Wordless Wednesday No. 172

 

  

Fairbanks Flag Stop

 

The window and doorway are cut into the styrene. The O scale parts are from Grandt Line.

A bit more work has been done on the tiny flag stop structure...George Dutka 

The photo in the article has the sign about O scale. I plan on making a photocopy of this sign and use it on my structure. Now to figure out what color the structure might have been at one time, I am assuming grey and green. I may just model it as the paint has been worn off.

Wordless Wednesday No. 171

 

 

Wordless Wednesday No. 170

 

2016 

Fairbanks, Maine

 

SR&RL plow 512 at Fairbanks during the winter of 1920. I picked up this view at the Springfield 2025 train show. I have only seen two other views of this flag stop. Both in Bob Jones book about the time it was abandoned and being used as a garden storage shed. This view shows a four pain window on the opposite end to the door. It also has corner trim not seen in the Jones book photos...George Dutka 

Sandy River Flag Stop - Fairbanks

Two of the walls and details seen on top of the RMC article which is my inspiration for this project.

I decided to build a new flag stop in O scale for my planned larger diorama. I had a bit of leftover styrene sheeting which would work for the project and a mix of castings from my late friend Peter Mumby who gave me them back last year...George Dutka

The walls are all cut with my window and door being used.

The plans for this structure was published in RMC during the late 1960's.

Running Light

 

This winter at the Springfield train show I purchased a few Maine two-footer photos. This is one of them with two engines running light somewhere in Maine. No data was included on the back but interesting to see. You don't always have to include rolling stock on your train  running around your layout.

It has been awhile since I last posted and thought I would share one of my photos I just scanned a few days ago...George Dutka