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THE Gn15 MODELER
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WHAT IS Gn15 MODEL RAILROADING ?
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SIMPLY PUT: "G" SCALE IS SOMEWHERE FROM 1:22.5 TO 1:24, THE lowercase "n" MEANS NARROW GAUGE, AND THE NUMBER 15 INDICATES THAT THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE RAILS YOU RUN WORKS OUT TO 15 INCHES. SOME BUILD IN 1:22.5, SOME IN 1:24, AND SOME, LIKE MYSELF USE THE "IF IT LOOKS RIGHT, IT IS" METHOD. TO SEE SOME REAL BIG FUN IN REAL SMALL SPACES CHECK OUT THE Gn15 INFO WEB SITE DEDICATED TO Gn15 MODELING AND LAYOUTS. YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT YOU CAN DO IN SO LITTLE ROOM,
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Gn15 A HOBBY BASED ON A VERY UNIQUE RAILROADING CONCEPT
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A MINI 0-4-0T IN GN15 ... IT STARTED WITH A SIMPLE TRIP TO CARL ARENDT'S WEB PAGE AND I WAS HOOKED. I GRABBED A BACHMANN On30 PORTER CHASSIS, JUMPED INTO MY EVERGREEN STYRENE STOCKPILE AND A FEW TRIPS TO THE JUNQUE BOX AND MY FIRST Gn15 LOCOMOTIVE WAS BORN.
IT IS THE UNIQUE CONCEPT OF MODELING IN G SCALE, ONE OF THE LARGEST MODEL RAILROAD SCALES, YET REPLICATING 15 INCH GAUGE LOCOS AND WAGONS, THE SMALLEST OF THE COMMERCIAL PROTOTYPES. Gn15 MODELING DOES NOT REPLICATE "MINIATURE RAILROADS" SUCH AS THOSE FOUND AT AMUSEMENT PARKS. THESE ARE REAL TRAINS THAT DO REAL WORK IN MINES, QUARRIES, AND LARGE FARMS AND PLANTATIONS KNOW AS ESTATE RAILWAYS.
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WORKING THE MINES
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A SMALL 15" GAUGE BATTERY "TRAMMER" HAULS A STRING OF ORE CARS INTO THE DAYLIGHT. THESE TINY BATTERY POWERED LOCOMOTIVES ARE VERY POWERFUL AND CAPABLE OF HAULING HEAVY LOADS UP STEEP GRADES. THE TRAIN IN THE PHOTO IS STARTING A 8% CLIMB THAT WILL BRING IT FROM MINE LEVEL UP TO THE TIPPLE WHERE THE ORE IS OFF LOADED INTO TRUCKS.
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"GAWJUS STUMPY"
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A SKILLED MODELER AND A TALENTED WELL KNOWN ARTIST ARE THE SAME PERSON? "GAWJUS STUMPY", MODELER DON COKER FROM "DOWN ON THE HOOCH" COLUMBUS, GEORGIA BEGAN WITH A KIT FROM SIDELINES MODELS IN THE U.K. ADDED THAT LUXURIOUS TIN ROOF. THEN DON THE ARTIST TOOK OVER WITH FINE FINISHING USING ARTIST'S ACRYLICS AND CHALK.
NOTED SOUTHERN RAILROAD PHOTOGRAPHER, RICHARD THOMASON TOOK THE FINE DETAIL CAPTURING PHOTO.
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THE COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED Gn15 KIT ROSTER IS GROWING THANKS TO MODELS FROM SIDELINES AVAILABLE FROM PEPPER 7 IN THE U.K. ALL MODELS SHOWN ARE FROM SIDELINES EXCEPT THE LONG & SHORT FLATCARS AT THE ENDS OF BOTH TRAINS, BOTH "KITBASHED" FROM KITS BY BOULDER VALLEY MODELS AND 16.5mm BOGIES BY AVALON ALSO FROM PEPPER 7. Gn15 MODELING IS GROWING RAPIDLY SO NEW MANUFACTURES ARE STARTING TO PRODUCE Gn15 LOCOMOTIVES & ROLLING STOCK.
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ON TO PAGE TWO FOR MORE PHOTOS AND INFORMATION
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WHILE I'VE GOT YOU, THANKS FOR VISITING AND ALLOWING ME TO SHARE THE AMAZING POSSIBILITIES OF Gn15 MODEL RAILROADING WITH YOU. THERE IS MUCH MORE TO COME SO STOP BACK EVERY FEW WEEKS OR SO AND SEE WHAT'S NEW.
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