Colorado O Scale Modelers January Meeting

Catzilla!

We have an amazing group of talent. Retired engineers, JPL rocket scientist, medical doctors, and artists. O scale has such a following; we need to keep the hobby alive and promote it where we live! Show it off guys and gals and let the young participate with the hobby.

Jeff, put together some really cool trains including this Chicago & Northwestern "Challenger" a train that ran between Chicago and L.A. This version would have run to Omaha on the Iowa side of the network.

The lighted gas pumps are especially neat! Jeff your modeling is really amazing!

This is what it is all about; having a good time with our favorite hobby!

Long live 2 rail 1/48 O scale!

Protocraft drives installed in a custom built set of P&D hobbies F units.

The Colorado O Scale Modelers encourages anyone in our region to feel free to contact us about joining in or if you wish to add our layout as an exhibit. We are open to anyone that wishes to participate in O scale 2 rail modeling and operation. We also accurately model and represent Colorado and the Front Range historic railroading in 1/48 scale. We want help educate the young and old alike to classic American railroading in the west.

Thank you Scott!


       

Photo courtesy Rick Trinkle

Hey Erik, where is the pictures of the naked girls. You other guys don't know what you are missing with this little club. 

Erik thanks for posting these pics. Fantastic layout great workmanship need to see more of this layout as well as maybe a track plan.

You are so right long live O scale 2 rail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Your so naughty TimDude. =)



       

Very impressive on all points Erik.  Can you find out of the water tower next to the 350T coal tower is scratched or if someone offered this for sale at one time?  I have the coal tower and thought I would have to scratch the water. Very impressive layout with some of my favorite equipment.

 

Butch

Butch, I am not positive as to the origins of these pieces. Maybe Jeff can elaborate? I know the large unpainted structure is an OMI Ajin import.


       

       
       


Absolutely!

that certainly looked like a good time by all. great layout work!

 

that Chateau Martin Pfaulder car is sweet!

I need to ask Jeff- OMI maybe?





       

Very nice Erik....really a treat to see.

Chris- for sure its so important to me to promote the O scale 2 rail hobby or habit ;-)

The more we add content out here online I feel the more younger guys will come on along with us!

Jeff tells me the bridge is PSC and the lights and lenses are Kiel Line parts.


       

I couldn't agree more.  Seeing is such a huge thing...especially with such fine modeling.  I think if more keeps getting put out there and more information is shared dispelling some of the "myths" of 2 rail then more will be willing to pursue it... 

 

Thanks again for sharing the images.

Eric,

 

I really like the smoothness of his track work, no rolling, no dips. He must have taken great care in leveling his track.

 

Can you illuminate his techniques.

 

Thanks,

Ron

The photo with the green convertible reminds me so much of how I remember North part of Denver from years ago - before Coors field and all of the other redevelopment. El Chapultapec, before it became a 30 something hotspot, where a guy tripped over a few winos to get there in the hopes that Sinatra or Bennett would make an unscheduled appearance.

 

Isn't that part of the goal of this wonderful modeling - to bring out an emotional response?

Great session, great trains!

Thanks Howard!

You mentioned if your in the area; I met your son, I have not seen him back yet. We are setting up at the Rovkymountain Train Show on the 7th and 8th.