I've been fascinated by the Maine two-footers, and their infrastructures' distinctive aesthetics, since I first learned of their existence as a teenager. Blame the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, Dave Frary, and Bob Hayden. They induced me to buy a few of Peter Barney's books, by mailorder, once I could afford them in the late 80s. This ridiculously small, absurdly cute building sitting on a pier stood out among them all. Two words: Witch's Hat.
Decades ago, I swooningly decided to build an inaccurate but sincere HO homage of the silly thing from styrene sheet. Then life got in the way, I got out of modelling and model railroads and dove deep into street photography, and the build I'd started went into a dynamite box in my hall closet. Said box got dug out from its spider-hole just before Christmas, and I'm now determined to finish the thing. Which has led to internet reading that didn't exist when I'd started it. To wit, this. Scroll down, if you're still interested, to the bottom of this blog post. The building in question is the last entry. There are drawings, and interesting words:
https://twofootartist.com/wiscasset-railroad-buildings/
I think I may have to start the thing over. But tomorrow, daylight permitting (I live in a cardboard box with one very small window that faces west), I intend to take a few pictures of where I've gotten with the model and its architecturally maddening, accursed witchy hat, and invite your insights.
Decades ago, I swooningly decided to build an inaccurate but sincere HO homage of the silly thing from styrene sheet. Then life got in the way, I got out of modelling and model railroads and dove deep into street photography, and the build I'd started went into a dynamite box in my hall closet. Said box got dug out from its spider-hole just before Christmas, and I'm now determined to finish the thing. Which has led to internet reading that didn't exist when I'd started it. To wit, this. Scroll down, if you're still interested, to the bottom of this blog post. The building in question is the last entry. There are drawings, and interesting words:
https://twofootartist.com/wiscasset-railroad-buildings/
I think I may have to start the thing over. But tomorrow, daylight permitting (I live in a cardboard box with one very small window that faces west), I intend to take a few pictures of where I've gotten with the model and its architecturally maddening, accursed witchy hat, and invite your insights.