No "Standing Still Stanley"!

Yes boys, we often tease Stanley about getting that layout of his done so we can finally hold an operating session at his place. No need to worry however...as, when the time comes, Stan's layout will be one of quality as opposed to quantity. You see, Stan has kept his hands busy in the hobby leading up our St. Lawrence Division of the NMRA, but now that his term is up, he has more time to devote to layout building. (Am I putting words in young Stanley's mouth?) Seriously, Stan devotes his time to constructing high end rolling stock, and when these little critters populate his layout, why, the wait will have been worth it!

Yes, Stan has much to smile about because he is a valued member of the Friday Night Group. He is pictured here in his office/railroad room where he is in the process of constructing a double tiered layout with an interesting elevator system to lift trains from one level to the next! (That will be shown after out next visit to Stan's place.

This Otis gondola, a resin kit, is a prime example of Stan's modelling skills. While Stan tells us it requires weathering to be applied, we still are impressed with his talents!

Here's the model from the other end. Stan has constructed this mini module to display rolling stock.

Well, the two Mikes in the group...that would be Hamer and Mueller, never give up in their attempts to convert the unconverted.

Yes, it is the goal of these two lads to have all members of the FNG modelling New England lines before the turn of the next century!Indeed, we'll live that long as I've heard that the act of model rairoading offers anti-oxidant properties to the system!

Mike M. converted two standard Athearn cabeese into these lovely beauties. I really like the transfer caboose on the far end!

The rest of the evening was devoted to an eclectic mix of slides Mike brought along. He took us on a journey from Welsh slate hauling railroads to Edaville to streetcar times in Ottawa as well as an historical perpective of buses over the years around the nation's capital. Thanks to Stan for hosting and to Mike for the great models and slides! (I had more fun pics, but somehow blogger is being a pain!)