 December 10, 2014 - 3:45pm | I scored a vintage electric train set at a yard sale for $5 (and subsequently spent $40 on plywood and nails) and made a new Christmas tree base. I had an electrical quirk after setting everything up, fortunately we still have a Radio Shack nearby to match up vintage electronic bits. Now I'm contending with a cat that likes to chase the caboose... Let's see those trees!   |
 December 10, 2014 - 4:52pm | Here's mine. And my 3 year old who is obsessed with trains. His second favorite thing after trains, however, is my little half assault scout model that I 3D printed and painted as a test that I let him play with. He plays with it constantly. It's in his left hand on the edge of the picture Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
 December 10, 2014 - 8:03pm |        There are a lot of things on the tree, Super Heros, Jerry Garcia, Star Trek, Stargate, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Raiders, Godzillas, Navy Ships, and lots of ornaments from all over... honestly this is 1/2 of 1 box, we went light this year on decorating, 'cause hubby is so ill... we did not put a tree toper on because those are in a different box. Sorry the lights are so bright. Christmas Pickle is on there too! It is a party game, the child that finds the pickle gets a special surprise, we have two a large one for younger children & a small one for teens. Merry Christmas!  "Never fire a laser at a mirror." |
 December 11, 2014 - 8:17pm |  like those little guys on the tree! |
 December 12, 2014 - 2:03pm | My son would take him down and snake would have to escape his other lego people. ----------------------------------------------- |
 December 12, 2014 - 6:04pm | Hurrah for trains under the tree! My family doesn't do the tree until closer to Christmas, but I will try to remember to post it here. |
December 12, 2014 - 11:56pm | yeah our trees are not up yet either. We always wait until after my Son's birthday on the 7th... I know it is the 13th. ----------------------------------------------- |
 December 14, 2014 - 7:13pm | Alright...hard to see, but I have the Thomas the Train set going around the bottom of the tree. The 2nd pic is our Christmas Village on the mantle...complete with a Robotech Veritech in Guardian mode with a My Little Pony sitting on it's back. It's gettin' weird around here... |
December 14, 2014 - 7:19pm | Oh well...can't get the 2nd one to go up... |
 December 14, 2014 - 10:23pm | OK, We finished decorating the tree tonight. We've had it all week with minimal ornaments on it until now. And for your viewing pleasure I suggest this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzjFEMmM0Xs Merry Christmas! -iggy |
December 15, 2014 - 6:27am | We've had it all week with minimal ornaments on it until now. That sounds like my house  . It took us a week to get all the ornaments on as well.Ad Astra Per Ardua! My blog - Expanding Frontier Webmaster - The Star Frontiers Network & this site Founding Editor - The Frontier Explorer Magazine Managing Editor - The Star Frontiersman Magazine |
December 16, 2014 - 1:34am | Great video Iggy. Here's a neat one coreographed to one of my favorite rendered Christmas tunes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPyu792UDVs |
December 16, 2014 - 7:51am | Thanks. The lights video is great too. I'm duly impressed with the choreography and technical skill of that homeowner. -iggy |
 December 22, 2014 - 5:27am | I didn't put up the tree in my house this year as the family is gathering at Dad's house for Christmas since this is his first without my mother. I did drive up and set up the tree there for him and put on all the ornaments that she made over the years. No pics to share as its in another state but damn that woman collected a boat load of Christmas decorations over the years. What a project to sort through them. At least they're organized into plastic bins with labels. EDIT: Love the TSO, thanks for the video link that was cool. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
December 22, 2014 - 9:47am | Condolences Jedi. We just put up one tree, and are still working on our second tree. Don't know I'll get pics up by Christmas. (The second tree is the one with all our personalized, and my nerdy, ornaments... damn light issues) ----------------------------------------------- |
December 23, 2014 - 6:10am | Condolences Jedi. We just put up one tree, and are still working on our second tree. Don't know I'll get pics up by Christmas. (The second tree is the one with all our personalized, and my nerdy, ornaments... damn light issues) Thanks for mentioning light issues- I have to dig my pre-lighted tree out of the basement and bring it for my brother- almost completely forgot about that. BTW a pre lit tree with LED lights is the bomb. Assembles in minutes and with no ornaments it looks like you were busy with it for hours. Best thing I ever did was to pick one up during the Jan. clearance sale at Walmart. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
December 27, 2014 - 12:32pm | Christmas dinner en route...   Using the vintage train to deliver the piece de resistance to Mrs. Shack...  |
December 31, 2014 - 9:05am | Condolences Jedi. We just put up one tree, and are still working on our second tree. Don't know I'll get pics up by Christmas. (The second tree is the one with all our personalized, and my nerdy, ornaments... damn light issues) Thanks for mentioning light issues- I have to dig my pre-lighted tree out of the basement and bring it for my brother- almost completely forgot about that. BTW a pre lit tree with LED lights is the bomb. Assembles in minutes and with no ornaments it looks like you were busy with it for hours. Best thing I ever did was to pick one up during the Jan. clearance sale at Walmart. The only prelit tree we bought was your old style lights... it lasted one year and even in that year had to be returned once to the store for a segment of the tree that was not lighting. ----------------------------------------------- |
January 5, 2015 - 5:44am | Yeah, I tossed everything with the old style lights and I only use LED lights now. LOVE LED lights! @Shadow Shack: nice ring ;) I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
January 5, 2015 - 11:14am | @Shadow Shack: nice ring ;)
Thanks! Someone really needs to explain it to me how stainless steel can be so valuable in jewelry form. Two to four times what the same thing in silver fetches. Yet a single silver spoon costs more than stainelss steel flatware for eight including salad & dessert forks, table & soup spoons, and couture butter knives. |
January 6, 2015 - 5:58am | @Shadow Shack: nice ring ;)
Thanks! Someone really needs to explain it to me how stainless steel can be so valuable in jewelry form. Two to four times what the same thing in silver fetches. Yet a single silver spoon costs more than stainelss steel flatware for eight including salad & dessert forks, table & soup spoons, and couture butter knives. Supply and Demand. If people want it they'll demand higher prices. I might not be a dralasite, vrusk or yazirian but I do play one in Star Frontiers! |
