Phil Miller was instrumental in forming our club. I was one of the first to “answer the call” to the advertisement he placed in the Fort Bragg Advocate in 2001. Phil was president from 2001 onward till Chuck Whitlock took over. (Marvin Schenk was president for a period when Phil was very ill.) When Club … Continue reading
Platform people
A repetitious comment from visitors is, “I love the detail.” Thanks in large part to the inexhaustible patience of Club Member Frank Davis there is an ever changing “guard” of mini-scenes. I “work the crowd” a lot and every morning when I take up my normal position at the north inside end of the layout … Continue reading
Testing the track on the outside north east corner of the layout
This shot was taken after we had “planted” a whole bunch of trees alongside the main outside line. We were ensuring that none of your newbees would interfere with a loco or its consist.
Seagulls off of Point Cabrillo Cliff
Visitors are amazed at the detail on our layout. These seagulls actually move in the breeze making them particularly realistic. How’s it done? The seagulls were printed for us on a 3D printer, painted and then mounted on piano wire.
Detail from the Loading Area
If Frank Davis or Chuck Whitlock are around visitors can get a demo of how a steam donkey was used to load logs onto flat cars to be taken to the Mill. My photography is hit and miss. For every five pics I take two are “good” with a bit of luck. These are two … Continue reading
Interior of the Museum/Library
The north inside end of our Museum/Library is coming along apace. My large collection of train and local history books is beginning to populate the shelves and the computer/printer/scanner/wi-fi have all been installed. Lots of books to come plus other minor improvements.
Our layout – a look back at near the beginning
When I “work the crowd” at our layout there are two questions that I am asked the most: How long did “this” take to build? How long did it take? The year was 2012 – Roger Thornburn (our computer guru) and I decided we would make movies. We fantasized about Fort Bragg becoming the Bollywood … Continue reading
Mendocino Coast Model Railroad & Historical Society Logo Sign for South Facing Exterior Wall of our Library/Museum
Our logo was designed by computer guru Roger Thornburn many moons ago. We wanted visitors to be able to differentiate between ourselves and the California Western Railroad (aka the Skunk Train). We have put our name on the facia of our Museum/Library and now have a super sized version of the logo on the exterior … Continue reading
Federal Trucks on the layout
Presdident Chuck Whitlock bought several chain driven Federal trucks as kits and already built. They have now found their way onto the layout: [Click on any photo to enlarge]
Boomer Jack rides the rails
Boomer Jack was a real live dog who had no home or master. He roamed the rails mostly between Willis and Eureka. Quite a while back I wrote up his story from the “facts” that I learned. We give the story away and my best estimate is that we have passed out some 500 copies … Continue reading