Walt Huston

In celebration of National Model Railroad Month, eight Tacoma-area modelers will host Open Houses on Saturday, November 19, 2011, from 10 AM to 4 PM. Layouts in N, HO and S scales will welcome you, your family, and friends.Each address below is a link to Google maps. And be sure to click on each image to see a larger version!

Come share your hobby with the following model railroaders:

Click for larger imageRoger & Jami Nulton
1874 Hillside Drive NE, Tacoma 98422

S Scale Monon Railroad that fills the basement. Super layout. Excellent Midwestern scenery with hills and streams sets a beautiful backdrop for steam and diesel operations. DCC power with sound.

 

Tyler Whitcomb
3905 North 36th Street, Tacoma 98407

The N scale point-to-point Tenino Western Railroad fills half a basement with magnificent scenery and thousands of details. Diesel power pulls trains over bridges and trestles and through woods. Numerous industries require cars for fun operations. Includes a rail barge operation at Cosmopolis. DCC.

 

Click for larger imageRoy Cutler
1657 S. Geiger, Tacoma 98465

The N scale Olympic Northern Railroad runs from room-to-room throughout the basement as a point-to-point run. Tons of scenery and switching operations in each room, even the rest-room/laundry room. DC power.

 

Dale Kraus
15024 16th Avenue Ct. South, Spanaway 98387

HO scale German-theme garage filled with steam, electric and early diesel locomotives. Lots of urban scenery including overhead wire operations. DCC power.

 

Diane Kraus
15024 16th Avenue Ct. South, Spanaway 98387

HO scale Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad fills a room with nice scenery and structures. An in-progress layout with lots to see from construction methods to excellent scenery techniques and some fine structures.

 

Click for larger imageWalt & Nancy Huston
1210 141st Street East, Tacoma 98445

The N scale Aberdeen, Tacoma & Spanaway Forrest Railroad lives in a purpose-built building out back that resembles a garage. It’s an in-progress layout with approximately 30% of the scenery completed. Code 55 rail is used on the main lines, with code 40 rail on sidings and in yards. DCC power.

 

Greg Price
13818 74th Avenue Ct. East, Puyallup 98373

HO scale Matheson & Western Railroad fills a 13’ x 23’ garage/room in a two-deck arrangement. Lots of mountain scenery.

 

Click for larger imageSteven Shores
201 7th Avenue NW, Puyallup 98371

The Pacific Shores Railroad is an HO scale basement layout, 13’ x 20’, depicting the Northwest in the 1950s. Scenery is complete and makes good use of mirrors to expand the view in interesting ways. Steam and diesel locos run under DCC.

 

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