Two great models were brought to the WMRC's January meeting

Larry Leavens brought in this model of a BCOL bulkhead flat to the WMRC's January meeting. 

We had two great models submitted to the WMRC’s monthly model display at our January meeting. Don Cooper brought in a Bar Mills kit of the Old Dominion Brewing Company, and Larry Leavens showed us his BC Rail Roundhouse model bulkhead flat with a pipe load. 

Larry used cocktail straws painted black with craft paint. Scale 4X4 lumber was cut to length to provide support for the pipes. Chart tape was used for the metal bands.

Our monthly model display is open to anyone who want to bring in any model that they’ve been working on. It’s a display, not a contest. Anyone who submits a model has a chance to win $20 in a random draw, so come to the meeting and show us your latest creation!

Don Cooper submitted this Bar Mills Kit of the Old Dominion Brewing Company to the meeting.

 

Winnipeg Model Railroad Club members submit structures they've modelled for the club's monthly photo display

Besides the usual rail fan photos, some of our members have also sent in images of the structures they’ve made for the club’s monthly photo display.

Ed Sibley sent in a photo of one of the structures on his layout, the Sibley Short Line Railroad. His scratch built lumber yard displays his considerable skills as a modeller.

Neil Carleton sent in one of his model, which is a Bar Mills kit that he bought a couple of years ago and finished recently. He considered making it more Manitoba specific but decided to stay with their plan.

Neil states that Bar Mills makes a very good kit with pieces that go together fairly easily, with laser cut wood and some self stick parts that layer up to give it a good shape.

Neil Carleton is keeping busy creating a new Free-Mo module

WMRC vice president and NMRA No. 1 Northern Division Superintendent Ian Plett recently emailed members, asking them how they  “spent their summer vacation”. Long time member Neil Carleton sent some images of the excellent module he’s created.

Neil had originally planned his module for display at a train show in Regina, which was cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns. It’s built to the original NMRA specs but using code 83 rail and with his existing two foot adapter modules, it will fit in with other free-mo modules.

The streetcar tracks are girder type to allow a clear groove for the wheels. They are soldered to copper pc board ties and the tinted spackling is troweled on using home made tools, to leave the rail heads a bit proud of the road to allow for cleaning. He painted and weathered the road.

The overhead wire works. The Bachman streetcar is switchable from two rail to one rail and overhead. The poles are brass and connected to the wiring bus. The power goes to the span wires attached to the poles and are soldered to the running wire using lost wax brass castings. The span wires are not soldered to the poles to allow slight adjustments.

He used a special tool to bend the girder track and some turnouts, so the next modules will have loops to allow continuous running. He used information online at East Penn Traction Club and Trolleyville School as well as a multipart article he downloaded from Model Railroader.

The poles and small brass parts were sourced from a fellow in Ohio. The track is from Custom Traxx. A few other pieces came from Micromark. The sanding tower is a Kanamodel kit as is the water tower. The oil tanks are ABS plumbing pipes with added details. The lunch stand is a Bar Mills kit.