Hi Ian; Excellent! I can tell I will enjoy following along on this project, even if I don't build one right now. Thanks for letting the list look over your shoulder while you build!
Pieter Roos --- Ian Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi gang: > > I am in the process of scratchbuilding a 150-ton > mainline concrete > coaling plant in S scale. Several of these > prototypes stood (and > many still stand) on the CNR mainline in Northern > Ontario. The > wrinkle which may be of interest to other S scalers > is that I am > making this a "virtual" modeling project. > Construction steps and > illustrations are being posted on my web log at: > > http://www.canadianbranchline.com/weblog.htm > > There are at least six other fellows who are > building along with me, > in various scales. > > In my case, the coaling plant will be incorporated > into a module > representing the CNR junction at Washago, Ontario. > It just so > happens that in June 1954, CNR Pacific 5582 passed > by this coaling > plant on a daily basis with three passenger cars on > her thrice- > weekly trips to and from cottage country. An > excellent S scale > length train! All this is documented in my new book > entitled "Steam > in Northern Ontario". Of course, it doesn't hurt > either that I just > purchased one of Andy Malette's CNR K-3 Pacific kits > to replicate > the 5582... > > Ian Wilson > _________________________ > Canadian Branchline Miniatures > Box 2565, Orillia, ON L3V 7B1 > http://www.canadianbranchline.com > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Publishers of books on CNR steam operations in > Ontario during the > 1950s > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
