More photos of the S Scale Workshop

I was going through my computer the other day and found a bunch of photos from S Scale Workshop events at the 2009 Toronto Christmas Train Show and 2010 Copetown Show. Here they are. Click on each for a larger view.

An under-contstruction beet loader on the module formerly owned by Chris Abbott - now owned by David Clubine:

The General Store and a logging truck accident on Pete Moffett's module:

A short freight extra - with a mogul and three hopper cars in beet service - passes the water tank on Pete Moffett's module:

This street on Jim Martin's Culverhouse Cannery module is a great spot for train-watching today:

The Culverhouse Cannery is an important customer on Jim Martin's module:

A short freight drifts through the S curve on the module once owned by Chris Abbott, now in David Clubine's possession. Every S scale module should have an S curve, right?

- Trevor

August in Port Rowan

I'm really enjoying S scale... does it show?

- Trevor

10 minutes for a Mogul

Several members of The S Scale Workshop have 2-6-0s built from exquisite kits designed by Workshop member Simon Parent. Simon has even built some of these for the group and they always delight the public at exhibitions.

CNR modellers and light steam enthusiasts are lucky that not every mogul met the scrapper’s torch. In fact, one of the most popular excursion locomotives in North America is a CN Mogul.

Number 89 delights railfans at the Strasburg Railroad in Pennsylvania.

If you have 10 minutes, have a look at this well-shot video of 89 at work on the Strasburg line in May, 2010.

- Trevor

Planting a meadow

I'm adding basic scenery to my S scale home layout, based on the CNR branch to Port Rowan, Ontario. Here's a photo of progress around the turntable approach track in Port Rowan.
For more, read the Meadow Madness entry on my blog.
- Trevor

A turntable for Port Rowan

I've finished the turntable for Port Rowan on my home layout:

I followed the suggestion of fellow Workshop member Simon Parent and ordered an HO scale 90-foot turntable kit - with motor and motor mount - from Custom Model Railroads.

I kitbashed this into a 65-foot S scale turntable (a little longer than my prototype, but close enough) with girder sides spliced out of Central Valley Model Works HO scale bridge girders.

For more on the turntable build, follow this link to my layout blog.

Thanks to another fellow Workshop member - Chris Abbott - for help with final installation and levelling.

Next up, I will detail the pit with dirt and grass, built up the surrounding terrain, and lay the rails for the approach track.

- Trevor

Photos of the S Scale Workshop in Ottawa

Here are the photos I took of the outstanding modeling from our club!

Ottawa Train Show


Simon

Our Newest Member - John Johnston at Ottawa Train Expo 2012

This past weekend we were at the Ottawa Train Expo in Ottawa, Ontario of all places.  We left Friday morning and on the way we picked up our newest member, John Johnston from Grafton who brought out his excellent first modules. (Notice I said the word first.) They are based on an area in the Haliburton region of Ontario and consist of a bridge over a river, a farmer's field where the farmer is baling hay and a road overpass.   Firstly, welcome John!

Before we got to the show, we went to Paul Raham's for lunch and a small operating session.  Paul models 1910 era in southern Ontario in S scale.  It is a wonderful S scale layout and I got to run a very nice CPR consolidation that Paul had built from an Omnicon.  I saw Paul's helix in action and now I am rethinking my layout design.

The following are shots of John Johnston's modules.

Here is a night time shot of the beautiful bridge over the river.








Here is an early morning shot showing John behind the module. That is a very slow moving train as it took all night to get across that bridge.  John is a great guy, an excellent modeller and has more hair than I do.  John also uses a really great method for legs.  He utilizes plastic pipe which I will try to emulate since my legs take the longest in set up and take down.


The next two shots are of the farmer's field, harvesting hay.  I love that wooden split rail fence.  Jim Martin's famous back is in the second shot.

The next part of the modules is the bridge crossing the the country road.  There is a cute little stream alongside.

As per usual, the 3 musketeers, Jim., Pete and myself were there.  I guess we can call John our d'Artangan.  The show was held in the Field Room of Carlton U.  The floor was kind of spongy which saved our knees, backs and feet.

Paul Raham and Simon Parent came up on Saturday and helped to run the trains.  Simon showed off his excellent locomotives, including the now famous GT USRA 0-6-0.  You were missed on Sunday, Paul and Simon.

I am not sure about the numbers but the show seemed to be well attended.  I was impressed with the crowds as they crowded around our set up.  We did not use our stanchions but I still think they are necessary.

Alex Binkley was there as well building an Altoona Works Canadian Grain Elevator.  Greg Shrubsole showed me a thermal plastic casting procedure that can work in your oven (not mine) at 350 degrees.

Jim, it was great travelling with you and I hope that I didn't bore you with my stories.   The renting of the van was necessary.

I believe that we all had a great time and I am looking forward to Springfield, Oregon the home of Homer Simpson.  Just kidding...Springfield, Mass in 2013.

cheers, eh?