This page is a work in progress and currently has very little
"structure". As time goes by... I will put some order to it.
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The B&O/WC&SRR roundhouse has 12 stalls with many open storage and servicing tracks. |
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Larson Equipment: A DPM Kit. |
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Larson Equipment: A DPM Kit. |
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The LLK Icing Company platform is in the main yard area. |
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Marrietta Meal & Mash Supply: Here we see a competitor of mine sneaking by his place to pick up supplies for HIS hobby! |
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CUT Stockyards: Made up from N-Scale Architect's Meat Packing Plant and Stock Yard Kit. |
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CUT Stockyards: While still under construction. |
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CUT Stockyards: While still under construction.
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CUT Stockyards: While still under construction.
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CUT Stockyards: While still under construction.
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CUT Stockyards: While still under construction.
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The DCC Chief and Booster are from Tony's. The Power Supply cases are from Loy's Toys. |
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This view shows the entire contol center: DCC stuff and the computer that runs WinLock and the PR-1 decoder programmer. |
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The B&O Station at Glendale. (Scratch-built) The Henley Cafe (scratch-built) (now the Iron Horse Inn) is in the background. |
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B&O Station in Glendale with the Century Inn (scratch-built) in the background. |
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The Clark Station in Hamilton, Ohio. |
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Ruth's Pie Shop In Hamilton. (Named after my Mother-In-Law... I ain't no dummy!) |
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Harper's Liquor Warehouse in Hamilton, Ohio. If it really existed I would probably spend a lot of my "allowance" there. |
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Harper's Liquor Warehouse in Hamilton, Ohio. This is a RLW kit and was very trickey to build. |
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Holly's Hash House: Named after my first girlfriend. Hidden below the viaduct, it might be saying something about the food. |
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Koldas Ice Company: I actually knew a guy in Cleveland named Koldas but the only ice he handled was in his Manhattans. |
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Pearl's Diner: Pearl and Flo used to whip up a mean Western Omelet. |
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The Section House in Hamilton: Color compliments of the WWII vintage barracks at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. |
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Earl Smallshaw's Tenement House: One of the all-time coolest kits in N-Scale. |
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Texaco Station: "You can trust the man that wears the star." |
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Work crew in the Hamilton Siding area. |
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Yoho Salvage: Named after a buddy that could actually have scrapped no less than 33 cars here! |
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Yoho Salvage: Where 1971 Dodge Magnums go to die! |
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Hidden trackage and staging. 3 tracks each direction plus East and West mains. Storage track in the foreground is the only flex-track on the layout. |
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State Paper in Lindenwald: A great industry for switching. |
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State Paper in Lindenwald: Four separate buildings. |
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State Paper in Lindenwald: |
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You guessed it! This is where just about everything is born. |
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The B&O freight terminal and Longworth Hall are raised (tiered) above the city for better viewing. The layout is only 18" deep here. |
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Meet me in front of the bank and we'll go over to the hotel for lunch. |
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Most towns in the 50's probably had a small theater in the "entertainment" district.
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The Blue Note patio is a great place to kick back with a cold "brewski" and watch the trains rumble by. |
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My new brother-in-law loves donuts. He is not a cop. |
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The Spring Grove entertainment district. |
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What was Timothy Leary doing in 1958? Maybe he was a druggist! This will soon be changed to a Rexall Drug store. |
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Mom's Cafe: A view from Spring Grove Avenue. |
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Mom's Cafe: Having a little roof maintenance done. |
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Mom's Cafe: What better place to eat! I can almost see what is going on in there. |
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Mom's Cafe: A closeup of the roofers and look... they're all working! |
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Osherhoff's Widgets: (Scratch-built) I had a few square inches to fill here. |
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Passion Pit Drive-In: What child of the 50's and 60's does not remember this? |
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Red Goose Shoes: My only "night" shot. |
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Spring Grove Avenue looking South. |
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A work crew on Spring Grove Avenue. |
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Entering Stockton from the North. |
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Ajax Coal: Real original name, I know. Actually there isn't a coal mine within 150 miles of Stockton. |
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Ajax Coal: There is a mirror under the coal tower. Many visitors actually think the track goes on into the next room (and there isn't one!) |
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The "Cut" at the south end of Stockton. |
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Stockton Inn: This is the Bar Mills "Idaho Hotel" kit. It weathered great! |
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Stockton Inn: I think I need to phony in a backdrop here. |
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I am told that Gus's is actually in Versailles, Ohio. I really don't care... my siste-in-law named it. |
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Looking across SR127 at gus's from Sue's Slop Shop. More about Sue's coming up. |
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Sue's Slop Shop: Named in honor of my sister. It is actually the Swanson Lunch Counter kit from Bar Mills. Thanks, Art! |
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Sue's Slop Shop: Did you remember to pack your Rolaids? |
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Sue's Slop Shop: Notice the folks from the tour bus lined up at the privy. (the sound module I installed here is very "nasty".) |
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The Trenton Trestle is a scale 310' long and 93' high. At this point the layout is only 6" deep!!! |
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The Trenton Trestle is scratch-built from over 1,000 individual pieces of basswood! |
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The Trenton Trestle: There appears to be some activity below the falls. |
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Yes, the clouds are "faked" in. |
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Entering Wyoming from the North. |
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The end island south of Wyoming gave me an excuse for some serious rock casting. |
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The as yet unnamed hotel at Wyoming. |
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Another view of the unnamed hotel at Wyoming. |
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The old Mobilgas station in Wyoming. Remember these? |
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The Wyoming Rockmill is weathered with Dull-Kote, baking soda and rust powders. Sounds strange but looks great! |
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Another view of the rock mill. There may be a magazine article in there somewhere. |
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A view of the Wyoming Tunnel. The hillside is 98% Super Trees. |
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Another view of the Wyoming Tunnel. The addition of a few dead trees and fallen limbs make this scene. |
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