NMRA 2017 Orlando Convention “CALENDAR PINUP” …“CALENDAR PINUP” LAYOUTS TOUR by Jim Zinser...

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Virginia & Northern MMR Gail Komar’s magnificent HO scale Virginia & Northern

is set in the 1950s and is a freelanced version of a portion of the C&O between Hinton and Clifton Forge, West

Virginia. Since this is coal country, the layout featured lots of scratchbuilt mining operations, plus beautiful Appalachian

mountain scenery.

NMRA 2017 Orlando Convention“CALENDAR PINUP” LAYOUTS TOUR

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Jemez & Rio Grande MMR Jim Gore’s On30 Jemez & Rio Grande is fictional railroad set in Northern New Mexico, circa 1951 and features very nice Northern New Mexico scenery


L&N and Southern Railway MMR John Wilkes models the L&N and

Southern Railway in Southwestern Virginia, circa 1975-1978 in HO. Like Gail Komar’s

Virginia & Northern, this layout is also all about coal hauling. In fact John has scratchbuilt or kitbashed 13 coal mining operations on this

layout!


Sundance Central The Fn3 Sundance Central layout is located

inside the Suncoast Center For Finescale Modeling in Odessa, Florida. As the photos

show, the craftsmanship and attention to detail seen on this layout are beyond exceptional. The fact that this is a modular layout that has been

displayed in venues far and wide makes it all the more amazing.


Dolly Varden Mine The On30 Dolly Varden Mine Railroad is another amazingly

detailed layout. It depicts 1920s silver mining in British Columbia, Canada. Built by

John Hunter and Dan Pickard in Australia, it now resides

at the Sundcoast Center For Finescale Model Building.


Muskrat Ramble Like the previous two layouts, the On30 Muskrat Ramble is also of modular design. And like the Dolly Varden, it too

was built in Australia, but now calls the Suncoast Center For Finescale Modeling in Florida

its home. It’s set in the bayous of Louisiana, as the photos

clearly show.

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