Copyright 2019 Nicholas Kalis
Project
In 2019, I helped modeler Gary Eames add this grey fascia to his 1:48 layout located in his home basement. Before installing this fascia, the first thing visitors to his layout would see at this doorway was an unsightly stack of pink foam - not a good way to introduce viewers to an otherwise superb layout. This fascia is sheet styrene painted with a rattle can of auto primer - we painted out of doors for safety's sake. This styrene came from a 4 x8 sheet I had purchased for other purposes. When I asked Gary whether he would like us to apply a finish coat of paint to this fascia, his reply was that he was satisfied with the color - so was I. This was a very quick project that paid dividends in terms of the appearance of a fine layout.
Gary has been a generous host to various model railroad groups in the Washington, DC area. One notable open house was for the Potomac Division of the NMRA's Mid East Region. On November 19th, 2017, visitors were treated to an up-front view of Gary's Northern Central Branch. This prototype line was absorbed by the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Revised April 7, 2024
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