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April 3, 2010

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The Work of Brian Curry, MMR

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While Frank and I were in Syracuse , New York, we were invited to go on a few layout tours.  One of which was built by Brian Curry, MMR (Master Model Railroader #350).  We had been given bits of information of some of his work, primarily a lighthouse with a fully detailed interior and a trolley powered by live catenary.

The layout is based in central New York and the two main cities are Syracuse and Albany.  My guess for the size of the layout is about 12x 20′ that wrapped around three walls in the room with two peninsulas.  There are three basic lines running on the layout, first the standard gauge which is the primary focus, then a narrow gauge line (Nn3) with all hand laid track and turnouts.  Lastly the aforementioned  trolley line that ran on a single line with reverse loops at either end.

As we walked up to the layout our jaws dropped to the floor.  Only about 1/3 of the layout is considered “finished”, but what is finished was amazing.  The structures were the best I have ever seen in any scale, and the scenery was immaculate.  When we didn’t think anything could get better, Brian started to remove the roofs and side walls of the structures to reveal interiors that are beyond comparison in N scale.

The interiors that were shown to us were a cannery, sawmill, jail, light house and a yard office.  The one thing that all of these structures have in common was that all have toilets and a roll of toilet paper, this has become his trademark.  His structures are a mix of scratch built, kitbashed and super detailed kits.  For me the highlight of his layout is his car-ferry and float bridge.  The track is dual gauge so it could serve the standard and narrow gauge lines, it is a sight to behold.

Brian is a gold mine of knowledge in N scale and I could spend weeks pouring over the details of his layout and picking his brain for information, it was an honor to meet him and to stand in awe of his work.  In a few weeks we will have a few articles by Brian of how some of his details were made.

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— Co-founder of N scale Limited, Chris was bitten by the model railroading bug when he was 14, originally working with HO scale he soon discovered the limitless possibilities of N scale. It was only a few years ago when Chris decided that it was time to break free of the kit bubble and begin scratch building structures. The few structures Chris has built have gone on to acquire multiple Best of Show awards in NMRA and non-NMRA judged shows. He is also a member of the budding Junction City N-scalers modular club based out of Ogden, UT that will strive for the best of what N-scale modelers have to offer.
  • Baro

    I've never seen anything like this. This is by far the best layout I've ever seen. The pointlessly detailed interiors are mind-bogglingly fantastic. I can't handle these pictures!! Surely this is trick photography of real places and real buildings that just happened to have their roofs pulled off by a giant, I can't explain it any other way.

  • Sa2

    Wow. I can't believe the details. One can only dream of having the patients and skills to do this.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steve-Haehn/100000094813036 Steve Haehn

    Uhhh….humanamanuna,mmanamannanaa…. that sawmill completely wrecked my day.
    Stunning work. wow!

  • http://www.nscalelimited.com/ Frank Giacobbe

    I’ll tell you, after seeing these models in person, it really made me reconsider the level of work and detail I’ve been doing. For example, I’ve been relatively content to show “most” of the detail in a scene. This has shown me that I should be pushing myself to show even more. And while I won’t be doing break-away models with that detail inside, I find myself now looking for ways to boost detail quality on my exteriors.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Steve-Haehn/100000094813036 Steve Haehn

    Uhhh….humanamanuna,mmanamannanaa….,,that sawmill completely wrecked my day.
    Stunning work. wow!

  • http://www.nscalelimited.com/ Frank Giacobbe

    I'll tell you, after seeing these models in person, it really made me reconsider the level of work and detail I've been doing. For example, I've been relatively content to show “most” of the detail in a scene. This has shown me that I should be pushing myself to show even more. And while I won't be doing break-away models with that detail inside, I find myself now looking for ways to boost detail quality on my exteriors.

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  • Rick

    Wow! After modeling for 20 years in N scale I can really appreciate the skill and work required to model at this level. Thank you sooo much for sharing his work. I have never attempted detailiong interiors, but now have to at least give it a try. How come I have never seen his work in the trade magazines? Great work Brian!

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