The Genesee Society
of Model Engineers invited the Rochester Area S-Gaugers
and the Western New York S Scale Association to show our combined
modular layout at their semi-annual train show held at Batavia
Downs Race Track on November 9, 2008. For this show we set
up a couple of accessory modules in the combined modular layout.
Click any picture on this page for a larger image.
All pictures on this page by Roger Delthony and edited for the internet by Bill Johnson.
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Show Highlights
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This enjoyable event was made possible by using the NASG
S-MOD Standards which enabled the two clubs to connect
their modules both electrically and mechanically.
Roger Delthony who agreed to be the RASG coordinator for this show, with the assistance of Craig Erickson, Dave Daniel and George Cole, set up a couple of accessory modules.
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The children in this is photo are pressing buttons that activates the sawmill and log loader accessories while Dave Daniel monitors the accessory modules. |
The action cars and accessories on the accessory modules are a big hit with our guests, as they can launch a rocket from a club-owned American Flyer rocket car (a great crowd pleaser) or, raise the logs so that the log loader accessory can load logs into the operating log car. Pressing another button dumps the logs into a log pond next to an operating sawmill. The sawmill then loads finished lumber into a gondola and there is a K-Line barrel loader accessory that loads barrels into a gondola by pressing other push buttons.
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The Gilbert Manufacturing company under construction |
Roger Delthony set up some excellent scenery on a pair of modules. He had a Flyer circus on a corner module and on the adjacent straight module was the Gilbert Manufacturing company under construction, showing "steel" (Erector girders) going up. The sign in front of the construction site reads "Future Home of the A.C Gilbert Co. Makers of American Flyer Trains and Erector Sets". Spectators liked these a lot.
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This is a close-up photo of the circus scene. Dave Daniel is in the background. |
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This customized Arcade and Attica excursion train is passing the American Flyer Circus big top. |
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RASG's new American Models 4-8-4 northern class locomotive in Santa fe livery is on the point of a circus train for its maiden run. |
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A close-up of the American Flyer Circus train |
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RASG's Jeff Faust is in the photo at the right with his N scale layout. Jeff is also a member of the Ontario-N-gineers club.
The Western New York S Scale Association has been abbreviated to WNYSSA in the captions of the photos below. Most of the WNYSSA modules were on the opposite side of the modular layout from the Rochester Area S-Gaugers modules.
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RASG's Jeff Faust is show here with his N scale layout. |
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WNYSSA members in this photo are (L to R) Gregg Mummert, Mike Barren, Don Webster, Henry (Chris Kroll's grandfather) and Chris Kroll. |
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RASG's Dave Daniel is watching the modular layout in this WNYSSA firehouse scene. |
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RASG's new American Models northern class locomotive is traveling past the WNYSSA drive in restaurant scene. |
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WNYSSA street scene |
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