Attached below are a few quick photos of my attaché case N scale tram line.

All the buildings are vector images bought from bigstockphoto.com and held upright in the base with pegs. They are removed for travel. Rolling stock is Kato. The railroad is artsy, not striving for realism, but is enjoyable to work on, even to run. The foreground is supposed to be a European “old city,” with the slick new city (printed on metal) in the background.

And, for Sharon, who liked my flea market in Z scale, there’s a flea market on the second street back!

Hope all is well with you.

Sincerely,
John Landis, via email

Dear Bob,

You and Sharon did a great job with my article on “Pitkin Sand & Gravel” in the March/April GAZETTE. Due to a technical glitch of my own making, I neglected to send you a photo for the article of the Pitkin Diner. Since the text refers to this photo, I am belatedly sending it in the hopes you might include it belatedly.

Sincerely,
Joe Crea, via email

Dear Bob,

For some reason I’ve been nostalgic lately. Having sold Chooch Enterprises, I have LOTS of time to work
on my layout.

Going way back, I fondly remember when I was down your way for a PCR convention in the late 60s, seeing
your layout and narrow gauge goodies.

We talked about 1/4 AAR and how much fun it was to dream about this kind of narrow gauge! And today they call it P:48! It was also fun to meet so many people, like Cliff Grandt, who could bring these dreams to life.

Today, I am very fortunate to reap all the wonderful things (in 1/4 AAR) to make my dream layout. I’ve sent you a couple shots.

As you know, the NG National is in Tacoma this fall, and my layout will be open to visitors. I hope some of your readers will be able to come.

Thanks Bob, for being such an influence in my life.

It’s fun to look back and see so many dreams and things become a reality.

Sincerely,
Mike O’Connell, via email

Dear Bob,

When I started reading the January/February GAZETTE, I was pleasantly surprised by Charlie Getz’s Narrow Gauge Scene on creating a narrow gauge terminal station.

Some time ago, I started a similar project for my freelance HO/HOn3 UP/D&RGW layout. My obvious choice was the Denver Union Station. Living in The Netherlands, obtaining a kit of the original station building would be difficult. So, I decided to kit bash the station using the Walthers Union Station and make it look somewhat like the Denver station.

I used all kinds of Evergreen strips, angles and sheets. You can see the result in the photos. I replaced the ornaments on the front by substituting them for two statues,
using Preiser figures, to represent General Palmer and Edward Wynkoop.

Sincerely,
Hans Meuwese, via email

Dear Bob,

After finishing my two MichCal engines, I was looking for a quick project. After wandering through the internet looking at Booknooks, I got the idea to build a small mining diorama in a Booknook using an old Grandt Line HO mining kit. The backdrop was found on the net. One side is Lizard Head, the other Colorado Mountains. The mine was mounted on a piece of styrofoam with a Grandt Line cribbed wall to cover the front. The miners are from Woodland Scenics, and the picture frame is balsa. Building my diorama was fun, quick, and will sit between my railroad books.

Sincerely,
Karl-Heinz Schmid, via email