Morning all,
Just another day at work. :(
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Have a great one!
Morning Bob and others,
Pam and I are going to a friends house to see his layout. I'll get some pictures to share later.
Have a great day ya'll.
Tom ;D
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Morning, all.
Another work day here as well. :P
Jeff
Good morning! Nice pics! I'll be cutting the grass today, then other errands will take up the rest of the day.
Morning,
The car is still waiting to be looked at. The lack of skilled labour is showing up in the car mechanic world.
Good morning! Coffee is on and I will be heading into the train room for awhile. I need to get the grass cut between rain showers. It looks like it could rain any minute here this morning. I hope everyone has a great day.
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Morning all.
John, what a stunning photo. Your layout is very impressive!
Didn't get any benchtime yesterday. Although I did start designing a new building for the laser. It's very fun!
Present
Good morning - I have a question for those of you who have visited the FSM layout. George at one time had a scrap yard scene along the Northfield River in South Manchester. The building can be seen on the cover photo of the March 1990 issue of Model Railroader(orange/trimmed in blue - next to the work train crane and flat). In more recent photos it appears the scene has been removed. My question is was the building moved,repurposed or removed all together and does anyone have any photos of this building...thank for your help. Hope everyone has a great day....
Doug
Doug, whilst I don't have an answer for you, it was a great opportunity to focus on that part of the layout for a moment and, once again, appreciate George's talent.
Here is Mitchell's & Butlers from the official F&SM book, which sat right near your building/scrap yard in question (which you can see in the background):
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And here is Tom/John's photo of the same area from a 2016 visit:
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Not only have buildings changed, but roads have been paved, railroads removed altogether... notice how Mitchell's & Butlers has developed from a disused platform into a truck depot? It's amazing that it almost feels as though it has developed just as it would in real life. An untold story in itself.
Additionally, you may notice from the first photo that Mitchell's and Butlers was at the edge of the layout (can just see the black trim). Now look at this:
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Quite amazing how much was added.
I posted recently about George's bravery as a modeler. He's not afraid of ripping up good work in order to forward himself and his layout. Aside from the sheer amount of detail and effort he's put in over the years, I think I appreciate his courage and sense of adventure the most.
Morning,
Always seeing old or new photos of the FSM makes a great start of any day.
Here's a photo of a built up Sunshine resin vinegar tank car that was posted on another forum a while back...like George's modeling...it's just fantastic work.
Tommy
Quote from: Keep it Rusty on July 15, 2021, 08:36:04 AM
Morning all.
John, what a stunning photo. Your layout is very impressive!
Didn't get any benchtime yesterday. Although I did start designing a new building for the laser. It's very fun!
Craig
That is a stunning scene but it's not my layout. It is from Galveston, TX and is in my file of photographs with great depth. I went back and added a caption this morning but apparently moved on without hitting enter because it didn't get updated. Sorry for the confusion.
Quote from: NKP768 on July 15, 2021, 10:02:57 AM
Good morning - I have a question for those of you who have visited the FSM layout. George at one time had a scrap yard scene along the Northfield River in South Manchester. The building can be seen on the cover photo of the March 1990 issue of Model Railroader(orange/trimmed in blue - next to the work train crane and flat). In more recent photos it appears the scene has been removed. My question is was the building moved,repurposed or removed all together and does anyone have any photos of this building...thank for your help. Hope everyone has a great day....
Doug
Doug
The North River area has seen many different changes over the years. George expanded the area to make room for some of his prototype kit builds at one point. Can you send me a picture of the building you are interested in and I will dive into the archives. I remember the junk yard but need help with the actual building you are referencing.
To Craig's point there are areas on the F&SM with completely detail streets that you can not see from the aisle. Also, depending on your height, you will see a scene very differently as you walk around the layout.
Here's the best photo I have of the building in question.
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Thanks for the follow up guys - you're right Craig - after pouring over photos of George's layout over the years not sure I would have the courage to rip out whole sections. But George does it seamlessly to the point that sometimes it's hard to tell where the older structures were.
Doug
Yep that's it - thanks Craig
Woke up this morning thankful that it rained less , yesterday we had more then double the amount of rain then usually in the whole month of July, parts of our city are flooded
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But it could have been worse , just across the border in Germany there were more then 45 deaths due to severe rains ,
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Jan
Stay safe, my friend. We have been having a lot of rain here, too. Thankfully I live on the highest point in our county so it has been running downhill away from our place. I had the top of a tree fall across my driveway in one of the storms - a couple hours with the chain saw and the problem was solved.
So, Doug and Craig, the building in question is a version or kit bash of one of George's kits.
R. Schramm Manufacturing. Kit number 190. I have a theory on where it ended up but I need to do some research.
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Don't tell eBay but I grabbed this picture of the box off the add that's running today on the forum.
Stay tuned I will post a few pictures from the archives that are painted the same colors but with different variations of the build.
Here are a few examples of different versions of this kit where you can see the different ways this kit has been built. I have dozens pictures in the archives if you need them let me know.
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Jan,
Stay safe as John said. We too have had our share of rain. I live on the highest point within several several miles. I've seen flooding two blocks away but we'll have to have biblical rains for it to get to me.
I'm happy the severe flooding and storms passed you by.
Tom ;D
Every time I see one of these buildings on the F&SM I wonder if it is a kit bash from the kit or a early prototype for the kit. Only George knows. This one was a long time ago so I probably going to get "I don't remember" when I ask him. I have spotted other versions of the main building of this kit on the F&SM - go back into the F&SM thread and see if you can find them. I just checked this kit came out in 1980 before George started the F&SM.
John, the building Doug was referring to is the little orange and blue structure next to the Schramm kitbash.
You're definitely right though. That station is Schramm.
Thanks Tom and John , fortunately I don't live in the lower part of the city anymore , some good friends are going to have to buy new furniture though.