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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #15 on: July 14, 2015, 06:44:05 PM »
WOW!

Bob, you have done a great job recreating a miniature railroad, in miniature.
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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #16 on: July 15, 2015, 09:44:07 PM »
John and Ed, Thank you for the kind words.
Despite my limited means I am doing my best to honor the great work being done at Alna.  You may be sure that everyone who visits our little project goes away with at least some knowledge of Maine two foot railroading in general and of the WW&F Railway Museum in particular.

Great job, one and all!  Thank you for working so hard (and smart) to save an important part of our American history.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2016, 04:28:32 PM »

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL
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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2017, 10:34:24 AM »
Perhaps some will be interested in seeing our latest project--A station building patterned after stations at Sheepscot and Alna Center.  This is not a scale model but is proportioned to generally match the size of our engine and cars while still being large enough for our station agent to work inside.  The actual floor level is a foot lower than the apparent floor level and the ceiling is clear-story.  Plenty of room inside for 2 adults.
I'll send more pictures once the interior is finished.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #19 on: May 15, 2018, 01:30:02 PM »
Work continues on Bountyland Railway, our 7 1/2 gauge tribute to The WW&F Museum.
Soon we hope to have the shop building far enough along to begin painting.  It's my hope that someone can tell me the paint color used on the WW&F shop.  Looks "cream" with a very light brown trim in the photos I have but I'd like to be accurate in my colors. 
Also, I'm wondering, was the Museum shop color patterned after the WW&F shop in Wiscasset?

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #20 on: June 05, 2018, 01:33:54 PM »
The shop building is painted in Ben Moore "sunshine/sunny yellow" which is the name from about 20 years ago.  The trim is a custom color buff/tan.  The colors replicate the Wiscasset shop building that was painted in medium yellow with dark red trim that faded to a tan color.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #21 on: June 05, 2018, 04:12:03 PM »
Thank you so much for this information.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #22 on: November 02, 2018, 01:48:12 PM »
Our Bountyland Railway is currently building a replica of coach #3.  Can anyone tell me what color paint is used on the Museum's coaches.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #23 on: November 02, 2018, 05:36:27 PM »
Coach #3 was painted in Ben Moore "Essex Green" when MNG restored the car in 1992.  As a result, coach #8 was painted in the same color to match.  Last year we sanded down through the layers on a spot under the overhang on coach #3 and found the original color to be a dark brown with a hint of green, (like a browner version of old Pullman green).  This is what J&S used when the car was built so the plan is to paint the new coach #9 in the dark brown color, then repaint #3 when it's restored.  Coach #8 was left outside a lot this year so it may be the first piece to be repainted into the heritage brown color.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #24 on: November 02, 2018, 06:14:30 PM »
Thanks Stewart. Exactly what I needed to know.
Although I am quite a ways from applying paint it doesn't hurt to plan ahead. 
I admire the Museum for returning to the historically correct brown but I will likely will go with the green the car is now as that's the way I'm used to seeing it.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #25 on: December 16, 2018, 09:21:44 AM »
Along with work on structure work, I am also building a coach which I hope to have in operation next season.
Here is the drawing from which I'm working.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #26 on: December 16, 2018, 09:23:06 AM »
And here is the car as built so far.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #27 on: December 16, 2018, 10:32:34 AM »
Meanwhile, work on our shop is nearing completion. Shown here with first coat of paint.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #28 on: December 16, 2018, 10:52:41 AM »
Here I'm using the engine to show size.  Rail to top of cab is 4 feet.

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Re: 7.5" Gauge Loco 10 Model: Bountyland Railroad
« Reply #29 on: December 16, 2018, 11:02:10 PM »
Bob Springs, you are surely entitled to charge extra fare to anyone wishing the luxury of those snazzy red chairs!