This past weekend was the big train meet at the Eastern States Exposition grounds in West Springfield MA. As usual, there was a good deal of S there including S Helper, River Rasin, Des Plains Hobbies, Port Lines Hobbies and the Bristol S Gaugers portable layout. Lots of stuff to drool over. S Helper had prototypes of their USRA hopper converted to a covered hopper as used by several roads. Des Plains was selling the remaining Pacific Rail Shops kits for half price to make way for the built up models.
Barry Silverthorn of Grand River Models was there with the prototype of his first kit, a lovely brick store and barbershop building. I didn't think while talking to Barry to take a picture, but the shots on his web site are probably as good as I would have taken or better. http://www.grandrivermodels.com/home.html Notable in it's absence was the usual NASG booth. I've posted four photos of another S layout, a model of a steel mill railroad powered by four Rex/Putt steam locos and equipped with a bunch of Rex flats and gons, and Walthers HO hot steel cars converted to S. BTW, he was using Sergent Couplers. Clearly he isn't finished with the scenery or equipment, but it's a neat start! Pieter Roos 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/
