770th in action

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:31 am

I had wanted to build a diorama of the 770th working the White Pass and Yukon in '42 and '43. I didn't expect Mother Nature to do one before me. So, I threw together a couple quick shots this morning.

7thva_hunter · Post by **7thva_hunter** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 9:50 am

Nice one!!

RED · Post by **RED** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:46 pm

SWEET!!!!

Id love to see a BotB dio---hey you already have the snow!!!

---RED---

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 12:51 pm

Snows already melted, for the most part.

Wonder if it will be another 6 years before we get another storm like yesterday.

kevrut · Post by **kevrut** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 6:03 pm

Nice pics.

What brand and scale trains are those?

Morian Miner · Post by **Morian Miner** » Mon Jan 22, 2007 7:35 pm

So far, all my backyard trackage is G-scale (3 foot gauge in 1:20.3). Ignoring the difference between 1:18 and 1:20.3, its the right gauge for White Pass and Yukon (which the Army controlled in WWII)

The first picture has an AMS flatcar. This flat is pretty decent match for a C&S flatcar the WP&Y bought during the war. The tunnel is some wood thrown together one weekend that has held together pretty well.

The second picture is a LGB Stainz locomotive that is currently undergoing its second major kitbash (took a nosedive off a table and destroyed its pilot) with a custom tender.

Once I get this section of the yard done this spring (a trapezoidal area about 30'x60'), I am planning a standard gauge line. Still debating whether to make the track gauge to 1:18 scale (like the Buddy L trains) or 1:20.3 ("F"-scale)

tkjaer21 · Post by **tkjaer21** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 2:18 pm

That is one awesome looking diorama. The snow is awsome and makes it all more life like.

Small Scale Military Headquarters

770th in action

770th in action

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