Winter Snowfall in Maine

Another photo from the Mark Harris collection. Seems like winter is well underway in this scene. It might be easier to model Maine in winter if you have a good source of snow. One only needs to build the top half of building and trees...no details needed...everything else is buried in snow...George Dutka

New Truck

A new addition to the W&Q Ry. Not sure if it will stay with that billboard...but for now it will do. It sure looks good size wise for my O scale module.

While staying in Key Largo back in November we stopped by a local weekend flea market held along the main highway...in all places storage units. It appears they are set up as shops for the weekend crowds. One had some model railway items which with the heat are all baked and warped...just like if you stored your models in your oven. What I found interesting one of the vendors had a few Winn-Dixie heritage vehicles. Some as piggy banks and other as collector series. The collector series appeared to look like a close match to O scale, so I picked one up for $4.00. I probably will change the billboard to a something from up north...don't think Winn-Dixie made it up to New England other than on my W&Q Ry. layout...George Dutka

As it looked on a flea market table. Plastic cover missing.

Out of the box.

A bit of the history on the back of the box.

Merry Christmas - Maine Style

Oh, Oh what's that...a load of bread from a Southern US food store chain showing up in Maine...will fill you in on that later.

Wishing all our blog followers a Merry Christmas...Peter and George.

Switch Stand at Sanders Flag Stop

One of my Alder switch stands is temporary placed next to the Sanders flag stop...until needed on the module...George Dutka

Finishing up Sanders Flag Stop

The finished flag stop is ready to be added to a Gatorfoam base. I plan to take this display to the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Maine this fall...if you are there check it out.

The Sanders flag stop is now finished. The walls first got a coating of Hunterline weathering mix followed by washes of Floquil coach green on the bottom and a mix of Floquil SP lettering gray, reefer white and dirty thinner on the upper walls. I do not have any Floquil reefer gray as my paint stock dwindles. The paints are put on more as a wash so the Hunterline stain shows through. The windows and door got a full coat of coach green.

The sign is 5mm Letra Set dry transfer lettering applied to a CN blue stock folder. I photocopied it reducing it down to 60%. Bragdon powders will be applied shortly to the walls to finish it off...George Dutka

The platform and roofing is Hunterline weathering mix followed by a wash of Floquil Grime, thinned. Some Bragdon powder is also applied once dry.

One can see through the paint colours making it look old. The weathering powder is yet to be added.

My Sanders sign is made from dry transfer lettering reduced on a photocopier.

Alder Models O scale Switchstands

The targets needed gluing on before painting. They will be grimy black shortly.

At a recent flea market I came across a package of O scale switch stands made by Alder Models. It was a package of 6 which I split with Peter for use on our module...never knew they made O scale stands, I use Alder HO scale stands on the White River Division. Although these stands are not Maine prototype, they are Canadian (CPR) they are very nicely detailed and will work for me...will show you them on the layout shortly...George Dutka

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A young Dwight Smith in 1940.

Today on the Maine On2 FAQ blog there was four photos posted taken by Dwight Smith in 1940 on the B&H Ry. I would never have recognized Dwight from the photos as I know Dwight from my days as editor of the CVRHS over a decade ago...check out the link below and the photos took all those years ago...George Dutka

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