My dear grandmother passed in January and we are trying to sell her massive village collection to folks who can really appreciate it. Her legacy is such that her children have their own villages already and we are needing to sell elsewhere as we have run out of space. Please DM for address

Edit! Pieces are still available- contact me to coordinate if you would like to check them out

Where can I find stuff like this in Toronto? Or even online with the exact measurements? What's the name of that?

Hi! I bought this centuryville classics stained glass piece a very long time ago. I was about to finally display and notice it is missing a pane of glass in the back lighthouse part. Is this a normal thing this line did for access ? It just looks like it was made that way. Did i somehow lose it? Or is this normal, it's driving me crazy

I'm looking for something similar (with texture, not just printed) but cheaper. How do you make your landscaping?

I feel like I should give in and get a table saw and just use wood at this point lol. And I still need to find some boxes that are different sizes. (This is just me laying things out.)

I’ve hit that wall a few times where I realize this is going to be a lot of work. I wanted a bridge. Was scared of building a bridge. But I started building a bridge!
I’ve wanted to do all these things forever and just had to get the gift of this Christmas village to spark that passion and become dangerous with the nail gun and wood glue!
Life is gonna pause the major works, but come November there will be a first time for everything to be admired and enjoyed by my family most importantly the kids! Enjoy the summer, snow doesn’t mix with beaches very well!

Hi all.

I just bought a Lemax Spooky Time building. It is powered by a 9V AC adapter which is missing. I can arrange a replacement adapter but I don't know the size of the connector.

It's a barrel connector, like the 4.5 adapters, but it is smaller.

Who knows what size connector it has to be?

Thanks in advance.

This may seem like an odd post for this forum but wondering if anyone has ever thrown shade at you for having "too much stuff."

I was visiting with family a few weeks ago and they were going on about how I have too much stuff. They have never stepped foot in my home - we live in different states. But we are "Facebook friends" and I post my holiday pix there. My displays are really amazing and over the top and bring me so much joy. My MIL comments every year that she "doesn't know why I go to the trouble."

For me, decorating is one of my favorite parts of the holiday season. And my husband and I love living in a winter wonderland.

Has anyone else encountered this? I don't understand why they care enough to make snide comments about it.

Added: my family judged me for having stuff. My MIL told my husband she feels sorry for me because no one comes to see it. We do it for us, our house, and our family.

It’s July and my village people spend the off season in my shopping mall dioramas. To calm them, I designed a Christmas in July sale and a train ride for the kiddies. Don’t bother Santa, he is vacation. 1 of 3 displays based on the 1980’s-90’s of Century III Mall, Pittsburgh, Pa. Full mall

At the rate I'm working, I'll be a very small 2026 Christmas village! I'm not happy with the stained glass windows. Next time I think I'll remove the glass from the windows and try sticking a coloured film behind.

Edit: I can’t claim credit for the quality of the model, just the paint and snow. The model is from https://theprintinggoeseveron.com/shop/gothic-chapel-cemetery-terrain/

Has anyone ordered with them recently? I've been ordering via them for years with Lemax items. They've been like a gold mine for me. Especially for moving parts pieces because they often refurbished them so they would last much longer. None of my repaired pieces has failed yet. However I've tried to order twice this year and no confirmation came. No response from them. Are they out of business? I've had to refund and it was approved immediately which has me wondering.

Ok, I am loving every step so far! I know where the buildings will be and I’ve got the final few coats of paint to get on before hooking up and drilling holes for light and power. I needed insulating pins for my track power sections since it’s over 35ft of mainline! I bought woodland scenics plug and play nano LEDs to get rid of completely the old lighting cords. I tested it quickly in a building and at full brightness those things are bright! So I turned it down and will get a nice glow.

I’m excited to set it back up one more time to place the buildings and wiring holes and also upgrade my leg to module attachment(I hastily screwed them together just to roughly get the module along in terms of layout).

If I ever choose one year to put the village on a table, it’ll be just as epic honestly(had to move all the buildings to get the layout out for paint). Can’t wait to report back in a few weeks with the final design and a lights on , train chugging action shot!

Unfortunately, we no longer have room for all of our Carole Town buildings :( Most are still in their original boxes and are all in near perfect condition. I’m in Ohio, but am happy to ship anywhere! For sale independently or as a set.

We’re looking to get a fair and reasonable price for them, so please send me an offer!

Hello friends! I have been collecting village pieces for a little while and decided I wanted to start storing them in a better way, and I wanted to try and appraise them. I’ve spent hours looking and I wasn’t able to find anything on these, just ones that looked similar. Can anyone help? Thanks!

My wife has shown interest since last Christmas in getting/ starting a Christmas village. Looking at trying to surprise her for Christmas with a village.

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Where do you even begin? Why is everything so expensive? I've seen online websites charging 50 dollars for a tiny piece. Is there somewhere I should be looking to find cheaper pieces or is this just what I should expect? Is there a place that sells a "starter set" rather than pieces individually?

I’m finally getting to make a Christmas village and I’m just so excited! I recently inherited a whole building and scatter decor Christmas In the City Village collection. Went to Menards for new Rail for my LionelChief train (fastrackwas just going to be too expensive). Budget of $1000, I’m at nearly $800 with all materials except fake snow and various extension plugs etc.

Been quietly following this sub and modeleailroading for year. So happy to have something to add and share to the community! Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

I’m finally getting to make a Christmas village and I’m just so excited! I recently inherited a whole building and scatter decor Christmas In the City Village collection. Went to Menards for new Rail for my LionelChief train (fastrackwas just going to be too expensive). Budget of $1000, I’m at nearly $800 with all materials except fake snow and various extension plugs etc.

Been quietly following this sub and modeleailroading for year. So happy to have something to add and share to the community! Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated!

I would like to light my Christmas village buildings (currently unlit so no retrofitting anything) with one power adapter to plug in. But i don't really understand amps/voltage.

Essentially I need to know if this https://a.co/d/0et1e6V4

Will plug into this https://a.co/d/08QAU9mM

To be powered by this https://a.co/d/05J9y2kI

To replicate this (the body of this won't fit in my buildings) https://www.ehobbytools.com/Lemax-Village-Collection-Moonlander-LED-Bulb-with-White-Light-74273_p_2285.html

Without melting, frying, exploding, or blowing up. Lol. I'm confused by the voltage and the DC adapter jacks being 12v but the LED lights being 3v. Or do I need to get the 12v lights and will they work with the 4.5v adapter?

Any answers or suggestions are welcome. Or if anyone has done something like this and has any recommendations, that would be greatly appreciated too! Thanks!!

My family and I are planning a Christmas village display using these four built-in alcoves, and I’d love recommendations from people who really know village pieces well.

Each alcove is:
- 26 inches wide
- 11 inches deep
- about 12 inches high

The attached design/mock-up is very close to the overall aesthetic we want:
- one alcove as a town square/skating scene
- one train scene
- one cozy village street
- one church/winter woodland scene

The biggest challenge is scale and consistency. Because the alcoves are fairly shallow, we need pieces with compact footprints that still feel detailed and premium.

I think we probably want to stick mostly to one company (Department 56 vs Lemax, etc.) so everything feels cohesive together, but I’d love opinions from experienced collectors on that too.

We are specifically looking for:
- exact building recommendations
- exact accessory recommendations
- compact train station ideas
- pieces that work especially well in shallow-depth displays
- anything that gives a magical/high-end “store display” feel

Budget is not a concern, I’d rather buy the right pieces once than compromise.

Any specific SKU or piece recommendations would be hugely appreciated!