Saturday, 25 July 2026

B&H No. 8

This postcard was a handout at the last narrow gauge show I attended. It is B&H no. 8 in 1940 taken by Ellis Spears.

 

Sunday, 12 July 2026

Feed Storage Structure - A Second Look

There is a bit of a stoop added with a ladder at the doorway. A bill box is added which is a HO scale detail. The loose piping is an Otter Valley offering as pipe loads for bulkhead flats but work well in O scale too.
Here are a couple of close up looks at the finished feed storage structure...George Dutka.  

The box on the sacks is a O scale FOS offering that one folds up and applies a label. So ground foam and weeds are also glued to the lower areas. 


Wednesday, 8 July 2026

Feed Storage

This is my new O scale structure I finished back in early spring. The details are mainly cast plaster. A styrene roof is made with a tarpaper covering. All the signs are from my past build files. Most got a bit of weathering.

I purchased this structure for a couple of bucks in O scale. I am working on a On30" shelf layout that this might work well on. The structure is scratch built in styrene that needed finishing and bracing to the interior. 

I used a number of different stains, powders and acrylics. It is a metal structure that was fun to weather and detail. All the details are glued to the structure making it a drop in scene. I also added a awning over the main doorway. The same door got a ladder added...George Dutka

How it looked when I purchased the structure.

Some signs are applied and weathering is happening.

The paints used to color the doors and windows.

This is the backside which I did not apply any details to.

Monday, 6 July 2026

Berham Jct. - Turntable

Berham Jct 1915. SRRL No. 16 

Another photo purchase from the Springfield train show 2025. This photo is marked from Bob Jones. Maybe used in his book or from his collection. Looks like the balance maybe was off while turning the engine..,George Dutka   

Friday, 12 June 2026

SR&RL - Pulpwood Yard

 

Not sure of the location but a pulpwood loading area on the SR&RL. Photo by Caswell from prints purchased at the Springfield 2025 train show.  

Saturday, 6 June 2026

Something New for the module

A metal structure is always a nice way to practice my weathering. It has doors on both sides.
I picked up this part built structure in O scale for a couple of bucks a number of years ago. I spent a bit of time this winter finishing it off, weathering and detailing the sides...more to follow...George Dutka 

Sunday, 24 May 2026

Structure Updated!

As the completed structure looked at the Narrow Gauge Show.
I spent sometime before the Ontario Narrow Gauge Meet to update Peter Mumby's O scale structure from his module. I think it looks much better now with a weathered wall, newer signs and a lot of details added that we did not have at the time of the build...more photos to follow...George Dutka