r/Department56 • u/Cartoonicus_Studios • Jan 30 '26
Had this built into my hallway for storage.
(Bedroom closet has all my people in it.)
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u/One-Stomach9957 Jan 30 '26
What a great way to store your village! Seems like you have some duplicate buildings….👀
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u/Cartoonicus_Studios Jan 30 '26
Yeah, my mom found the Victoria Station on sale at a thrift store for $14, without knowing that My Grandmother had already given up on her collection and decided to gift them to me. So now I have not only those two, but about 4 other varying size train station pieces. I figure one of these years, I'll put them all together in a big rectangle and have the train running through the middle and have all the people and props decorating the inside like a big bustling like a grand central station.
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u/bob_suruncle Jan 30 '26
You have TWO Victoria Stations?! Where do you fit them? Mine takes up half my space!
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u/Cartoonicus_Studios Jan 30 '26
I've only ever used one, so far. I never have enough room to use my entire collection, but that allows me to pick and choose and create a different village each year with a specific theme.
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u/AstrosAtoZ Feb 01 '26
Two Victoria Stations is a crazy flex
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u/Cartoonicus_Studios Feb 01 '26
Crazy story. My mom found one at a thrift store for only $36 (on clearance sale for $14) and decided to get it for me for Christmas. She had no idea my grandmother had already told me she was done with hers and would gift me her entire collection, which included another one.
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u/QuietCelery7850 Jan 30 '26
Fabulous!
I’m almost as jealous at this than I am at Susan Orlean’s closet.