People ask what happens to the layout in the winter. This is what it looked like in January, 1996, after a total of 25 inches of snow had fallen on the track, buildings, and landscaping.	First thing that Anabeth did after Chuck laid some track was to make several miniature quilts.

The paper origami box lasted in the layout for two months during summer 1996 before beginning to fade.	Houses in the town of Cicmany in the Slovak Republic are decorated on the outside. In the summertime, all have geraniums in the windows. This model is made of styrofoam.

The town of Straznice is on the eastern edge of the Czech Republic. It has a beautifully painted train station. The model is styrofoam, with Precision Products roof and windows.

The original pavilion is pictured in a Sunset book on patios. The model is plastic, with columns from the cake decorating department of a craft shop. The furniture is made from plastic pipe from the model train shop and is based on ideas in The Scale Cabinetmaker.