Greetings From Sunny Florida
The BBIG Report
BBIG stands for Barry Buckie, Ivan, and Gerry. The first week-end Barry and I got here (Dec. 20) we met up with Ivan and Gerry and went to the Tampa Model RR fair with the club we are members of down here (Florida Garden Railroad Society, Tampa division) Many vendors of all scales including the F scale exhibit that was at the Portland Narrow Gauge Convention.
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Tampa Division set up a G scale RR approximately 50' x 50' with 2 outside perimeter loops and an inside up and over figure 8, and several oval loops in the center. Many buildings, trees, and buildings from scratch built to bird houses. We arrived Friday evening and set up in about 2 hours. It was very well organized by several of the members and went together very smoothly.
Tampa Division set up a G scale RR approximately 50' x 50' with 2 outside perimeter loops and an inside up and over figure 8, and several oval loops in the center. Many buildings, trees, and buildings from scratch built to bird houses. We arrived Friday evening and set up in about 2 hours. It was very well organized by several of the members and went together very smoothly.We ran members trains Saturday and Sunday, we also ran trains for people to test before they bought a train from a vendor. We all had a great time and enjoyed the kids of all ages enjoying what we love to do. We picked up a few new members and answered lots of questions.
Sunday at 4 pm we started to clean up it took only 45 minutes to clean up. Everything went into a trailer and off we went on our individual ways.
Ivan has been building a New England farm and collecting stuff for his G & I Railroad in Buckfield.
Barry has helped one of his neighbors get a small railroad running around his cross bucks in his front yard. He also is collecting things for the PSRR and putting together a log cabin kit that he received for Christmas.
Happy New Year to everyone and we will post more when the BBIG gets together again.
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