Never too Late

Talk about realism.

Tht looks just great.

Another nice job Jim. I'm glad they are continuing the Korber line.

That's a great lookin' fire escape.  I don't see it listed for separate sale on the Korber website, though.

Pete

Looks great Jim!

Wow Jim,

That looks great!  Very nice detail.

Pete,

I have to make the addition to the web site , will try to do it tonight.

Thanks

Rich

Jim,

It looks great, awesome detail.  I just purchased some water towers from Rich at York, can't wait to assemble them. Rich has done a great job with these add on details.

Alex

That's a beautiful model Jim. But i think that you may have slightly underestimated the damage when you get a fire at a fireworks factory/warehouse. Here in Holland there was a fire in a firework warehouse in Enschede back in 2000.

This is one of several videos that gives some idea of the damage. The final explosion was felt 20 miles away. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzqai4Mg4-w

I'm suggesting that you should destroy your beautiful layout though. 

That's awesome.  I love the distressed looking brickwork as well.  That adds to the story of the scene in a subtle and convincing way.  Looks perfect from here.

Thank you, everyone (especially Rich ).  

Great video, Nicole. Luckily, my factory had only begun production and did not have a huge inventory.

From the lead story in the New Schenectady Gazette on that fateful day:

"At 9:00 AM today, Tim and Tom Saiftie, known locally as the T n' T boys, dedicated their new fireworks factory. At 9:05 AM they began the celebration. The boys couldn't decide whether to pop the cork on that magnum of champagne Tom had brought, or whether to light up some of those Havana cigars Tim was saving for a special occasion. They chose poorly! The rest is history."

Jim

Fantastic job Jim! Received the OGRR magazine today and I am looking forward to reading your article on the Mohawk Valley Store Layout ( Dec. issue ). As a child (1950's) there were many summer visits to Utica in the Mohawk Valley. Also lived there for 6 months. Wish I could replicate my uncle's family bakery (Nicotera's Bakery) for my intended layout. And I loved riding on the New York Central. 

Jim,

Just a small correction to your post. Rich makes the fire escape available but it is produced by the Tichy Train Group and has been available for some time. I bought a kit from them directly at the last Big E show.

Inspiring, Jim. Lesson learned. Thanks for the inspiration. I have a couple myself (have had for a while) and am going to weather and install presently, thanks to your excellent instruction ( a picture is worth...) and motivation here.

Frank M.

Jim,

Very nice job!  It was nice to finally meet you!

Dave

Thanks again!

Dave,

It was great meeting you too. Someday I have to head out on a little road trip to visit you at your store.

Jim

Being a craftsman is one thing, being a craftsman+artist = legend.

Thanks again for the inspiration.

Mr. Policastro, you do very nice work. It amazes me, how so many of the folks that belong to this forum have so much talent. I enjoy at looking at the different projects people build. When I see all the talent so many of you have, I can't figure out how some company can't build electric trains here in United States.

Great work, Jim! I have found fire escapes another boon to those of us with small layouts...extra space for Arttista figures to "people watch", barbeque, "make out", read the paper, etc.

Now listed on the web site.