The Franklin & South Manchester Railroad - it's all about the details!

S&S RR · February 09, 2016, 08:31:12 AM

Quote from: mark dalrymple on February 08, 2016, 11:59:47 PM
John - I was really talking about how George made his stonework - the first time. While visiting him last year I asked him. It was a question I asked here several times, but it always seemed to get lost in translation - so to speak. So when I had the opportunity... As I said - it was the 'snap' of the plaster which gave that wonderful very realistic randomness of the surface of the face of the individual stones.

Cheers, Mark.

Okay sorry - I miss understood your answer - it is fascinating to hear George tell the stories of creating his molds.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 09:46:40 PM

To the left of the Bus Station we have D. Rupp Inc.

Mark Dalrymple captured these photographs.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 10:10:09 PM

To the right of the Bus Station we have a number of structures that were captured by this photograph from John Sullivan.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 10:26:51 PM

The first structure to the right of the bus terminal is the Burrows & Busch Building.

John Sullivan Photograph.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 11:01:32 PM

To the right we have The Grocery Co.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 11:03:08 PM

And next to that we have Wertheimer Bros.

S&S RR · February 24, 2016, 11:12:15 PM

Moving to the right once again we have Israel Rubinstein Beer Wholesalers.

ACL1504 · February 25, 2016, 09:23:13 AM

I'll back up a little and show some 1987 pictures of the Bus Terminal. This one across the trestle.

ACL1504 · February 25, 2016, 09:25:26 AM

Getting a little closer.

ACL1504 · February 25, 2016, 09:27:33 AM

From another up close angle.

ACL1504 · February 25, 2016, 09:28:37 AM

And down the street to the other side.

S&S RR · February 25, 2016, 09:36:23 AM

Tom

Great pictures - I love seeing the changes George has made over the years. It looks like he added some depth to the layout in this area - added on to the benchwork in what use to be aisle way.

Mark Dalrymple · February 25, 2016, 03:41:54 PM

D. Rupp Inc. (Magnuson/ Scale Structures - if I remember correctly) is one of my favourites. I bought the built-up version years ago, but it was one of the causalities of the Christchurch earthquake. I recently bought the kit version. All inspired by Georges creation - of course.

Cheers, Mark.

S&S RR · February 25, 2016, 07:32:00 PM

At this point let's move out to the edge of the layout close to the aisle in this area. First we have the Hotel Darby

These photographs are from John Sullivan.

S&S RR · February 25, 2016, 07:33:49 PM

We also have this track tower.

Photograph by John Sullivan