J.J. Johnstons HO
freeance subsidiary of the Great Northern
JJ has a 12' x 14' 1930's era
layout. He does not have too much scenery done yet, but makes
up for it in other ways. Every building I saw had working
lights and details everywhere! The layout also has sound, and
not just the engines. Well enough talk, you came to see
pictures.
Photo 1 - This is a great
little house and a fine area of town to the live in with
friendly neighbors.
Photo 2 - Here is a second
view of this fine model home.
Photo 3 - Another nice home.
From these first three pictures can you guess what month of
the year it is?
Photo 4 - There is a
fixer-upper in every neighborhood, isn't there? Well, maybe
this is a tear-it-downer and start over. Either way it
started life as one of those beautiful Fine Scale Miniatures
kits as seems to have had better days?
Photo
5 - This is a location for those people that really
want to get away from it all, picture below is a close-up of
the right center.
Photo 6 - Where I am from we
call these people Hillbillies. Of course, they in return call
us Georgia boys Rednecks.
Here is a look at the
"other side of the tracks" and we might as well
start at the station.
Photo 7 - As you can see the depot is in
an unfinished area, but still looks great.
Photo 8 - Here is another
unfinished area, but wow! What detail. You got to love that
billboard.
On to more finished parts of the layout.
Photo 9 - This is a view
looking form the end of the layout showing all of what you
will see close-ups of in the following photos.
Photo 10 - Working our way
back in photo 9, this icing platform is next in line.
Photo 11 - Anyone for a
game of pool? Watch out for the sharks!
Photo 12 - The General
Store looks like it would have most anything you would need.
Photo 13 - Here at the
Cycle Shop you can get gas & repairs done on your hog.
Photo 14 - When repairs to
your bike take longer than expected there is always the
Boarding House.
Were you able to guess what month of the
year JJ models?
October, the pumkins give it away.
If you liked this tour of JJ's railroad,
take a look at the tour of the upstairs of his house and RR
room. Trust me, it is worth a look.
Tour of JJ's upstairs & Train room.
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