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That looks really nice. Could you take a few pictures of it at night to show off the lighting?  Great rendition of this kit.  Thanks for sharing, Mark

Quote from: Rick on July 20, 2026, 06:06:56 PMGreg, that's another beauty.
I always enjoy seeing your models.
I'm excited to see this layout you're building.
I'm guessing the Rail Scale Miniatures mention is a typo.

Rick, thanks so much!
Your excited to see my layout! I'm even more excited to see my layout!
Now if somebody could talk to my wife about all of the other projects she has me working on instead, maybe I could have more time to work on it!
Yes indeed the Rail Scale Miniatures was a mistake, so I fixed that.

Greg

Quote from: Philip on July 20, 2026, 05:50:41 PMSweet in a high pitched voice!

Philip

Philip, thanks very much!
You really must stop breathing in Helium, it's long term use can't be good for you.

Greg

Quote from: Jerry on July 20, 2026, 04:04:19 PMGreg this is built to your very high standards.
Perfectly done!

Jerry

Jerry, you are always so very kind with your comments!
Thank you for that!

Greg

Quote from: Mark Dalrymple on July 20, 2026, 03:46:15 PMReally nicely done, Greg.

It looks terrific.  Nice ridge capping.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark, thanks very much!
That ridge capping was made by Hamilton Model Works.
Sadly they are no longer in business.

Greg

Quote from: deemery on July 20, 2026, 01:08:42 PMAs I recall, the 'original model' was a contest-winning model by Canadian modeler Jock Oliphant, which was written up in the model magazines the year it won at NMRA. 

NICE work!

dave

Thanks, Dave.
You must have a very good memory!
Yes indeed Jack did build an award winning model of this coaling tower.
Except his was the exact copy of the original tower, which was much bigger than this one from FSM's
George condensed his version of this tower for this kit offering of it.
However he still managed to capture the escsence of the real coal tower it was based on.
Stafford Swain did a multi part article in the 80's in Model Railroad Craftsman of building the full size version of the real tower.
He thought he could use this kit, however the lumber in the kit was all to short.
So he ended up using only the castings from this kit to build the larger version of this same tower.

Greg

Larry, that's a good looking tractor.
I can't wait to see how this connects to the drive line.

Dave, you're doing an outstanding job on the scenery.

Greg, that's another beauty.
I always enjoy seeing your models.
I'm excited to see this layout you're building.
I'm guessing the Rail Scale Miniatures mention is a typo.