the S Scale Workshop

Apr 25, 2013

Scenery and switch lists

I've been mucking about with both lately, on my home layout.

I'm making great progress on scenery in Port Rowan and into the start of the Lynn Valley.

And I've been hosting several operating sessions, in which I'm proofing my car-forwarding system (which involves prototype-based waybills and hand-written switch lists).

Enjoy if you visit!

- Trevor

Feb 17, 2013

Plow Duty on the Milton Sub

Today 5575 got assigned Plow Duty behind plow 55308. The extra got delayed and I managed to get more shots than I thought I would.

Plow 55308 has jumped the rails and the extra had to stop.

This allowed me to get a few shots.

I got to climb the embankment to get more of a view.

The crew is all up front trying to get the plow back on the track.

It was bright and sunny today so I gues the crew didn't bother with the wind tarps and curtains.

cheers,

Andy Malette

Jan 30, 2013

Photos from Pieter

Thanks to fellow S scale enthusiast Pieter Roos, who shared a couple of photos he took of the Workshop's exhibit at the Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield MA last weekend.

Here are three pictures used with permission: Click on each to see a larger version.

Enjoy!

- Trevor

Jan 29, 2013

Smiling Faces

The members of the S Scale Workshop who attended the Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield MA this past weekend sure look happy with their "Best in Show - Layout" award...

For those who could not attend, here's an overview of the modular layout...

Both photos by Workshop member Simon Parent. Click on each for a larger view.

- Trevor

Jan 26, 2013

Springfield - Well Done!

More info to come, I'm sure - but I just learned that the members of the S Scale Workshop who are exhibiting at the Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield MA this weekend will be coming home with a little extra hardware.

That's because the group that organizes this huge show have awarded the Workshop their 2013 "Best in Show - Layout" award.

Well done, guys!

Photo by fellow blogger and Workshop member Chris Abbott.

- Trevor (who couldn't attend this year)

Dec 27, 2012

See You at Springfield! (Jan 26-27, 2013)

Some members of the S Scale Workshop will be displaying their modules at the upcoming Railroad Hobby Show in Springfield, Massachusetts - January 26 and 27, 2013. This will be the first appearance of the S Scale Workshop layout at Springfield!

The group will be setting up in Section 166 of the Mallary Complex, co-located with the S Scale SIG (Special Interest Group). You'll find the Workshop near the bottom centre of the Mallary Complex, as shown on this floor plan.

Stop by and say hello - and if you take pictures, consider sharing them with us so we can post a few here!

Dec 13, 2012

Some early photos of the Workshop

I used to use a photo-sharing service called Fotopic, but it disappeared a few years ago (great service, but lousy business plan, apparently).

Today, however, I received an email from Fotopic that the company was opening its servers long enough for former users to recover their pictures.

I managed to recover all of my photos, including several I took of the S Scale Workshop's modular layout as it appeared at the 2007 Copetown Train Show.

Here they are - enjoy!

- Trevor

Jim Martin's Port Dover module...