I remodelled a Stearman kit, made it into a cropduster, crated the wings,
stuck it on an old cast flatcar, and shot it with a Casio QV-120. Mark Spencer
Above are shots of my Pearce eight coupled switcher
lettered for the Cherry Valley Lines. I bought it in at the National in
Dearborn a few years back and have done nothing but own and run it. It
looked so nice in Cherry Valley that I just left it and assume it's a war
effort loaner. Mark Spencer
Here are two pictures of model locos I have built.
On the right is a B&O A-3 Atlantic, built from an All Nation kit I got in 1970. 20
years later, I modified it to this state. The model also has a sound unit
synchronized with the main rods and constant lighting. It can haul 5
passenger cars at about a scale 60 mph while drawing only 1.5 amperes. At
a local county fair O gauge club display, this engine ran 12 hours a day
for 5 days with no problems. I took the photo indoors. Ed Bommer
To the left is a model of a UP DDA-40X "Centennial" I did a complete rebuild of it
for a friend of mine. It was a Loco Workshop kit from the 1970's and had
been badly damaged. It has a new frame and floor, Central Locomotive Works
drive, strobe flasher unit, constant directional lighting and special
articulated, long shank, self-centering coupler mounts I designed for it.
The big lettering is from a dry transfer set, the rest is from Champion
Decals. It is capable of hauling a train of about 40 cars each weighing
close to a pound. I took this photo on a simple set indoors. Ed Bommer
John Polsgrove of Bardwell, Ky models the South - and models it very well!
This shot depicts the depot at Union City TN where the GM&O and the NC&StL
once crossed... many years ago...
His son, Bill, shot the photos.
Mark Spencer converted an old Varney Ten Wheeler to SP standards. The
tender is scratchbuilt - his first, and probably last, effort!
Mark used a digital camera for the photos.
Edward Bommer scratchbuilt this Rock Island covered gondola in styrene
over a wood form. Brass details include full brake rigging with a slack
adjuster and air brake piping. Ed shot the photo outdoors.
The car placed as Best of Show at the
NMRA North Eastern Region Convention model contest in Saratoga NY, Spring,
1997.
D&RGW Fairbanks Morse #123 - courtesy High Sierra Models - Bill Uffelman
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