Dolly Varden Mines Railway, On30

[MrToddG123]

Sweet!!! A great layout....I recall seeing a couple of the pieces viewed in Freerails I believe.

Great layour by a couple of great modelers.....You really raised the bar with this one Dan :)

[reitoe]

A very nice layout and great songs.

[WhyAyeMann]

where did you get that version of whistin rufus?

[pickard6n1]

Further update as well, our Dolly Varden was sold recently, crated up, packed into a 20' container, and shipped across to Florida. It is now part of a railroad modelling display being run by Dave Revelia. It is on display with the Sundance Central Fn3 layout, the Silverton Central Sn3 layout, and a heap of diorama's.

Dan

[pickard6n1]

Thanks Vic,

The ore cars are scratchbuilt. I used a modified cast resin underframe (from my own master/mould for a 20' flatcar), with basswood timber sides. Trucks are from Boulder Valley.

Dan

[vdohar]

WOW!  Impressive! Hats off to both of you for such a fine piece of art. I've had that book for several years along with some On30 cars hoping for one day to have a layout like yours. Great inspiration. One question: Are the large gons scratchbuilt or a kit?

Vic

[LoggingTimber]

Outstanding work !!!!

Move over Red Stag Lumber Co.

Great Scenery !!!!!

Many Regards: The R&P Lumber Co.

[sheatfish55]

striking, amazing layout. Music.... !!!! God bless you.

[GPWdotCOM]

What a magnificent and highly detailed mine railroad, Love this to bits. Hat off to the two modellers who built this. Thanks for sharing!

What music or artist is this? The music is just my cup of tea! ha ha. '' Pipes ''

[richardyingren]

skill and ability and imagination of a high order ... a delight to see .. thankyou.

[mntnvision]

see photo on flickr - photos xtremepeaks 487267963

[mntnvision]

I just visited Darryl Muralt in Victoria, so he could sign my book, and we watched this on his computer, he really enjoyed it!

here is a photo:

[WhyAyeMann]

love the music!

[TheFlashingCursor]

Excellent work. I'm just starting out. I have my wallet in hand and plenty of free time and space. Now I'm watching vids to find ideas to "borrow" :)

[KansasCityBob]

A friend of mine is working on a Dolly Varden Mines layout now. I can't wait to see it when it's done.

Very nice layout you have there.

[colbertfan1955]

This is a wonderful depiction of the Dolly Varden mining railroad. I bought the book by Darryl Muralt and still have it. They are having a scale model train show at the Mayborn Museum on Baylor University campus here in Waco, TX, USA. I would love to do a layout in G scale some day, but for now I can look at yours and at least dream about it.

Thanks for sharing your efforts with all of us.

David

[lstcsupt]

Great Video. What is the background music you used?

[ocalicreek]

Outstanding!  Is there a website to learn more about this layout?

[SLSF1522]

Beautiful! One of the better ON30 layouts I've seen! Great job!

[pickard6n1]

Thankyou for the feedback. I few technical points...

just over 28' long, just under 2' deep;

5 modules (or 6 if you include the water front extension;

runs on automatic with 3 independent reversing circuits;

setup time about 90 min, pack down in 30 min;

a little over 2 years construction time;

built by 2 modellers, living about 200 miles apart...

Cheers,

Dan

[rhbeadlejr]

Super. Great music too. How big is it?

[Wimzelluv]

You have done a great job. I only can give you 5 stars, but if I could, I would have given 10!

[svinehunden]

nice layout... you got some awesome details on it...