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| Adam Chilcote of Plate C displayed numerous fine models, including this Tangent 60' GSC flat with AMB laser cut deck, Moloco draft gear, Plate C Peacock hand brake and cushion return springs, K4 and Microscale decals, Sergent couplers and a scratchbuilt 3D printed load. Whew! |
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| Adam scratchbuilt this Cumberland Valley GE gondola |
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| Adam started with an Intermountain tank car frame and added a 3D printed tank, dome, and dome platform detailed with PSC stanchions, Yarmouth steps, Tahoe trucks and Microscale decals |
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| Adam removed the fishbelly from the sides on a Tangent gon to replicate one of the WM's straight side sill gondolas |
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| Matt Hurst's presentation at the meet was about Supplee milk cars and the Huntingdon & Broad Top. He showed off these fine cars to supplement his talk |
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| Matt also displayed this beautiful and highly inventive replica of a PRR X24 auto car that started as a BLI PRR stock car! Kudos for a job well done |
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| Chip Syme had several models on display including this ACFX "candy striper" tank car |
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| Chip also brought this PC flat car with Manitowoc load |
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| Dave Owens of Northeast RPM fame had a ton of fire equipment models on display from Magnuson, Ralph Ratcliffe, Athearn, and others |
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| Jackson Glazer modeled this ex-Santa Fe Guilford SD26 |
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| John Frantz modeled a Conrail/PC ex-PRR GLa hopper using a Rapido model as the starting point |
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| Local modeler Dennis Lippert had a large selection of models in the display room, including this N&W/Fruit Growers car |
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| Bob Meier displayed this late 60s big Alco in Reading livery |
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| Eric Hansmann ably carried the torch for the pre-Depression era with this D&H Seley hopper using a private run resin mit |
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| Mike Niedzalkoski, perhaps the person traveling the shortest distance to the meet, showed off this N scale Walthers model of Penn Central 3215, a snack bar car rebuilt from a NYC 64-seat coach. Yes, the interior is detailed! |
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| Mike Hauk presented a clinic on modeling PRR X29 and B&O M-26A and -B box cars and brought along fine models to illustrate his topic |
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| John Flanigan IV used two Bowser hoppers to replicate this WM homebuilt wood chip car. It was lettered with decals from Mt. Vernon Shops |
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| Jack Consoli brought along this in-progress 'bash of a Montour Mikado based upon a Rivarossi B&O S1 class 2-10-2. There's a lot of work here including turning down the drivers to get correct 57" ones, modifying the frame and pilot, and updating other details |
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| Jim Panza showed off this F68CH TTX flat car based upon a Scale Trains model, including plate steel load |
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| Bernie Kempinski displayed some of his stunning Civil War era modeling efforts |
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| Jason Mauser custom painted and detailed this to replicate a PC E8 |
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| Tim Moffat built this model of a Pittsburgh Railways 4200-series car from drawings |
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| Prolific resinator Dennis Williams had numerous models on display, including this Sunshine PRR X37B |
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| Will Jamison scratchbuilt and then made resin copies of the covers to add to this P&LE gon based upon a Proto2000 model |
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| Will also presented a fascinating clinic about the Mather MIne and how he is scratchbuilding a model of it. The preparation plant is shown here |
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| Steve Salotti used a Westerfield kit to replicate Santa Fe class Sk-P stock car 52786 |
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| Gus Minardi displayed this very long and amazing replica of the Pennsy TrucTrain. The three locos are P2K GP-30s with PRR-specific details and Microscale decals. The F39 flat cars are Walthers and Overland models with Middle Division decals. The trailers are scratchbuilt, kitbashed, RTR and kits. The N8 cabin is a custom painted brass Alco Models offering |
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| Bob Cronin also had several vehicles and trailers on display |
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| Bob used Resin Car Works parts to model this P&E hopper |
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| Brian Carlson added a nice load and weathered this Tangent PRR G31B |
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| Darrall Swift displayed this scratchbuilt CB&Q box car with Moloco ends. If anyone knows the source of the roof ribs, please leave a comment (unless they're removed from a commercial PS roof!) |
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| Hunter Hughson showed off this in progress PRR rebuilt X29G based on an F&C X29D with new side sill and detailed underframe |
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| Kaylee Zheng displayed this in progress model of a proto freelance Amherst Belt Lines SW1500 using an Athearn Blue Box model as the starting point |
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| John Ainsworth had a display of his 45 years of scratchbuilding in brass, including this Frisco 2-8-2 built in 2009 on a cut-down United frame and mechanism |
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| Tom Haag had a ton of fine models on display. This DT&I 50' PS-1 began as a Kadee undec car that was redetailed, painted, and lettered with K4 decals |
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| For this model, Tom started with a Tangent PC G41A, relettered the hoods to represent earlier ones and used a Walthers coil load |
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| Tom Devenny weathered a Walthers GSC flat car to produce CGW 3011 |
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| John Brown displayed his impressive scratchbuilt model of the C&O freight station at Thurmond, WV |
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| Terry Kolenc modified an Athearn blue box car to replicate a UP A-50-15 with a raised roof for service from Boeing in Wichita to Seattle |
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| Scooter Hovanec produced these beautifully weathered models of railbox and WC cars |
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| Andrew Raith brought this scratchbuilt CNW gon |
