Welcome, follow along with George Dutka's narrow gauge ramblings featuring his HOn30" Carrabassett and Quebec Ry. diorama's and the On30" Wiscasset and Quebec modules built jointly with Peter Mumby.
Monday 26 September 2016
Petticoat Junction - Water Tank
The Soggy Bottom and Deep Cut Railway, Navigation & Cartage Co. had a nice layout at this years NNGC. Don Janes covered it nicely on my White River Division blog...link on the sidebar. I thought I would show you a few close ups I took of the water tank. The tank was modeled as seen on the old TV series Petticoat Junction with the three girls swimming in the water tank. I asked where the girls came from. One of the members re-figured the girls from O and other scale models to represent the girls from the show...George Dutka
The three girls and their dog in the tank plus some neat looking towels hanging off the side. |
The girls would not be having much fun in my Maine style tank that is fully enclosed, but with it being heated through the winter swimming in the snow could be interesting. |
Monday 19 September 2016
Railfan Photo Evening - WW&F
A little discussion between the crew before we left for Alna. |
At Alna Center No. 9 gives us a great show of steam power. |
The engine runs around the train for us. I took a step back to get a second shot which included many of the paying railfans. |
The WW&F train crew staged this neat little loading scene at the Alna Center crossing for us. They started out with a different truck but it broke down so the backup made it's way down. |
A little oiling while the rest of the crew talk over the rest of the evenings events. |
I rode the last coach and got this shot as we departed about 7pm of the truck crossing behind us. The Alna Center platform is seen to the right. |
Sunday 18 September 2016
NNGC 2016 - Update
If you had money to burn there was a lot of two footer brass to buy. |
And the total count had 1357 narrow minded modelers attending this years event.
If you been to Schomberg Narrow gauge meet you have seen these Canadian modules. A good part of this room was from north of the border. |
Maintenance of Way contest model. |
Looking around the vendors room. |
BEST sold off their kit side of the business, keeping the details portion for now. Many of the remaining kits are 30% off. |
Mount Blue kits on display. |
Bob Bennett's O scale passenger car entry. A great little model. |
A second look. |
I really liked the weathering job on this boxcar also a contest entry. |
A look down from above. |
Portland Narrow Gauge Museum
The engineman awaits the rest of his crew...then it is down to the cruise ship's dock for passenger loading. |
Saturday 17 September 2016
Re-purposed Narrow Gauge
Wednesday 14 September 2016
National Narrow Gauge Convention 2016
The old two foot railcar is seen running during our visit to the Boothbay museum. Unfortunate it made its last run here...we did not get a chance to ride it. |
Another of the many modular layouts. There was three large rooms of layouts running with more outdoors. |
Ontario modeler were seen in many location. The boys from the Schomberg show had a nice display. Some others had modules set up and running in other rooms. |
Thursday 8 September 2016
Car Ferry Arriving
Wharf Street layout, Peter Mumby photo. |
Sunday 4 September 2016
Off to the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Maine
Saturday 3 September 2016
Luggage for the W&Q RY.
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