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20th Anniversary Midwest Narrow Gauge Show – Next weekend (Mar 22-24, 2012)

Posted on March 15, 2012 by narrowtracks

The 2012 Midwest Narrow Gauge Show will be happening next week.  Started as the Ohio 2-Foot Show, this event has a great tradition in Maine 2-Foot modeling.  This year’s event will not include the Sn2 Free-mo layout by the Sn2 … Continue reading →

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2012 Maine Narrow Gauge Show (Sat March 31) – See Sn2 Crew!

Posted on March 3, 2012 by narrowtracks

Frank Knight of the Sn2 Crew will be displaying his Sn2 Free-mo modules at the 2012 Maine Narrow Gauge Show.  Stop in to chat Sn2… 5th MAINE NARROW GAUGE SHOW Saturday, March 31, 2012 9:OO TO 3:00 GRAY/NEW GLOUCESTER HIGH … Continue reading →

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PLW’s Sn2 products are now available

Posted on February 8, 2012 by narrowtracks

PLW’s website is now live: http://www.lightirondigest.com/plw.htm Products currently listed and announced: Railroad Crossing Signs F&M 28′ flat cars S-scale shingles Sn2 ties Sn2 Carrabassett depot (announced) Sn2 Monson Combine (announced) Check the website for the latest information.

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Portland Locomotive Works is returning

Posted on January 21, 2012 by narrowtracks

Portland Locomotive Works (PLW) was a kit manufacturing company back in the 1990’s.  It produced several structures in O, S, and HO.  Eventually the proprietor (Darryl Sleszynski) sold out to Banta Models. Now in 2012, Darryl is joining forces with Gary … Continue reading →

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Progress on SR&RL Strong Depot and Caboose…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by narrowtracks

Recently, Harry Downey has converted from HOn30 to Sn2. He has not yet started building a layout. He has started working no building models. Two of his first are a Banta SR&RL Strong Depot and a Mount Blue 556 Caboose.

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Sn2 Report – 2011 NNGC in Hickory, NC

Posted on September 15, 2011 by narrowtracks

Reporting on all things Sn2…. Sn2 Crew The Sn2 Crew attended the 2011 National Narrow Gauge Convention in Hickory, NC. The Sn2 Free-mo layout was setup by Lee Rainey, Frank Knight, Gary Carmichael, and David Keith. This was the first … Continue reading →

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Sn2 Crew – Setup for 2011 NNGC in Hickory, NC

Posted on August 29, 2011 by narrowtracks

The Sn2 Crew members are preparing to assemble a 20×45′ layout for the 2011 National Narrow Gauge convention in Hickory, North Carolina. Here are the features of the setup: New: Randolph, ME on the KC by Gary Carmichael Lee Rainey’s modules … Continue reading →

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Sn2 WW&F Box Car Kits from Mount Blue Model Co.

Posted on July 3, 2011 by narrowtracks

The web site of Mount Blue Co. now indicates WW&F boxcars #303 and #309 can be ordered.  This is wonderful news… When asked if these cars were unique on the WW&F roster, some stated so. However, Frank Knight contributed the … Continue reading →

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A Sn2 SR&RL inspired boxcar – web article

Posted on May 25, 2011 by narrowtracks

  The Modelers Guild e-magazine has an article about scratch building a SR&RL inspired Sn2 Boxcar.  The image above was taken from that article. Checkout the article by following the link. http://modelersguild.com/e-magazine/follow-the-build/scratch-builds/212-a-sandy-river-a-rangeley-lakes-inspired-boxcar-in-sn2.html A few editorial comments from David Keith: Overall, … Continue reading →

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Video description of Sn2 Free-mo modules setup at home

Posted on April 21, 2011 by narrowtracks

David Keith of the Sn2 Crew has built several Sn2 Free-mo modules.  The modules are modeled following locations on the SR&RL.  A description of his modules is available in this youtube video.  Dave also has a dedicated website call http://www.sn2modeler.wordpress.com

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