Bridge #1 on the DAV&P I haven’t been posting much in last few months. So here is a look at my most recent almost completed seen. This is the first bridge on my DAV&P. the bridge is scratch built as is most of the buildings and stretchers on my layout. In G scale you have to make the most out every bit of space because space gets eaten up so fast. The bridge shown here is on a shelf section of the layout and its only about 8” wide at the most.
The DAV&P ( Dunkirk Allegheny Valley and Pittsburgh ) was a 90 mile long short line that ran from Dunkirk NY. To Titusville PA. . Today only a vary short 4 miles is left. Now operated by CSX running from Dunkirk to Fredonia NY. My Layout represents a 30 mile segment of the line. Running from Dunkirk NY. To Falconer NY. I have tried to be somewhat historically accurate with the layout. Note the word “TRIDED”. Space can be a real factor when working in G scale. Yes the station is a local prototype. See the photos of the original below. I have worked hard to reproduce as many of the railroads buildings as I can. From the round house to stations and interlocking towers. For more info and more pictures see my web site at: DAVP. MR. RR. You’ll love the round house. I’ll also add that bridge #1 is a close model to the first real bridge # 1 in the real DAV&P. The real Bridge #1 is still in use today, not but 3 blocks from my hose. I’ll try and post some pics of it as well.
Ok here is a bit more. First we will look at the first station on the DAV&P . The Erie hotel was the home of the Erie RR. In Dunkirk Ny. At that time the Erie ended in Dunkirk. The Erie was also the first of 6 Railroads in Dunkirk. The DAV&P was the second RR. In Dunkirk and set up its first station at MP. 0 in The Erie hotel. This was back in 1872. The Round house was the next structure. This is by far the biggest building on the layout. Note its double peaked design in the roof. This was a fetcher of the real DAV&P round house and is also found in my model. The round has is scratch built as well as the machine shops drill pres, band saw, milling machine and more! To see more on the round house see: Take a Tour
Hi It's been wonderful looking through your pictures. You've done a masterful job in getting the very most out of the space you have. This is particularly important to me because just about everyone, no - actually everyone, says that G scale is just to big for indoors. They say a person can't get a real layout inside. I say balderdash. And thank you, you've proved them wrong - again I was particularly interested in what material you used as 'brick' on your hotel flat. I have an area that needs a few such buildings and apart from stucco I can't find a realistic material. A variation on one of yours is just perfect for at least one structure. Keep up the good work. Both modelling and photos. Dave at Winter Valley Regional Railroad - Welcome!
Dave, Sorry my response took so long. Thanks for the pat on the back. Coming from a fell G scale’r and even better then that someone who’s layout I use for a bench mark ( I always say to my self, if I could only get my layout to look like The winter Valley I’d be happy. ) So thanks vary much. Your comment ment a lot to me. J I looked threw all my backups and could not find the brick pattern I used. I had looked on ask.com under images for bricks. I found the pattern I liked and copied it into the windows paint. I then repeated the pattern so the bricks would match. Then I printed them on business card / card stock with my HP printer. Then I cut the trim off and sprayed a fixer ( clear sealing spray ) on the sheets so they would not run. Don’t get them to wet or the ink will run any how. But once you have them sealed then you lay them face down on some news paper and use a paint brush to spared Elmer’s white glue on the back and then stick them to the plywood of the false front. Just like wall paper. Be careful to plan your joints so that the brick pattern looks right and straight. Now on the round house I used a brick plastic sheet. I got it from the local hobby shop at $5 a sheet. It was in the doll house section. I like the printed brick much better. I used like 10 + sheets on the round house. Would have been easer to work with if it was printed brick. The plastic sheets don’t bend well and some glues don’t stick to it well. The printed card stock works the best.
