Making A Lionel Christmas Village 2022

A time lapse video of the making of our Lionel Christmas Village for 2022

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  • @t.j.gallagher3355
    @t.j.gallagher3355 Жыл бұрын

    Dave, What An Impressive Layout! Wait A Second... This Isn't Just A Train Layout, THIS... Is A Work Of Art!!! I Absolutely LOVE This!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @JK-js2td

    @JK-js2td

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davehohman2323 Dave...just stumbled across your train video. Have to say its one of the best videos ive seen all year. Your love and dedication to the train hobby is deep and heartfelt. Happy Holidays, kind sir! ☃️🎄🎅

  • @boatbyrd

    @boatbyrd

    Жыл бұрын

    A work of Love! Over his pride. Must be a good person!

  • @boatbyrd

    @boatbyrd

    Жыл бұрын

    Holy Shush! This guy is an intense craftsman!

  • @boatbyrd

    @boatbyrd

    Жыл бұрын

    That should be a medical practice of exposing 4-7 year olds to a “village” of scale, with a cool, vintage train! They are mesmerizing to me and good for kid’s imaginations!

  • @danbailey8182
    @danbailey8182 Жыл бұрын

    This is not a hobby but more like an addiction. It is amazing how nothing is out of scale. The cost is not something I could imagine. Just an amazing collection and amazing video

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the kind words.

  • @cranberryeater7459

    @cranberryeater7459

    Жыл бұрын

    Wife: It's me or the trains. Dave Hohman: Choo Choo!

  • @howardnielsen6220

    @howardnielsen6220

    Жыл бұрын

    Each year at the Bend Oregon main Library a Lional Standard Gauge train is setup by a Lional Train Hobbyist

  • @midnightsun2483

    @midnightsun2483

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cranberryeater7459 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @poopypoop8156

    @poopypoop8156

    Жыл бұрын

    If he doesn't go broke, it's not an addiction. It's his passion or hobby. And it's really amazing!

  • @mitzywebtoons
    @mitzywebtoons6 ай бұрын

    My grandfather passed this year, and his basement held a huge train village similar to this, but he added to it over ten years. This really made me feel safe, thank you.

  • @gwenm6582
    @gwenm65825 ай бұрын

    Just watched this 12/23/2023. Am totally amazed!!!!!! Fantastic job!!!!!! Thank you. ❤❤❤❤❤😊

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    You are so welcome

  • @randyhatchell3351
    @randyhatchell3351 Жыл бұрын

    Have to say I just happened to come across your video here by chance and was just blown away. I want to thank you so much for letting us have a chance to view your , I'll say Masterpiece . After working 40+ years and retiring from Norfolk Southern Railway you don't realized how much I really just loved watching every second of this. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort you put into this to bring much happiness and pleasure to us that get to see it and enjoy it. I sure hope you leave it up year round so you can enjoy it everyday with your friends and family. Again, thank you so much and want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year !!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays to you as well. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @nelsonneves8867

    @nelsonneves8867

    Жыл бұрын

    Absolutely amazing. I love it!!!

  • @jerrysweeten2977

    @jerrysweeten2977

    Жыл бұрын

    "Up year round" ?? I think they might want to use the door again. :) ~ Merry Christmas this year and every year.

  • @DASHwithAllen

    @DASHwithAllen

    Жыл бұрын

    @@jerrysweeten2977 lol yeah but is it really worth it? Could just walk around :)

  • @maryusa8526

    @maryusa8526

    Жыл бұрын

    If this was separate from your home, you could charge for admission. 🙂

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican Жыл бұрын

    I think we can all agree that not only is the village wonderful but so is the background music that goes along with it! If you build it, they will come...in this case, our views! Christmas village? Nah, this is a Christmas CITY because THIS is some impressive stuff. I mean it even has BILLBOARDS! This year we opted to put up my Lego Christmas village (the Lego Creator 10245 Santa's Workshop set and 40159 Gingerbread House set) at the bottom of my tree and then have my Disneyland monorail playset go around it. I enjoy doing a Christmas village because it makes me dream of designing the perfect, accessible and pedestrian-friendly community. Setting up a Christmas village is when we all unleash our inner urban planner.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @jcq0120
    @jcq01206 ай бұрын

    Man, this is spectacular looking, but just watching you build it is making my 65-year-old knees throb.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    That’s why this this 60 year old uses knee pads. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

  • @theproplady
    @theproplady6 ай бұрын

    My Mom loved ceramic houses and my Dad loved trains. They would have loved this...

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver6 ай бұрын

    What was so engaging to me were the tiny little details you put in, like the guy using the snow blower, even the advertisements on the billboards. You created an entire miniature world. I don't think there's anything like this in the entire world.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

  • @user-rg1ho9nx9z
    @user-rg1ho9nx9z5 ай бұрын

    The warmest Christmas video I've ever seen. Guys, you don't have enough snow outside. Greetings from snowy Russia.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    I wish we had more snow but that’s it. Glad you enjoyed it! Merry Christmas 🎄

  • @LaverneResler-ic7iy
    @LaverneResler-ic7iy6 ай бұрын

    My brother David had the dickens village which took up an entire room. Even though he loved trains, he never had any in his village. He would have LOVED this! Amazing.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @xxmr.edoodxx5326
    @xxmr.edoodxx5326 Жыл бұрын

    Truly a labor of love. This year I considered putting my village on KZread but I think I'll reconsider after seeing this one lol. I did three levels with about 40 buildings and I felt proud of it. Really fantastic job man

  • @tntsher

    @tntsher

    Жыл бұрын

    Put yours on KZread anyway! People like us who do Christmas Villages love to see what others look like, get new ideas and dream of where we would love to take them.

  • @SSluvNlife

    @SSluvNlife

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely put on video … and post link .. love seeing all the ideas :)

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    It is a labor of love. If you feel proud of it put on youtube. Show it off.

  • @alanyoder7629

    @alanyoder7629

    Жыл бұрын

    Our village keeps growing. It takes up about ninety percent of the den. We have 50 or so buildings now. We do have a train but a small one. It’s a bit of work but pales in comparison to this guy. This is totally amazing.

  • @tigertalk2106

    @tigertalk2106

    Жыл бұрын

    Ah.....post it!! Merry 🎄

  • @g-bgcg
    @g-bgcg Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Wow! Wow! This is incredible!!! My husband and I watched this video in awe. The hours spent in designing all of this, putting it up, hooking everything up to power, making sure it all fits, putting all the street lights, figurines etc. This needs to be in a museum. This is way better than any train village that I have seen on display. What a treasure to see this. Thank you for sharing your labor of love with all of us. Merry Christmas!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry christmas. I’m thrilled that you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching.

  • @nikboivin
    @nikboivin6 ай бұрын

    All i can think about is how no one must be able to sleep in this little village...all those trains must be rumbling all day and night. Those poor carolers have to scream sing at each house for them to hear!! I love this!!

  • @abdiver12
    @abdiver126 ай бұрын

    This is so incredibly original and something worthy of Disneyland. I want to shrink myself down to live there! Absolutely magical and I hope you do something again this year.

  • @kaytgordon2709
    @kaytgordon2709 Жыл бұрын

    Seeing this video, I am back with my nose pressed to the department store windows watching the trains circle the artificial winter scenery. THIS dwarfs that whole event. So very glad that some of us kids never truly grow out of the joy of the holidays. Thanks for facilitating a very precious memory! 🥰

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @mlnr
    @mlnr Жыл бұрын

    My first job was at a scale models store that catered to model train enthusiasts. These people are not normal, but they create amazing scenes, and are dedicated to their hobby. Much respect!

  • @Dhi-fe5eu
    @Dhi-fe5eu6 ай бұрын

    Unbelievable. What child would not want to get a sleeping bag and pillow and fall asleep right next to that with the sound of trains. The amount of time and work put in is incredible.

  • @grayrabbit2211

    @grayrabbit2211

    5 ай бұрын

    Eh... I'm not a child's age by any chance, but I'd love to fall asleep on the floor next to that, with everything going. :)

  • @dishobbies3885
    @dishobbies38856 ай бұрын

    It's wonderful, and I love the man cleaning his driveway with the snow blowing machine and Santa in his sled being pulled by the reindeer circling in the air. I have a video with a ceramic town I made a couple of years ago. I have a HO scale train for the town but couldn't fit it on my counter, but it has streets with vehicles and a car show. Merry Christmas

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Thank you very much! Stay tuned for this year’s video coming soon.

  • @desidog8326
    @desidog8326 Жыл бұрын

    This would be amazing if it were a permanent display; but to actually see you construct this from scratch is truly incredible. You are the da Vinci of the model train world, a Lionel Leonardo!

  • @crimetimeproductions6340
    @crimetimeproductions6340 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing. The amount of work and planning is unfathomable and the final result is just stunning

  • @surfergirl326
    @surfergirl3266 ай бұрын

    My husband is a train fanatic since his childhood. He found your video today and we both had fun watching this. Hope you will be able to do this again this year 🥰

  • @Curious_Skeptic
    @Curious_Skeptic Жыл бұрын

    Something about that scale of trains! They just scream CHRISTMAS!!!! LOVE IT!

  • @alonzobean1
    @alonzobean1 Жыл бұрын

    I'm way past my childhood but what's left of the little boy in me says THANK YOU. It truly is wonderful.

  • @stevecole3192
    @stevecole3192 Жыл бұрын

    Dave, my Father collected Lionel from the 1950's on. It brings tears to my eyes that he is not here to see this beautiful effort of love. This was perhaps the most enjoyable 18 minutes of my life. For all Lionel enthusiasts whose jaws hit the floor watching this video, let me say thank you from every fiber of my being. I grew up in St. Louis and would have paid a hefty admission to see this in person. Thank you again sir and have a very Merry CHRISTmas and a safe and Happy New Year. Blessings from Kansas~

  • @lyonanddebanderson4418

    @lyonanddebanderson4418

    Жыл бұрын

    I understand totally😁

  • @stevecole3192

    @stevecole3192

    Жыл бұрын

    @@lyonanddebanderson4418 Blessings from Kansas~

  • @1983dmd

    @1983dmd

    Жыл бұрын

    Great testimony ! It also brings tears for me too ! Happy Holidays from Montreal,Canada !

  • @stevecole3192

    @stevecole3192

    Жыл бұрын

    @@1983dmd Thank you and the same to you and yours.

  • @BeachBuddies1011
    @BeachBuddies10116 ай бұрын

    Spectacular, David you are a true masterclass train engineer cheers

  • @birbluv9595
    @birbluv95956 ай бұрын

    I’m sharing this with my brother, who’s been a model railroad hobbyist his whole life

  • @LeoRousseau
    @LeoRousseau Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Hat's off to this gentleman! Beautiful! ♥️🇺🇦🇺🇸♥️

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @bkaden1
    @bkaden1 Жыл бұрын

    That’s not a village, it’s a metropolis! Amazing work!

  • @Lski3
    @Lski39 ай бұрын

    That is one of the most beautiful Christmas decoration I have ever seen!!🎉. I wish I could have a 10 hour video of this layout running.

  • @1983dmd
    @1983dmd Жыл бұрын

    Finally, there is hope in this world for 2023 !!! It's a small world after all !!! ( Disney song !!) Thank you for keeping the child in all of us alive !! Simply marvelous!!!!

  • @MikeinnLA
    @MikeinnLA Жыл бұрын

    All I can say is "Holy Hell!". I have a Dept 56 North Pole Village with about 60 buildings and 100 or so elves so I know what those buildings cost. We're basically looking at a 401K with lights. I also love the idea of starting it on the floor rather than having to build a support structure first. I may try this on a MUSH smaller scale. You are truly an inspiration and your hard work is much appreciated by all. Merry Christmas!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas to you. Thanks for watching.

  • @Nova-dx7yx
    @Nova-dx7yx6 ай бұрын

    So awesome!! I wish Christmas felt like it did as a kid… then I watch this and it makes my heart tingle of joy for Christmas and Santa and all the good stuff!!! I feel 5 years old again after watching this masterpiece

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. 🎄

  • @adamweston2384
    @adamweston23846 ай бұрын

    This is a very special scene, something you could watch for hours. Would be great of a night time to watch the city lit up. A labour of love. Congrats.

  • @tomdavison7278
    @tomdavison72785 ай бұрын

    Very impressive David 👌🏼i bet your grandchildren love coming to your house. no matter your age seeing this makes you feel like a kid again ❤

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Kid’s of all ages get a kick out of it. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @mrbreeze5556
    @mrbreeze5556 Жыл бұрын

    Dave, I don’t think words can describe what I just saw! Awe inspiring, unbelievable attention to detail, absolutely beautiful don’t even scratch the surface. Thank you for sharing your artistic ability with us. Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas!❤❤❤

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas to you. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @ancientspiritmusic
    @ancientspiritmusic Жыл бұрын

    Wow! Wow! Wow! You have created the most wonderful train lovers’ Christmas scene! Absolutely stunning!!

  • @jeannemarie2230
    @jeannemarie22306 ай бұрын

    Wow! What talent. I would never leave that room, just watch the trains all day. What a happy place. Thank you Dave and Julie.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

  • @Ryan-bn3qk
    @Ryan-bn3qk5 ай бұрын

    Amazing display. My 2 year old son and I watched the whole thing. He said that he wanted to go there! Well done, and thanks for spreading Christmas cheer!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you and your son enjoyed it. Check my channel this evening for my 2023 video.

  • @indynoir2178
    @indynoir2178 Жыл бұрын

    Just finished putting up my Xmas layout. It took days for me to put it up, and I've been tinkering with it for weeks. Mine is probably about 1/50th to 1/100th of what you have going on there. Amazing you did that in 21 days. It's so well thought out and beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing, your lifetime Hobby is such a gift for others to see.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    glad you enjoyed the video. Every year is different last year was 25 days. This is is 21. next year might be 30. However long it takes it is a lot of work. But I enjoy it.

  • @indynoir2178

    @indynoir2178

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davehohman2323 If you don't mind telling me. What do you use for snow? That looked really easy to work with. I was thinking about incorporating that into my layout.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    @@indynoir2178 I use 100% cotton quilt batting. Make sure it doesn’t have any type of glazing or coating on it. It’s is getting harder to find. My go to brand stopped making the one I liked. Polyester just doesn’t work as well.

  • @brianspivey9254
    @brianspivey9254 Жыл бұрын

    This is a man that is dead serious about his hobby and with a wonderful Christmas spirit. Great job!!!

  • @JW_Morris
    @JW_Morris Жыл бұрын

    The BEST I have ever seen in my life. Thank you for going through all that work.

  • @KimDsmom
    @KimDsmom4 ай бұрын

    Was really craving slow panning closeups of entire layout! Could watch this for hours! 😍🤩

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    4 ай бұрын

    Awesome! Thank you!

  • @angeladawson8424
    @angeladawson84246 ай бұрын

    This is the most beautiful train village that I have ever seen. Will be watching any other ones on this subject that you have done. You need to re-release it this year under Christmas Train Villages to get thousands of more views.

  • @LisaJohnson-ez5sq
    @LisaJohnson-ez5sq6 ай бұрын

    My heart is filled with joy watching this amazing display, it’s a city not a village!!! So beautiful and thanks for sharing this with us. I hope are able to continue to Bless us with this in the years to come.

  • @w0rdsandp1ctures
    @w0rdsandp1ctures Жыл бұрын

    Bravo! Worth every second of kneeling, bending, crouching, crawling... we loved watching this.

  • @alterman08
    @alterman086 ай бұрын

    Decades of collecting. Really reminds me of my mom’s Dicken’s Village. Well done Ser.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

  • @joeelmore2728
    @joeelmore2728 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!!! What a display! Takes you back to being a kid when certain department stores used to do that for the Christmas season. Thank you for sharing all your hard work. It is truely very impressive.

  • @fallensunlight8221
    @fallensunlight8221 Жыл бұрын

    Although this is an absolute masterpiece in every way imaginable, it’s the tiniest care for details that catches my eyes. Santa swinging away in his hammock had me grinning ear to ear! Thank you for taking the time to share your creative talent! Merry Christmas!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @dinkleberg4581

    @dinkleberg4581

    6 ай бұрын

    When I was a child I thought these villages were miniatures of real places😅 I still believe these Christmas paradises are still out there somewhere.

  • @_xiper

    @_xiper

    5 ай бұрын

    Hi @@davehohman2323 , do you happen to have more or less of an estimate of the total cost for everything involved? Thanks in advance.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    @@_xiper No idea of total cost. Couldn’t even begin to estimate. It’s a lifetime collection and I’ve never tried to figure it out. Thanks for watching.

  • @_xiper

    @_xiper

    5 ай бұрын

    No problem, thanks. Good job either way.@@davehohman2323

  • @gerilynnhardy1723
    @gerilynnhardy1723 Жыл бұрын

    My husband found your video today and what a joy it brought to our Christmas morning!

  • @kimberlyryan8618
    @kimberlyryan86186 ай бұрын

    I sure hope someone appreciates all the time and effort to make this! I would like to see it have a permanent display and watch a video of the children enjoying it! Maybe it can be where children are waiting to see santa in a mall!

  • @yahuchanonyakov
    @yahuchanonyakov Жыл бұрын

    To say this is a masterpiece, wouldn't do it enough justice....the work, the cost that went into this...I am speechless.....😊😊😊😊🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

  • @francinemartinez2842
    @francinemartinez2842 Жыл бұрын

    ❤️Dave you made one dazzling, spectacularly engineered work of art. The automated Christmas decorated village complete with the Lionel trains is a joy to behold. What a tribute to the happy birthday of Jesus! 🌟❤️🎉 Enjoying from Roatan, Honduras

  • @donnalaughlinhogan3819
    @donnalaughlinhogan3819 Жыл бұрын

    Kids an adults would love to see this in person it’s just so well done !

  • @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
    @SupremeLeaderKimJong-un Жыл бұрын

    Hard work pays off if you’re patient enough to see it through. And this, my friend, is a beautiful sight. You added that touch of magic that the holiday season brings. Well done! Reminds me of the fact my grandpa rebuilt Pyongyang from scratch as the result of bombing during the war. I'm taking notes as we speak to better design our capital city. We have the world's second-largest stadium (previously first), monuments of my family and our party, a pyramid-shaped hotel that towers the rest of the skyline, and a captured US spy ship, so we definitely need some more magic.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @secolerice
    @secolerice Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing! A lot of hard work and dedication went into this. It was a joy to watch the finished project! Absolutely stunning!

  • @bthomson
    @bthomson Жыл бұрын

    Just amazing! Hope every kid gets to see this ( and the grown up kids too!). Thanks!🎄🎇🎀🎁🎊

  • @kevinforeman8780
    @kevinforeman87806 ай бұрын

    Started 1960. Now at 70 I watch you and your skills and dedication warms my heart. Congratulations on your extraordinary works. Merry Christmas.❤️🙏🇺🇸

  • @rayjordan5935
    @rayjordan5935 Жыл бұрын

    Love this! It reminds me of the department store Christmas displays but on a much larger scale.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @Brakevan817
    @Brakevan817 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, this is incredible, I build Christmas villages, but I’ve never even dreamed of something like this, it’s incredible, you should be very proud of yourself

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @alistine
    @alistine6 ай бұрын

    I could just sit there and watch you building this incredible village

  • @linden5576
    @linden55765 ай бұрын

    😃 I’m in awe!! Amazing wow this is an awesome set up. I could sit and watch these trains and look underneath the different levels for an entire day! If you need somebody to babysit your trains, I would be the person 😁 I’m retired now and my adult son lives with me. This is my first year to have a train set around my tree. I’m just starting out. I highly doubt I’ll ever be to your level as I don’t have the room. You have a fortune right there! choo-choo away!❤👍

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. 🎄

  • @kims2651
    @kims2651 Жыл бұрын

    Hey Dave ,you put countless hours which must have taken you many days to setup this amazing holiday project. It's so beautiful. Thank you for sharing this work of art!

  • @karennoske3008
    @karennoske3008 Жыл бұрын

    This is incredible and I’m so happy I stumbled upon it. I have loved trains ever since I was a kid and your masterpiece made me feel like I was a little girl again, admiring my big brother’s Lionel layout, and feeling the magic of Christmas. I will be sending this to my two grandsons who will no doubt be watching this repeatedly until they drive their parents nuts. Thank you for sharing this. A labor of love and blessing for those of us who love to revisit the wonder of a childhood Christmas. God bless you and give you a measure of the joy you’ve given us!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Icandoitifiwant
    @Icandoitifiwant Жыл бұрын

    Ok, I thought I was a perfectionist.... HOLY COW!!! I love it when people don't do things "half way"! Amazing work man!

  • @scottchristmon1726
    @scottchristmon17266 ай бұрын

    That's was fantastic. Thanks for sharing. That should be in a Children's Hospital on display.

  • @peggyl974
    @peggyl974 Жыл бұрын

    WOW! It was fascinating to watch how this all came together. What an honor to us all that you would share this labor of love. It takes a very special person who would take the time to create such an outstanding experience for his family, friends, and strangers to enjoy. For just a little while, you took me on a magical train ride through Christmas Town. This is what I call CHRISTMAS MAGIC!!!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @bearmodel
    @bearmodel Жыл бұрын

    I've never seen your videos neither know who you are, but God, one has to appreciate the amount of effort, time and money you put into this project. It looks absolutely amazing and that brought me joy by just looking at it for a few minutes. Thank you for doing that and sharing it with us.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @peterrichards931
    @peterrichards9316 ай бұрын

    Holy smoke I'm exhausted just watching this. Absolutely wonderful..!!!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @adrianadiaz5945
    @adrianadiaz59456 ай бұрын

    Never ever seen something so BEAUTIFUL in my life GOD BLESS you. I love everything I mean everything about CHRISTMAS but you win 👍

  • @Bravosmom1
    @Bravosmom1 Жыл бұрын

    This is absolutely FABULOUS!!!! Omgosh! What a lot of time and work went into this incredible Christmas village ! Thank you so much for sharing this to all of us. You are brilliant and so talented! I am beyond impressed! 🎉🎉 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @JordanVanRyn
    @JordanVanRyn6 ай бұрын

    Wow this is really impressive! I love the amount of detail put into the whole Christmas city. Awesome job!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. 🎄

  • @gertkirkland1381
    @gertkirkland13816 ай бұрын

    Absolutely love your village. I’d leave it up all year. So fun. Momma would put up a village around our tree and a train with a tunnel. The tunnel always gave her trouble, lolol. She would love your village. Awesome ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Leaving it up permanently would defeat the purpose of keeping it special for Christmas. If it was up all the time it would become ordinary and that is not my desire. Putting it up and taking it down are all part of Christmas for me. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @jayt5912
    @jayt59128 ай бұрын

    This set up will bring out the child in any man regardless of age....absolutely amazing! ☺️

  • @vegasvkg
    @vegasvkg Жыл бұрын

    How amazing. My wife and I used to set up our "village", which was about the same size, but it just got to be too much. I think your set up is absolutely amazing! Love all of the trains. We always had problems with trains - getting cotton or other fibers stuck in the tracks. Hope you keep this going for many years to come. I am sure everyone who has an opportunity to see this in person is just in awe. Well done!!

  • @416dl
    @416dl Жыл бұрын

    The sights, sounds and even the smells of Christmas in my youth have just flooded my memories. Thanks for sharing this with us. Hope you and your family are enjoying a great holiday. Cheers.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    It does bring back being a kid. Happy Christmas. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @Cre-Art
    @Cre-Art6 ай бұрын

    That was a huge amount of work but the result was magic. Simply lovely, and nostalgic. :)

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Many thanks!

  • @Cre-Art

    @Cre-Art

    6 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas in advance. :)@@davehohman2323

  • @carolynhuston6624
    @carolynhuston66246 ай бұрын

    Thank you for sharing! My favorite childhood memory of my dad putting up the trains and Christmas village! Merry Christmas

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Mine too! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching.

  • @kensobocinski700
    @kensobocinski7006 ай бұрын

    Thank you so very much Dave and Julie! You absolutely made my Christmas the very best it could be. You should have a Christmas time walk thru to view this display in person or so those of us who remember a different time could walk our Grandchildren thru the villages. Charge a handshake and hearty Ho-Ho-Ho as admission to the big event. What a tremendous work of ART and incredible investment in Trains, Villages and all the rest of the equipment, odds and ends, and electric power to put on the Show. Merry Christmas and a most wonderful New Year to you and your family. ~Ken

  • @bradblalock3057
    @bradblalock30576 ай бұрын

    Merry Christmas Dave and Julie. Thank you for the nostalgic rewind. Beautiful job and your attention to detail is amazing. Can't wait to share this with our Grandchildren. Brad and Vicky.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Happy holidays!

  • @kj6446
    @kj64466 ай бұрын

    The village is undeniably incredible, but let's not just ignore the awsome collection of Blue's jerseys on the wall!

  • @robertobeltran6116
    @robertobeltran61165 ай бұрын

    Oh Wow This Here is A Masterpiece Jewel 💎 This Man Made A Whole Entire Christmas Village 💖💖 With All The Details Put in places An Architecture Marvelous Art 🎭

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Wow, thank you!

  • @Nathaniel_the_Djinn
    @Nathaniel_the_Djinn Жыл бұрын

    I'd love nothing more than to come home to this just to escape all the bs, and sit and stare at this for hours. Absolutely stunning, I wish there were a long video of this, so I could put it on loop. Thanks for sharing my friend! ☃️

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed the video. Check out my videos from prior years for more exams spirit. Thanks for watching.

  • @i8BBQ4Lunch

    @i8BBQ4Lunch

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree, a long loop of this video would be a great replacement for the yule log fire. 🙂

  • @richardwhite2344

    @richardwhite2344

    Жыл бұрын

    I agree with you 100%

  • @freedomisnotfree960
    @freedomisnotfree960 Жыл бұрын

    The kid in me went "wow." I hope you share this with neighborhood. The kiddos would love it. A local church has a display every year and they have a scavenger hunt for the older kids to find stuff in the display. It takes them a while to find everything.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    I like the scavenger hunt idea. May have to do that.

  • @marilynlautner2454
    @marilynlautner2454 Жыл бұрын

    I love all the sentimentality and nostalgia, that goes with the season and our love of Lionel trains. You’ve got a great collection. Thanks for sharing.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @seanwalters1977
    @seanwalters19774 ай бұрын

    Awesome work. I always loved just standing and staring at these kind of displays of any shop that would put them up. Going to have to find my old sets and get them running again!

  • @tranmere292
    @tranmere292 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, Dave, what a show. Thanks for that. Here in Australia Lionel is not seen very often so it's even more of a treat. Best wishes for the holiday season.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Greetings Australia. Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching. Happy Christmas.

  • @louloustreasuretrove2122
    @louloustreasuretrove2122 Жыл бұрын

    Wow 🤩 this is amazing 🎉. So much time and talent to bring it all to life. Love ❤️ it! Merry Christmas 🎄🎁 2022 everyone.

  • @rccarswithcarl2842
    @rccarswithcarl28427 ай бұрын

    Massive respect to you for doing this ever year.

  • @rccarswithcarl2842

    @rccarswithcarl2842

    7 ай бұрын

    + what brand for your Christmas stuff do you use. Department 56?

  • @donnaregan9189
    @donnaregan91896 ай бұрын

    Simply stunning I would pay good money to view this set up your skill is out of this world.Thank the Lord I don’t have to pack it all away 😻😂 Sending you thanks from England

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    6 ай бұрын

    Thanks so much 😊 Stay tuned for this year’s video coming soon.

  • @andypants97
    @andypants97 Жыл бұрын

    Incredible layout and amazing work!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks glad you enjoyed the video

  • @williamamely7038
    @williamamely7038 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing this video with us. The amount of work you no doubt put into it, will appeal to hobbyists of all ages, regardless of the subject matter. Happy Holidays to you and yours. It's worth playing just to see it all come to life. The music just adds to the spirit, and theme, of your layout.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas to you too. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @williamamely7038

    @williamamely7038

    Жыл бұрын

    @@davehohman2323 Can't imagine anyone NOT enjoying it. Can't imagine your energy bill, but I do hope you have many happy guests, take it all in.

  • @thomasm6621
    @thomasm6621 Жыл бұрын

    This is a Christmas Village on steroids. Simply the best I've ever seen.

  • @gianluigi6380
    @gianluigi63805 ай бұрын

    If there were more people like Dave in the world it would certainly be a better world...

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    5 ай бұрын

    Thanks.

  • @noahlogan1
    @noahlogan1 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, just saw this post and am absolutely blown away. What a beautiful way to celebrate Christmas. Lucky family to have a dad who is willing to put in the time and effort to create something so amazing. I could sit for hours and watch the trains go by. Congratulations on a job well done. 🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄🎄

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Merry Christmas. Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @PwnagePicturesInc
    @PwnagePicturesInc Жыл бұрын

    This christmas village is absolutely incredible! I hope to make something like this one day although not of the same size.

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it.

  • @gustavonunes7912
    @gustavonunes79128 ай бұрын

    Your Christmas Village is the most beautiful I’ve ever seen! Congratulations

  • @jackileensauler4817
    @jackileensauler4817 Жыл бұрын

    This is a masterpiece! When I was a kid my father built a platform for HO scale and also had PLASTICVILLE houses with little people... Was a beautiful huge layout on a 8 x 6 piece of green felted plywood. This platform went up every christmas and was the amusement of all who entered our house during the holidays...it is one of my most treasured holiday memories when I 'go HOME for christmas'....

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video and that it could take you home.

  • @siezeroperator
    @siezeroperator Жыл бұрын

    Ok, first I start by saying wow! The detail in everything being perfect is outstanding. I've never seen anything like this before, you took this to a whole other level!! Gorgeous work!!!

  • @davehohman2323

    @davehohman2323

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed the video.

  • @lataina4463
    @lataina4463 Жыл бұрын

    So wonderful and amazing!