Rich Chrysler’s layout on the Hamilton Layout Tour
Yesterday was the annual Hamilton Layout Tour. I usually try to get to this every year but this year I was unable to make it. I had to drop by Rich Chrysler’s to drop of a few things for next weeks CASO set up at the Toronto Xmas Train Show. While there I took a few shots of his very photogenic layout.
-T.
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I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 11-16-2008 | 10:11 AM
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While writing an email I was hunting through my old Port Kelsey pictures and found this one. I took this shot just prior to dismantling the layout two years ago.
I really miss having a layout like this to work on, all the wiring, trackwork and construction completed, all that was left was the good stuff.
Once I built a railroad,
made it run, made it race against time,
Once I built a railroad, now its gone,
brother can you spare a dime….
-T.
About the Author:
I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
Posted by: Tim | 11-14-2008 | 10:11 AM
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I have gone as far as I can with the engine project, so I decided to move onto the carfloat. I would like to have something new to see before showing the layout at the Toronto Xmas Train Show in a couple weeks. I managed to snag one from eBay earlier this year for a reasonable cost. Since Walther’s discontinued them a few years ago they seem to go for a fortune on eBay. I recently learned that Walther’s is re-releasing these early next year, which is great because I need a few more and don’t want to pay $100 each for them…
I was going to scratchbuild the carfloats and managed to acquire a set of original blueprints for the floats built at the B&O Yard at Staten Island. Once I studied the drawings and compared them with a Walther’s carfloat I borrowed from a friend, I found that the Walther’s float has been very precisely built around the same drawings! Its hard to justify the effort of scratchbuild them when the commercial version is so well done.
I could go on for a while about this. While its great that precise kits are available, scratchbuilding as a hobby dies a bit whenever these are released. I enjoy scratchbuilding, but the moment someone dismisses a few months of work with “oh, that’s Walther’s kit” I want to cry….
I will take advantage of this, and spend my time on the areas that require a modelers touch. I guess that is the upside to commercial kits.
This is a pretty easy kit to build. I will be replacing the plastic rail with metal rail, but other than that I just built it stock. I will paint it up and weather it heavily to make it look well used. Similar to this…
What a great picture! Click on it to see a huge version with lots of great detail. This is CNJ 1001 sitting on a float (slightly different than the Walther’s version) in front of a dilapidated Bronx Terminal. This would be in the mid to late ’50’s.
I'm your host, Tim Warris, a product developer in Port Dover, Ontario. Since March of 2007 I have been documenting the construction of the former CNJ Bronx Terminal in HO scale. For my day job, I design track building tools for Fast Tracks, a small company I own and operate. Fast Tracks makes it fast and easy to hand lay your own trackwork. Stop by our website to learn more!
