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Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Ophir District
By Dennis Ferguson
Location: home in greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area
Status: re-assembly in progress (relocated 2023)
Specifications:
54' x 25'
Scale: On3
Ruling grade: 2.5%
Min radius: 43" w/easements
Rail: code 83 (main), code 70 (sidings/guard rails), hand laid on wood ties
Roadbed: 1/2" Homasote on 1/2" plywood
Switch Points: Hankscraft motors
All Structures: handmade
Scenery:
-Hardshell over newspaper
-Hand-carved plaster rocks matched to RGS photos (no molds)
-Ground foam cover, chopped leaves, dirt and cinders from real RGS
-Aspen trees: weeds, fiber, ground foam
-Pine trees: strip wood, furnace filter material, ground foam
-Backdrop: hand painted 1/4" Masonite
Benchwork: open grid
Featured in:
Koester, Tony. Guide to Narrow Gauge Modeling
Koester, Tony. The Modeler's Guide to Mountain Railroading
Model Railroader
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
NMRA Convention 1999 tour
University of St. Thomas magazine, Summer 2000
By Dennis Ferguson
Location: home in greater Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN area
Status: re-assembly in progress (relocated 2023)
Specifications:
54' x 25'
Scale: On3
Ruling grade: 2.5%
Min radius: 43" w/easements
Rail: code 83 (main), code 70 (sidings/guard rails), hand laid on wood ties
Roadbed: 1/2" Homasote on 1/2" plywood
Switch Points: Hankscraft motors
All Structures: handmade
Scenery:
-Hardshell over newspaper
-Hand-carved plaster rocks matched to RGS photos (no molds)
-Ground foam cover, chopped leaves, dirt and cinders from real RGS
-Aspen trees: weeds, fiber, ground foam
-Pine trees: strip wood, furnace filter material, ground foam
-Backdrop: hand painted 1/4" Masonite
Benchwork: open grid
Featured in:
Koester, Tony. Guide to Narrow Gauge Modeling
Koester, Tony. The Modeler's Guide to Mountain Railroading
Model Railroader
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
NMRA Convention 1999 tour
University of St. Thomas magazine, Summer 2000
Dennis Ferguson - Narrow Gauge Model Railroad - RGS Ophir Loop in On3
Introductory tour of Dennis Ferguson's On3 model railroad focused on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad - Ophir district. The layout features handmade structures, trestles, track, scenery and rock formations with an emphasis on historical accuracy. See @TheRustedSpike for detailed specs/information and subscribe for future videos. Hope you enjoy! Thanks for visiting!
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