Cliff Powers' Mississippi, Alabama & Gulf - The Magnolia Route

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[Chet]

I have been following this layout for years and have seen a number of videos of the layout. OUTSTANDING is the only work I can use to describe it.

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I have been following this layout for years and have seen a number of videos of the layout. OUTSTANDING is the only work I can use to describe it.

Chet,

Thanks for stopping by and checking out the Magnolia Route Mr. Powers has built. It is one fantastic layout and the pictures just don't do it justice.


Tom

[Chet]

He is a great modeler. His YouTube videos are some of he best I have seen. I do a lot of traveling and I sure would like to see it in person. Years ago I had to opportunity to see George Sellios Franklin & South Manchester when he only had the first section completed. Another outstanding modeler.

Modelers like this sure give you a lot of inspiration. Back in the late 60's, while on instructor duty at Mare Island I got to crew on John Allens G&D. I think that is what really kick started me into model railroading.

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He is a great modeler. His YouTube videos are some of he best I have seen. I do a lot of traveling and I sure would like to see it in person. Years ago I had to opportunity to see George Sellios Franklin & South Manchester when he only had the first section completed. Another outstanding modeler.

Modelers like this sure give you a lot of inspiration. Back in the late 60's, while on instructor duty at Mare Island I got to crew on John Allens G&D. I think that is what really kick started me into model railroading.

Chet,

Wow, you got to be a crew member on the famous John Allen G&D! That's wonderful. I was very fortunate to catch Cliff between his many projects. The videos and pictures really don't prepare you for what you see when you enter his empire.

I must say also that Cliff advised me he was taking a year off from railroad modeling to get many of his life projects finished. He is one very busy person in that he is a father, husband, teacher, teacher's teacher, modeler and etc.

I have many more photos to post of the Magnolia Route.

Tom

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He is a great modeler. His YouTube videos are some of he best I have seen. I do a lot of traveling and I sure would like to see it in person. Years ago I had to opportunity to see George Sellios Franklin & South Manchester when he only had the first section completed. Another outstanding modeler.

Modelers like this sure give you a lot of inspiration. Back in the late 60's, while on instructor duty at Mare Island I got to crew on John Allens G&D. I think that is what really kick started me into model railroading.

Chet

I sure would like to see you add a thread here on the forum about your experiences as a crew member at one of John Allen's OPP sessions.  You are not the only one that has a trip to see Cliff's great layout on their bucket list.

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Here are a few of the turntable and roundhouse areas on the Magnolia Route.

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The roundhouse is the standard Walthers roundhouse. However, Cliff added the rolled tarpaper roofing material and also added stay wires to the smoke stacks. These simple little changes, make a huge difference on how the structure looks.



I was so intent on taking the photo here that I didn't notice the man and his ladder are on the ground. I hope he didn't get hurt and Cliff, I didn't knock him over. LOL!



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More as I get them cropped.

Tom

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It's hard to believe my last post here with pictures was more than a month ago. Life sure has a way of getting in the way of the hobby. As most of you know I've been very busy with house painting for the Babe. In any event here are a few fantastic pictures of the interior of Cliff's Magnolia Route roundhouse.

You can see in previous photos how Cliff  made the roof appear to be rolled tarpaper and he added wire stays to the smoke stacks. Also, not sure you can see from my pictures but he used real photos of a wood ceiling and scaled them to HO and glued them to the underside of the roundhouse roof. The effect is quite stunning.

I'm putting Cliff on notice here that I will make every attempt to copy his every move on my roundhouse.    No joking here, I'm serious.

I won't forget to add many of Slim's LEDs to light it as well.

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,
I am a huge fan of Cliff's modeling.  Thanks for taking the time to share more photos of his wonderful layout.  The engine house interior is stunning, and the exterior is just as good!!