Small Station Platform

The completed platform which has been stained with Hunterline creosote and dry brushed with Floquil grime.

I purchased an Atlantic Scale Modelers rural station kit which came with a really neat jig which made building the station platform really easy. I have set aside the jig for more platform builds...George Dutka

One begins with adding tape to the first jig to hold the deck boards in place. My chopper was put to work here.

This was really simple to do. I left a bit of a gap between boards.

The second jig is set in place which spaces the supports. There was not enough long pieces of lumber included so some piecing together was done were it would not show.

Roomettes Interiors

The jeweler store interior is made to fit into a DPM kit. I added two figures to the interior also.

Roomettes are a newer product which I purchased last year that really makes interiors look very realistic. The kits come with LED lighting...George Dutka

The second floor interior included lighting.

Narrow Gauge Cover-up

A narrow gauge car used as extra storage. Makes for a neat bit of modeling inspiration.

I took this photo in Portland, Maine in 2016 of a passenger car covered over possibly used as storage...George Dutka

Wordless Wednesday No. 139

Portland, Maine 2016

Summer Layover

Well with the warm weather on hand I don't see any use for these two plows. The information on the back of the photo says, SR&RL 513 Portland 1883 ex-SRRR. SR&RL 514 MEC 1892 P&R in Philips, Maine 1930's. Peter Cornwall collection, George Dutka copy.

Wordless Wednesday No. 138

Spring 2016

WW&F No. 3 and 9

WW&F no. 3 and 9 inside the roundhouse. No date or data. From George Melvin collection. Looks like a sunny day outside with all that light shining in.