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Thanks for the compliment, it was fun to build! From the moment I first put eyes on the Bernal semaphores I knew I had to model the curve. It is set in 1994 when the northbound signal had diagonal stripes and there were fewer trees. I could probably use a few more little trees to be correct. As for Calle Solano (to be honest I'm not sure what that is) watch the Bernal build videos further back on this channel, maybe what you want to see is in one of those.

@@southwestchieffree-mo6136 What brand of loco & cars are shown here? Also, is that O-Gauge or G? I'd really like to buy some of that rolling stock to display on a bookshelf or something. Also, where did you get the semaphores? Sorry for so many questions! Oh, Calle Solano is the diagoonal road to the northeast that you used to have to use to get to these, before the landowners got together and put a culvert in over the giant ditch so they could come straight in.

This is all HO scale. I'm not sure what company made the locomotives and rolling stock, it wasn't my train. The semaphores were scratch built by myself, they are a combination of photo etched, 3D printed, and off the shelf parts.

@@southwestchieffree-mo6136 They're beautiful semaphores. I have five full-sized ones sitting in my garage - everything you have in your models except the concrete battery sumps with round lids. I'm trying to get some.

I recently restored a CB&Q searchlight and put it up in my front yard, it was a fun project. Its probably a long shot but would you consider selling one of those semaphores?

I'm not the owner or builder of the module but I'm pretty sure they are Oregon Rail Supply.

@@southwestchieffree-mo6136 ok thanks

I'm not the one who built the scene but I believe they are Oregon Rail supply searchlights. To my knowledge they not longer make signals, Showcase Mineatures makes a very good searchlight signal now.

Haha, not a stupid question at all. One of the groups built a few curves many years ago and decided to name them after cheap beers. I think there are 4 but I don't remember all of them, I know Schlitz and Pabst are two of them.

Sorry for the latent reply. The best way is to follow Free-mo model railroading on Facebook.

Thanks Harold, the B unit is a GP60B, just a cables version of the other two units in consist.

Yes, each scene is built differently. As an organization we have a standard that must be adhered to at the end of your scene. Each scene has the same standard so they all line up perfectly and can be interchanged in any order or orientation to fit the needs of the space.

Aric, unfortunatly I cannot provide any drawings or plans at this point in time. My best advice would be to find a Free-mo setup near you and offer to help setup. While in attendance ask all the questions you can think of and make plenty of friends, experience goes a long way for building modules. In the mean time check out free-mo.org, the standards are on the website and will help you understand the basics of module construction. My biggest tip would be to start small, maybe a 4 or 5 foot gentle curve like 10 or 15 degrees.

Thanks Louis, as for setting up its a bit of a process. First we have a design telling us where every module will go (most of the time that doesn't happen as planned but its usually pretty close). Then everything is unloaded and put in its general location, we then stand everything on its legs. Next we finalize the position of what we call the cornerstone module, the one that everything is referenced to. From the cornerstone we work in either direction setting up and connecting the modules together untill we have them all connected. After that we hook up the electronics and install fitter rails between modules.

That F45-B is cool, as far as an N-scale group have you looked at the Free-moN group on Facebook? I also have an N scale module and took it to Evanston WY last summer, I met people from every corner of the USA at that meet, maybe there are a couple others in your neck of the woods.

That wye shown at 8:09 actually existed at one time as shown here. It stretched out over the Trinity River.

I believe the UK has a similar concept to this. What I am thinking of is called fre-mo, I am in no way affiliated with that group so I can't speak much for it.

@@southwestchieffree-mo6136 Yes, it was your description I was singing praises of. I know of nothing this big in the UK, but I like the idea. 👍👍