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Bob Hayden's Carrabasset
& Dead River Railway is HO scale and narrow gauge of 2 1/2 feet between the
rails. This is a convenient way of modeling the famous Maine two foot gauge railroads.
Bob uses N gauge components for track and trucks. He builds the rest of the railroad
with HO components.
The C&DR is a work of art by one of the hobby's great scenery masters. Bob
was instrumental in developing many of the procedures we take for granted today.
His scenes give the impression of real distance because of their marvelous depth;
shelf-sized scenes just don't appeal to him. The 1941 era C&DR hauls lumber
and all kinds of wood products including toothpicks. It features small diesels
and a few remaining steam engines.
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Bob will show
you how to rejuvenate scenery, use building mock-ups for planning, make your buildings
removable, weather with chalk and model water with gloss medium.
Bob's interest in the prototype Maine two footers is a separate hobby from the
layout. Usually modelers try to combine the two areas of interest. He's kept them
independent so he can freelance and create scenes that are reminiscent of his
favorite prototypes rather than model scenes "inch for inch".
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The C&DR is a Great
Model Railroad because of Bob's legendary model building and painting skills and
his zeal for a nearly forgotten prototype that he's researched since he was a
teenager.
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This picture is an actual video frame captured from this video!
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