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  • Modeling Santa Fe PS2-CD 4750 Covered Hoppers...

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - September 30, 2011
    by Ken Edmier
    Photos by Ken Edmier and Tim Frederick
    GA-191 brake-end detail. Note horizontal brake beam and low-mounted brake cylinder.
    GA-191 End Detail &...  more

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  • Franklin & South Manchester Revisited... A Co...

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - May 16, 2012 - 7,644 views - 1 comment - 2 likes
    by Art Fahie
    Photos by the author
    In this final look at the newer areas of the F&SM I thought it would be different for George Sellios to tell his story in his own words. Although George is we...  more

  • Sellios - A Scrapbook

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - May 16, 2012 - 6,445 views - 1 comment - 0 likes
    by Art Fahie
    Photos by the author
    I am a "boomer"...and at 54 years of age I can readily recall the names and creative processes of E.L. Moore, Linn Westcott, Malcolm Furlow, Whit Towers, Earl Sma...  more

  • A 1950s Treehouse in N Scale

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 18, 2012 - 6,011 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    Figure - Detail of Sweetwater sage brush branch with grafted branches. Micro Engineering tire is suspended with synthetic human hair rope.
     
    1959 WAS A GOOD YEAR FOR TREEHOUSES. It seemed lik...  more

  • The Fine Art of Ground Texturing

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 16, 2012 - 4,818 views - 0 comments - 5 likes
    by Clayton Barry
    Photos by the author
    The blending of dirt, grass, shrubs and rocks makes the model scene believable
    There are a myriad of wonderful products available to help modelers create conv...  more

  • Modeling Maine Central's F3's

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 12, 2012 - 7,960 views - 0 comments - 1 like
    by Mark E. Sharp
    Model photos by the author, others as indicated
    672A, and B enter Spencer yard on the Northern Virginia Model Railroaders' layout.
    AT THE END OF WORLD WAR II, America's railroads ...  more

  • Kitbashing The Psycho Bates House

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 10, 2012 - 4,275 views - 2 comments - 3 likes
    by V. S . Roseman
    Photos and illustration by the author unless otherwise indicated
    This represents the appearance of the "Bates House" by Polar lights as intended. Weathering is mandatory if you w...  more

  • Light Duty Floatbridges

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 9, 2012 - 3,469 views - 0 comments - 2 likes
    by John Teichmoeller
    Carfloat docking at Dupont Chambers Works, Delaware River, Deepwater, NJ; 1953. It was hard to get a good photo with all the pier structure around, but careful study of this p...  more

  • Southern's Extended-Height Offset Twins

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - April 6, 2012 - 3,519 views - 1 comment - 3 likes
    by Dan Bourque
    Model photos by Stuart Thayer
    Southern 110034 and 110035 display a rarely found sequentially numbered pair - too bad that pole got in the way. Although the paint looks new, the seve...  more

  • Building Swanson Holler

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - March 19, 2012 - 3,392 views - 1 comment - 3 likes
    Sam and Tom barter over the price of Sam's old pickup truck. Scenes like this add life and interest to any model.
     
    TOM APPLIED THE PARKING BRAKE AND CLIMBED OUT OF HIS PICKUP. HE CALLED TO H...  more

  • Modeling Prototype Scenes

    Posted by Christopher Brimley - March 15, 2012 - 3,240 views - 1 comment - 1 like
    by Doug Geiger, MMR
    Photos by the author
    Rio Grande SD45 exits East Portal of the Moffat Tunnel on the author's N-scale FoamRail module.
    For many, modeling the prototype can lead to several altern...  more

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