Design Concepts<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

Brian has been creating small display layouts for the Rowayton, CT Historical Society Open House each year. He refers to it as his\u00a0annual ever changing and original Christmas layout.<\/p>\n

In 2010 Brian offered to setup a train layout and started with this small N-scale window layout. The layout was\u00a0originally intended to fit in a kitchen window. the layout made it’s first public appearance at the 2010 open house.<\/p>\n

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N Scale Layout originally designed for a kitchen window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Houses
Houses on the N-Scale Layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

All the layouts shown have “snow” added just for the Open House. Brian uses flour since the setup is temporary.\u00a0The flour makes it look like real lightly dusted snow.<\/p>\n

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A row of houses on the N-scale layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Also on display in 2010 was this round layout. The layout was made from a rotating diorama Brian had created for his movie, The Other Great Locomotive Chase (http:\/\/www.toglc.com\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Round
Round Christmas Layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Layout is\u00a05 ft in diameter. Brian used used burlap as a base on the foam. The burlap gives it texture and holds any material sprinkled onto the wet paint due to the woven pattern. The layout as setup, does not have a mechanism to make it turn, but will turn by hand.<\/p>\n

\"Locomotives
Locomotives Pass on the Round Layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 2012, Brian introduced another layout to the open house. This layout was significantly larger than the prior two. Brian used two smaller dioramas to create the larger scene.\u00a0The original sizes were 20 x 32 inches. He\u00a0expanded them with two sheets of 2 x 4 Blue foam board to accommodate a double oval.<\/p>\n

\"Assembling
Assembling the Layout with Blue Foam<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Burlap was added on top of the foam to provide instant texture.<\/p>\n

\"Burlap
Burlap added to the layout<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mountains, tunnels and other scenic details are filled in.<\/p>\n

\"Adding
Adding the Mountain and Tunnel Scene<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Adding
Adding the foreground buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Final
Final details added<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The pine trees are made from butterfly bush clippings with light green flocking sprinkled atop Hunt Club Green spray painted clippings. The winter trees are made from grass and weeds that grow along street curbing and cracks.<\/p>\n

\"The
A little Snow and the Finished Layout is Ready<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Brian is now on his fourth year and is planning to model the Norwalk Trolley Line for his 2013 display. I wish him luck and look forward to seeing the photos from this years event!<\/p>\n

About\u00a0Brian G Kammerer<\/h2>\n

Brian is an accomplished artist with\u00a035 years of Advertising experience and is a member of the\u00a0Yahoo Civil War Model Railroading Group<\/a>. You can find out more about Brian\u2019s artist background at\u00a0http:\/\/www.bkmmrr-art.com\/<\/a>\u00a0and his Civil War Battle Map Art project at\u00a0http:\/\/www.cwbattlemapart.com\/<\/a>. Brian is also the creator of a movie called The Other Great Locomotive Chase (http:\/\/www.toglc.com\/<\/a>). The movie is a fantastic model railroad parity to the original\u00a0Great Locomotive Chase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Rowayton Historical Society<\/h2>\n

Information about the Rowayton Historical Society can be found at\u00a0http:\/\/www.rowaytonhistoricalsociety.org\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Photos<\/h2>\n

All photos in the article were taken by\u00a0Dana Laird.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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