Frantic scratchings - stuff I want, stuff I need, stuff I like

Here is the finalized version of the 2009 xmas tree layout using an MTH Premier R40 Subway set, Lionel Fastrack, MTH Graduated Trestle System, and MTH Realtrax Trestle Set. Here you can see how close the train is to the upper deck when it has to go under. Here is the upper deck view of the spiral. And here is the lower deck vantage point. This was the 1st version, but due to the incline of the spiral it's better to have the train go down on the steep grade.

TOOFLY got a hold of our Queens bound MTH R40 F Train in O Scale and did her thing. Watch out for the tain horn! Check out TOOFLY's site .

Here is the Lowepro D-Wrap gently caressing the Canon S90 point and shoot camera. A nice ever-ready case for a small camera. The Lowepro D-wrap is made of neoprene. It provides nice protection for that large LCD screen. It attaches via the tripod mount. You can view pictures while protecting the camera from the table surface. It's nice and compact. That's a quarter in there for perspective. Here it is ready to shoot. Buy the Lowepro D-Wrap here . Buy the Canon S90 point and shoot camera here .

Gizmodo gets to play with the new Movie Leader Optimus Prime toy from the upcoming Transformers movie . From Hasbro.com: Movie Leader Optimus Prime As featured on the cover of ToyFare 116, OPTIMUS PRIME appears in highly detailed robot and Semi tractor mode. Each mode realistically depicts OPTIMUS PRIME as he appears in the film. In 2007, select figures across Leader, Voyager and Deluxe class feature Automorph Technology that enhances the vehicle to robot conversion of both AUTOBOT and DECEPTICON warriors. Moving one part of the robot or vehicle causes other parts to move, making armor plates and weapons shift automatically. Movie Leader OPTIMUS PRIME also features Advanced Automorph—an automatic conversion that triggers both lights and sounds. Consumers of all ages can try out the electronic lights and sounds in Leader Class figures on-shelf with a special “Try-Me” window. The package also includes the following details about the struggle between the AUTOBOTS and the DECEPTICONS: Fo...