Joh Bate builds an N scale mine

WMRC president John Bate brought in this N scale model of a mine to the club's monthly model display at our last meeting, which was held at the Charleswood Legion on March 14. The structure, which John says is a work in progress, was a Walthers kit which he painted a flat aluminum with an airbrush. 

Memorial service for Norm Leathers scheduled for March 25

 A memorial service celebrating the life and legacy of our dear friend Norm Leathers will take place at St. Mary’s Road United Church, 613 St. Mary’s Road, on Tuesday, March 25 at 11:00AM. The service will also be streamed live on You Tube at this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nKu-WotNLA

Is Felix Lesiuk going to eat a T-Scale passenger car?

Don't try this at home, folks! Felix Lesiuk is pretending to eat a T-Scale car to show how small they are.

Felix Lesiuk surprised us at the WMRC's March meeting by bringing in a complete T-Scale layout, complete with tracks, a power pack, a locomotive and a passenger car. He also brought in some accessory packs. The houses were so small they they looked like dice! 

T-Scale is the smallest commercial model railway in the world. Its scale is 1:450, making it ten times smaller than O scale. Its track gauge is just 3mm, or 0.118". The name T-Scale is derived from "three millimeter scale" and "Third of N scale". They were introduced in 2006, and they're powered by 4.5 volt micro motors. 

If space is at a premium, then this scale might be for you. But don't expect a realistic sound system at this size. When it runs, it sounds like there's a  mosquito in the house!

Here's the entire layout that Felix brought in, which is just a bit larger than a dish.