Simral in Seattle

[Ronastoo]

Way to go, Tim!  You did a great job "borrowing" Glazz's train setup to further the Christmas story.  I wonder if the Santabot will ever be found?    Maybe at the next train show!

[tonguello]

Excellent idea!!!! 

[Tiermann]

That was awesome!  I had no idea you were doing that!  Love it!  You got so many up-close views that regular attendies could not replicate I'm sure 

All of the photos were taken inside the ropes, about a third of them from inside the center of the layout. It went really smoothly, except for that one time when I didn't hear the train coming and it crashed into me and derailed.  Fortunately all was well in the end. I did get quite concerned when he couldn't get it started again, but it turned out to be a problem with the remote and not the engine.

[Rasputin]

Hi

Great story. I like how when you had Simral asking around you could barely see the guy in the Santa suit in the foreground. Was that the old washed up Santa  Scotty from El Jefe's department store story? He looked like he fell off the wagon if he ever got on one.

Great story and thanks for sharing 

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

[el jefe]

Hi

Great story. I like how when you had Simral asking around you could barely see the guy in the Santa suit in the foreground. Was that the old washed up Santa  Scotty from El Jefe's department store story? He looked like he fell off the wagon if he ever got on one.

Great story and thanks for sharing 

Rasputin "The Mad Monk"

Hey,  who you callin' "washed up".   I thought that for a second when he turned around, but Scotty would never wear a tie.  As far as being on or off the wagon, I'd say more like ran over by the wagon.   
I too enjoyed the sense of intrigue when you could just see the guy in the crowd.  The urban vibe was really cool, especially with that many people and locations.  Great idea utilizing all the pieces at a convention to shoot a story. 

[skypurr]

Great story and photos Tim and a good idea to use those settings, giving us a closer look at Glazz's layout.
Looking forward to the next episode

Elaine

[Tiermann]

Thanks for the nice comments, it will probably be a while until we see Simral again, but he will be back.

[kaethe]

tim
loved the next chapter in your santa bot story.  were you at pike place market in the earlier scenes?  looking forward to more installments, and i really enjoy your style of klickie photojournalism.
kaeth

[Gustavo]

These stories were interesting for the clever touch ...

And it's kind of funny for me too to see a Christmas character out of season I had fun. & The flower market if awesome!!

 

Gus