Putting Together a Christmas Train Set
Having a train set can be really easy, or it can be really hard. It all depends on what you want to accomplish with the train set.
If all you want is to set it up to run just at Christmas time, all you really need to do is set up the track on the dining room table or the coffee table. Connect all the track on a flat surface. Preferably you will want a surface that will not be used a whole lot during the holiday season. If you use your dinning room table a lot for meals, you may want to avoid setting up the train on that table. The reason being that there may be drink spills and the like (electricity and water don’t mix).
I have seen some people actually place the trains set around the Christmas tree. This would work if you were not going to place presents under there before Christmas. Otherwise you would have a hard time running the train with all the presents all over the track.
Of course the other place to set up the train set would be within your village. A train makes a wonderful addition to any village set.
The easiest way to set up your set is to connect the track and link the wires to the power supply. Place your engine on the track and connect all the cars to the engine. Plug in the power supply and turn the knob till the train starts to move.
If you place your train within your village, you can nail down the track so there is a less chance of it moving. Since you are nailing down into the Styrofoam you used as a base of your village, the nails will come up really easy when you are ready to put the train set away. If you want the train to become a permanent fixture in your home, you can nail the track to the plywood so it stays in place permanently. If you do this there are all kinds of options for your train set. I suggest you look up trains on the internet. You will find all kinds of information and layouts that will satisfy this need to build a miniature city.
