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Monroe Stewart's
Hooch Junction is an Appalachian coal hauler with a special emphasis on water
scenes. The N scale layout features CSX and Norfolk Southern trains paralleling
each other from east coast harbors to the coal fields. Even though the layout
has about 2,000 feet of track, the fabulous scenery is not crowded. The layout
is never static, more water scenes seem to pop up in the aisles and even structures
are updated with urban renewal.
Monroe continually redesigns
the layout to maximize his enjoyment of trains and boats. Numerous scratchbuilt
ships "float" in the ever expanding harbors. His training as an architect
and engineer helps Monroe keep changing the layout. He even designed his house
to fit this dream railroad. Yet he rarely does any research before building a
structure. |
| He builds
what he sees in his mind by breaking down complex, massive structures into geometric
shapes. While this approach may not work for everyone, it works for Monroe. He
says we don't need building instructions for what we can see. |
Monroe will
show you about painting and ballasting track, using common household items for
details, planning structures, and painting realistic brick buildings.
Monroe believes anybody can build a large dream layout like the Hooch Junction
if they take the time to learn from others. |
This picture is an actual video frame captured from this video!
©1998 Allen Keller Productions |
