Mesa couple builds 1950s hometown in their front yard [Video]

Passenger trains whiz by school children on a playground. Hogs are being slaughtered. Police have the local bar surrounded as they search for a suspect, described by witnesses as being 3 inches tall.

Craig chuckles and admits he isn’t sure what the miniature man is wanted for.

“Was he in a fight or something?” Craig asks. “I don’t know, I haven’t gotten that far.”

Prior to their retirement several years ago, Craig, a firefighter and his wife Pamela, a nurse practitioner, knew nothing about model trains or the engineering that goes into “layouts” or dioramas. What began as a simple hobby to fill their golden years has blossomed into something far more meaningful.

“The neighbors love it and people outside the community who have found it; we have lots of …