Ed, I admit, when I pulled up a list of Alaskan stations, I clicked on the Wasilla Station, among others, because I recognized the name of the town and in this case, I recognized the name of the town because Sarah Palin lives there and was once mayor of this town before becoming Govenor of Alaska.
However, there are two main reasons I've decided a construct this town and Sarah Palin is not one of them; 1st; The station bears a strong resemblance to an `S'tation Hoquat Hobbies has in stock. While some modification will be necessary, it's not much, making this an easy station to re-create. 2nd; There's a rail museum in Wasilla which provides an excuse for all out-of-era equipment operating on the layout, namely "it's an excursion train from the museum." Also, there are several secondary reasons; 1st; The Mug Shot Saloon, located within sight of the tracks, would make a really neat scenic addition. 2nd; The Iditarod headquarters are located there, making for another interesting piece of scenery. 3rd (and this is a new one); There's a large patch of gravel around Wasilla station, which leaves plenty of room for the fictional WPY tracks. 4th; Yes, Sarah Palin lives there. So while Palin's presence in this town was a primary factor in my finding this station, it's pretty much the least important factor in my decision to construct it. Plus, if I was deciding to build a town based on who had lived there, I'd build Dixon, IL, Ventura, CA., or Leesburg, VA (the location of my favorite bunker, "buried under the brick and steel of a non-descript buildingÂ…"). --- In [email protected], "Ed" <Loizeaux@...> wrote: > > > All these neat structures are actually located in Wasilla, making it an > > excellent town to model. > > ~JJ~ > > "S"peaking of Wasilla, is that not the town where Sarah Palin lives? Maybe a > model of her house with an author next door peering in over the fence with > binoculars? Neat scene potential. "S"miles.....Ed L. > ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
