My First Christmas Village

I bought 4 buildings and a few bits, secondhand, from a friend....so this year I thought I'd try to build a small Christmas village display for the living room. It has a railway but I've decided to scratch build a Christmas train to better suite the scale as the Hornby is a bit too small. That will be in the next video. I hope you enjoy this...and Merry Christmas to all. Tom

[@HTS_Editor_Jack]

This is really cool. I have been collecting for the past few years since I was about 6. (15 now) I only have the top of my dresser and a shelf in my room for my village, but I would love to have a full table for it. This is amazing!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much, Jack :) Merry Christmas!

[@O.KFarmToysdeutzallis6275]

I’m 13 and have been collecting department 56 for 3 yrs now

[@girlydanutzaelenamde]

Hahaha... Nice one... I.ve glued the little people on coins myself... So great looking... I will start mine probably today.

[@artescommariarodrigues874]

Wawww....its amaizing. Its my dream to do it at my house for my grandchildren

[@suemcdermott3522]

Just saw this video Jan 2023. Fantastic work... Your village is a sight to behold. 🎄🏡🎅⛄️

[@MyHumbleHome]

Thanks for sharing, loved it

[@Oregon-Zan]

Love your little village. Very cool and festive

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much

[@artescommariarodrigues874]

Amaizing work. Look so wonderful.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much :)

[@jeffyholla1095]

Great help! Thanks for all your DIYs!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you for taking the time to comment. Much appreciated. Tom

[@jimmyrants4342]

What a super nice, and festive Christmas Village you put together. You did a fine job mate.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Sorry I missed this comment. Thank you very much. All the best....Tom

[@jonesygw]

Very nice, creative and enjoyable to look at.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much

[@cbgadget4740]

Nice village Tom, the snow look is awesome. Can’t wait to see the Christmas train running around. Happy holidays to you and cheers 👍👍👍😎😎😎 Cary

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thanks Cary, I enjoyed this little project and it's nice to sit and relax with. I'll finish the train and make another short running vid. Merry Christmas mate :)

[@m.montague5228]

Very nice!!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :) Merry Christmas

[@SDnative111]

Love the water element under the bridge! Nice work!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :) Glad you like it. All the best...Tom

[@charlotteelizabeth4828]

I think this is the most precious video I've ever seen☺ beautiful village Tom! I am watching this pretty late in the year, but its gorgeous even in July!🥰

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much :)

[@elenawright6409]

Great job mate!! Thanks for sharing!! Merry Christmas to you.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you. Merry Christmas to you too

[@juliabriggs5379]

That is so wonderful!!!!!!!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much. I'm glad you like it. Have a beautiful Christmas:)

[@MyHumbleHome]

So precious 💖

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much :)

[@michaelperry4273]

Looks great!!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you :) Merry Christmas

[@davestrains]

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS TOM !!!! all the best,dave

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thanks very much Dave :) All the best mate.

[@gabbynavalta73]

Merry Christmas sir.. beautiful Christmas villages

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much :) Merry Christmas to you. Have a beautiful Christmas time.

[@ferthz1]

Awesome work!!😉

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :)

[@Hornhausen]

Amazing. Merry Christmas.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

[@rosee9923]

Really pretty☺

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much, rose :) I have it all in storage right now and I'm looking forward to getting it out and building it up again in a couple of weeks. I'll also treat myself to a new building or two. All the best...Tom

[@michaelchartres]

Absolutely brilliant Tom. I wish you a VERY Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and I look forward to you future videos. Great stuff. Regards Michael

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thanks very much Michael...and for the Christmas wishes. All the best to you :)

[@cmtemarcelo91]

Wow, that's amazing! I was searching for some ideas and found your incredible village! Congratulations!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it. All the best....Tom

[@richardwright345]

thats nice man. it put me in the christmas watchin the vid. you did a beautiful job.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thanks very much Richard. For the first time this year I'll say Merry Christmas :)

[@Katwoman4318]

Very nice indeed. Queen Elizabeth II coin was an awesome trick. Really creative and Happy Christmas!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :) I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Merry Christmas

[@kathiedonaldson9224]

Awesome!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much, Kathie, I'm glad you like it :)

[@tapstylevideo9841]

Love it.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much:)

[@chan_otasin]

We also make Christmas Village at that time first year college requirements to our NSTP. Nice Idol!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you for watching. I wish you all the best with your projects :)

[@user-bk3in8oq6k]

Fairy tale!!!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you :)

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

LOVABLE VIDEO!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much Fabrizio :)

[@fabrizioviscardi40]

@@tomjenssen7486 Thanks to you for posting! Cheers Fabrizio

[@masguapoako]

My neighbor just gave me a bunch of ceramic Christmas Village , time to decorate.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Have fun :) Merry Christmas

[@mariafernandapintovillate1643]

Para hacer el primer pueblo le quedó muy hermoso

[@tomjenssen7486]

Muchos gracias :)

[@nordictram]

Nice village and video :) I enjoyed watching your videos :)

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :) Merry Christmas

[@nordictram]

@@tomjenssen7486 Merry Christmas to you too :)

[@Ce2009ce]

Watching u put together ur Xmas village in August bcz I love Xmas ..Ur village building ability is absolutely amazing..I love all that u hve to create ur village n how u created ur tunnel for ur train n it’s portals, all the levels, ur snow all looks so magical. It was so smart on what u used coins n washers on the bottoms the pple & lamps from tipping over..again..amazing😀

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you for your kind words, I'm glad you like my village :)

[@SCGNiagara101]

Lovely! We're building one in our basement also but I was trying to find a video on how to incorporate our train table into our den. You know, like a train-inspired decor without making it look too tacky. Can't seem to find anything on the Tube in that regard. It's always a train built going around the room (don't want that), or train decor for kids' bedrooms (don't want that either).

[@tomjenssen7486]

Great to hear about your build. I hope you're having a wonderful Christmas holiday. All the best....Tom

[@modelrailer]

Wow Tom this is awesome mate! Im building a Christmas Village too. Its been a long time since i built one. Ill have a video for it.

[@tomjenssen7486]

Cheers mate :) I enjoyed making it. Gonna get the train finished now. Looking forward to seeing yours. All the best :)

[@Jde19630]

Very well done. This is just the right size in my opinion. I’ve seen some displays that are so huge and have so much going on that it begins to look cluttered and junky. Well done! Thanks for the great tips too!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you :) I agree. I had an idea to add extra bits to the sides and make it bigger then decided to leave it as it was. It's not overpowering in the room and with the room lights down and all the village lit up it has a 'groto-esque' look that I really enjoy. Thanks again and you're more than welcome for the tips. Merry Christmas

[@Themaskplague]

Fantastic village and set up. I’m disappointed though that at the beginning it says about the train in the next video …. But there is no next video 😓

[@modeltrainsrailroads]

Merry Christmas one and all! 🎅

[@tomjenssen7486]

Merry Christmas :)

[@KIDS-TOY-TRAIN]

Hello friend! Amazing train set! Like 15 & sub👍👍

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you very much :)

[@markmeade8502]

I have enjoyed this so much and I am thinking of finally making a village for this next Christmas. what did you use for the snow blanket?

[@tomjenssen7486]

Hi there, Mark. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I just use snow blanket from Ebay. I usually buy 10ft at a time. It's quite cheap. Best of luck with your Christmas village. All the best....Tom

[@donnadonald5888]

Very nice What did u use under the bridge that looks like water

[@karenmclaughlan9128]

Wow beautiful absolutely love it well done. How do you get the houses all linked up together for the lights to work. And also how do you hide the wires interlinking everything. I'm so impressed with your imagination 👍 x

[@tomjenssen7486]

Hi there. I'm sorry for the late reply. The whole village is on a baseboard that rests on timber battens so there is an inch of space between the board and the table that it sits on. I work out the position of each house, make a small hole and thread the wire through. I place the house and then connect the wire. All the wires run in the space under the board. I hope this is helpful. All the best....Tom

[@freescopesdad]

nice, did you use the original lighting package or did you substitute LED bulbs on 12V?

[@doggerproductions]

My mates is more a Christmas housing estate than a village🎅

[@m.montague5228]

"I wasn't planning on spending any money" 😂 It never works out that way when it comes to model trains does it? LOL

[@tomjenssen7486]

Hahaha...absolutely :)

[@BSNFabricating]

The village looks great. The closest I ever came to building a Christmas village is running a string of lights through the town on my model railroad layout. That said, the glowing creek is a bit disturbing, and makes me wonder, is it really responsible to have a Superfund site that close to where people live? (I'm kidding =)) Merry Christmas!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Haha...thanks mate...I thought i was about to get busted for the blue stuff...lol. I'll build the 'Chemical Waste Plant Christmas scene' for next year :)) All the best and Merry Christmas :) ..Tom

[@wassz]

What scale did you use for the train to go along with lemax stuff?

[@ChristmasEjyt]

Very nice village 👍 have you set it up for this year yet?

[@tomjenssen7486]

I'm in the process of setting it up right now. I had to come back to watch this video to remember how I did it :)

[@ChristmasEjyt]

@@tomjenssen7486 cool 👌 We set mine up a little over three weeks ago

[@tomjenssen7486]

@@ChristmasEjyt That's great :) I'm a little late this year but I've bought some more bits..2 new buildings and some more lights. I'll probably make a short video. All the best to you and Merry Christmas :)

[@ChristmasEjyt]

@@tomjenssen7486 same to you:) and a happy new year

[@a.g.8005]

how did you make the water feature?

[@tomjenssen7486]

Hi. It's a hole cut in the base board. The base is supported on 2x1 battens to allow wiring etc. I put a small bundle of blue battery operated lights in a plastic tub and slid it under, then filled the bowl with iridescent snow flakes from the top.

[@grubab13]

Hi what train scale did you.use.

[@tomjenssen7486]

The track is OO/HO and the loco is a Hornby OO chassis. The body of the train is hand made to a custom size to fit the village scale. All the best...Tom

[@michaelchartres]

P.S. How on earth could someone give you a Thumbs Down????? Jealous - I bet. Regards Michael

[@tomjenssen7486]

There are always 'haters' somewhere. The good thing as that KZbin sees a thumbs down the same as a thumbs up and promotes the video (apparently it's an emotional response) So I should really be thanking them....LOL :))

[@majkll11]

Hello, what is snow, please ??

[@tomjenssen7486]

The main snow is 'snow blanket' I also added a light dusting of silver glitter to make it sparkle. There are also some 'iridescent snow flakes' in the water feature and around the tracks

[@TheVillageCollector]

Well done, great video. It has been chosen as a "Village Video of the Week" selection for the week starting Friday, November 20, 2020. We've put a link to it on www.TheVillageCollector.com and it could be in the running for the 2020 Hall of Fame. Check it out on the "Village Videos" page of the website. Congratulations!

[@tomjenssen7486]

Thank you so much. It's an honour to be featured on your wonderful website. Merry Christmas :)

[@TheVillageCollector]

You're welcome. I love your attention to details and how you feel about villaging. Well Done!

[@jackminiaturetrains6627]

Can I have a shout out

[@tomjenssen7486]

Hi Jack :) Merry Christmas, my friend. All the best....Tom