FOS Scale Quinn Elbow

[Dave Buchholz]

Cahoons

Always one of my favorite structures.

It's a classic in it's own right.

[deemery]

Any day we see a mention of Thatcher's Inlet RR for me is A Good Day.  That's the single most influential model railroad on my modeling, even more than G&D or F&SM.  That's because it so beautifully captured its locale, in a way that showed "you too can achieve this."  

dave

[Jerry]

Great modeling Darryl !

Jerry

[Dave Buchholz]

Any day we see a mention of Thatcher's Inlet RR for me is A Good Day.  That's the single most influential model railroad on my modeling, even more than G&D or F&SM.

dave

No doubt there is more in the modeling world, other than the two of us, who would agree to that point Dave.

The other Dave

[robert goslin]

Jeffries Point is actually based on a real building in Boston.  Now gone.

[Mr. Critter]

Oh, my. The decrepitude.

And look at that lovely light-gauged rail. Like spaghettini.

[deemery]

That's the Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn. B, RB&L was an interesting narrow gauge urban line, that mostly hauled commuters.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston,_Revere_Beach_and_Lynn_Railroad  I think that scene inspired George Sellios.  Both locos in the photo are Mason Bogies.  The one on the left has that characteristic rod connecting to the valve gear, accommodating how the front running gear moves (left and right, with respect to the boiler.)  There's an operating Mason Bogie at the Henry Ford Museum, it's very much worth seeing and riding behind.   

dave

[Zephyrus52246]

The Jeffries point building even has the sagging roof and stone platform base, just like the FSM kit.  Thanks for posting the picture. 

JEff

[robert goslin]

Yes it is the B, RB & L.  It's the only prototype scene George did on the F&SM.
He included the two tunnels and the building.
The real tunnels are still there but blocked off now.

[Philip]

   

decrepitude

I had to google that!

Good en!