Bachmann Street Car United Traction

Christmas Village Cable Cars, Trolleys and Trams

[adrotate banner=”2″] See here for cable cars/gondolas and ski lifts. As Christmas village layouts are often limited in space, cable cars or trams can be an ideal alternative to using train sets in your display. Train sets require a circuit and depending on the scale of train set you use, a turning circle is likely Continue reading


My Village

Christmas Village Display Bases and Platforms

[adrotate banner=”2″] As your Christmas village display expands and progresses year on year, there will likely come a time when you will start to feel the need to move from the flat small town display that most people begin with and on to something more adventurous. It could be that restrictions on space place limitations Continue reading


Lemax Modular Plaza Fountain

Add A Water Feature To Your Christmas Village

[adrotate banner=”2″] The warm glow of twinkling lights and rows of quaint miniature houses helps create the cosy festive atmosphere of the modern Christmas village and the added detail of figurines and accessories draws the admirer in but to really bring your village scene to life, you need to add some sounds and motion. Nothing Continue reading


Choosing A Ski Lift Or Cable Car For Your Christmas Village

[adrotate banner=”2″] See here for cable/street cars, trolleys and trams. If you’re looking to build the ultimate Christmas village display, it would’t be complete without the addition of a model ski lift or cable car/gondola. More than any other unit that could be included, nothing else quite compares to the grandeur that is provided by Continue reading


Hornby Santa Express

Choosing A Train Set For Your Christmas Village

[adrotate banner=”2″] A question we are often asked is what scale the various Christmas village manufacturers work to. Usually, the motivation behind this question is the desire to accessorize with items other than those made by a particular brand. Most commonly, we find the question of scale stems from the desire to add a train Continue reading