Todd and Linda Brody are pleased to invite you, your family, and your guests to our Tortoise and Lizard Bash Garden Railroad (T&LBRR) on Saturday, June 13, 2015 Open House from 1:00 P.M. – 5:00 P.M. We are located in the North Tustin Area (Santa Ana), CA 92705. (PM or e-mail me for the address.)
The T&LBRR won 1st Place in the Garden Railways Magazine 2013 competition for diesel train models in the garden, and has been featured in the LA Times, Orange County Register, and numerous publications and videos.
The landscape covers about 1,200 square feet with about 600 feet of track and six bridges, including a 14-foot long trestle. All vegetation is real and the miniature garden is completely to scale. The entire layout is detailed with dozens of structures, over 300 people and animals, cars, motorcycles, etc. all at a scale of ½ inch per foot.
Animation is a big feature of the railroad. Using simple track power, the railroad can run itself fully automated with up to seven trains that slow and/or wait for each other as necessary to avoid collisions at crossing points. While watching the automated trains, see the Alligator Lizards in the Air aerial tram, the Terrapin Tar Pits where dinosaur bones are being excavated, and operations at the Bear Whiz Beer Icing Facility. Also see the loco cholos try to hoist their beer on the townsfolk.
Built around two volcanic areas that spew water and steam into various lakes through waterfalls, the geothermal activity provides hot springs (Chameleon Caverns) for the towns’ folk to “take the waters” for both health and recreational activities. Don’t forget to bring your camera!
Todd & Linda Brody
The links below will take you to our web site showing the railroad and its history and a recent Youtube video. http://tortoiseandlizardbash.com/ http://youtu.be/jQ6rcU1Vbwo