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VIDEO in which I explain and describe the M&NH as a guest on "Off The Beaten Track"
VIDEO #1 - Morning on the Madoc and North Hastings
VIDEO #2 - An Afternoon on the Madoc and North Hastings
Taking its name from the real Bellevile and North Hastings, which was proposed as a 3’6” gauge line, the M&NH is an “informed freelance” narrow gauge set in Central Ontario in the years around the turn of the century (19th into 20th!). Built to 3’ gauge in ¼” to the foot scale, or On3, it has evolved into an around-the-walls point to point layout with a central peninsula used as project area. The prototype influences are primarily from Eastern common carrier narrow gauge lines such as the Ohio River and Western, early EBT, and Waynesburg and Washington. Scenery is about 67% complete, and operating sessions have occurred at irregular intervals using the Switchlist program and Lenz DCC.
Almost done: the Porter-Bell 0-6-0 - started with a Flying Zoo Argent mogul,
with parts from Leadville Shops, Grandt Line, PSC and some from scratch.
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Progress on scenery and a new Heisler -
The dock is patterned after the one I've repaired so many times up North!
Real twigs used for the underframe.
This flagstop and retaining wall are patterned after Vankirk on the Waynesburg and Washington,
though I added the stairs so passengers can access the trains!
Down in the swamp -
The Kelsey boiler kit from Fast Tracks - beautifully 3D printed - I replaced the wheels with an earlier style
and fabricated some new parts from brass in the process.
Mason-Bogie #6 pulls in at Coe Hill.
The Don Winter Hart-Parr tractor.
This excursion car was built from a Duton Models etched brass kit made in France.
#6 simmers at Windrim. The Canada Post delivery van was available at the post office a while back.
An old Don Winter kit finally gets built - the steam cement mixer.
Waynesburg and Washington baggage car #4 and combine #3 were built from the old Crossroads Models kits.
The flagstop and retaining wall are patterned after the W&W's Vankirk stop.
Late evening at Windrim on the Madoc and North Hastings -
Mason Bogie #6 has just pulled in and is ready to be put to bed.
With the new turntable tracks, locomotives have a place to hang out -
Left to right - a NWSL "Spartan" 4-4-0, Flying Zoo 18T Climax, Kemtron 0-6-0T,
Max Gray 4-4-0 and Max Gray Mason Bogie (0-4-4T).
The enginehouse is patterned after a Newport and Sherman's Valley prototype in Pennsylvania.
A visitor from the West - RGS C-19 #40 was detailed and painted
by Art Midwood:
A Huntsville and Lake of Bays Train - Ontario narrow gauge
modelled with a Grandt Line 18T Porter and cars from old kits by Narrow Track and Trains -
the coach is from two Hawk cable car kits. With a scratchbuilt version of
the shed at South Portage -
An Alligator (warping tug used in logging) built from a Train Troll kit with added detail.
Here's a reasonably up-to-date track plan:
The North half of the railroad with scenery progress -
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