Sorry, right clicking has been disabled.

F&SM Gallery 2

ANOTHER VISIT TO GEORGE SELLIOS' FRANKLIN & SOUTH MANCHESTER

I made it back to George's in August 2002 for a visit and, of course, had to take a bunch of pictures. This visit was unfortunately cut short thanks to the incompetence of a certain car (Thrifty) rental (Thrifty) agency but I managed to get to George's at 11:00 or so and enjoyed the time I had. There have been a lot of changes in a year! The big mountain divider is mostly gone, new scenery is starting to fill its place, and Mayfield popped up. Enjoy!! .~MCG

0

Bedford Falls

Across the aisle from Dovertown is Bedford Falls, where you'll find lots of great structures

0

Burley Farm

Sadly most of my Burley Farm pics are blurry but I wanted at least one

0

Always improving

Here's an example of where George has gone back and added some lighting. I can't wait to see George add more lighting. There are also streetlights and a hobo fire in this area

1

Perfect

Though George is known best for his detailing and structures, he does a masterful job at scenery. This overhead shot shows the different textures and the car ruts that make for a great scene.

0

Concrete study

Overhead shot to show texture and materials

0

Max's Auto repairs

Notice all the mini-scenes in this shot. The building is a favorite of mine and I believe is based on an IHC kit. Signs add a lot to liven things up and George is a master of signage

0

Track

Not the best shot, but it shows off the color and details nicely

0

Nice light

You can see how spotlights warm up scenes.

0

All the Up and Downs

Again, I love the elevation changes. Go left and you go down a street - right and you go up hill.

0

Franklin

The streets are great. You get that curvy up and down New England feel right away.

0

Signs and more signs

George has a LOT of painted on signs all over the layout. Perhaps that's why he's so good at it!

0

Dovertown

You could look over this scene for a looong time. At least I could. Notice the differences in lighting here (you can see both the fluorescents and the floods).

0

Dovertown Elevated Line

See! he does run trains! A freight rumbles over the elevated line. The station in the bottom of the pic is a new addition- replacing the old burned down Fine Scale Miniatures small station

0

Dovertown

Lots of green breaks up the monopoly of red brick structures

0

Mini Scene

Lots of elevation changes for an urban area, which adds interest and breaks up scenes. Love the fixing the water main scene

0

South Manchester Station

The other end of the station. Lots of detail on the Honey Bee diner and the station platform

0

South Manchester Station

White Rose is a cool building with a lot of little additions. I love how the track disappears between buildings

0

Flash!

While not great for the mood, a flash shot reveals a lot. D. Rupp Inc. is a Magnuson building. I like the roof addition though

0

South Manchester REA

Love this whole scene. Its hard to beat the red brick/green trim color scheme. You can see the concrete also has a light rust colored tint

0

Trackwork!

Allen Keller had 2 F&SM tapes and on one George explained how he weathers track. Here's a look before ballast

0

More track

Another view

0

Rockwork

More outstanding rockwork

0

Chesterville

I wouldn't be surprised to see this area get more populated over time...

0

Swamp

This looks great - much better when viewed from a normal angle, but i wanted to get a good shot of the lily-pads and details

0

Coming soon

More under construction. Check out the Coke covered bridge at left - super cool!

0

Behind the scenes shot!

I love construction photos! Don't you?

0

Franklin Watchworkd finds a home

You can see how the kit diorama gets placed and then blended into the existing layout

0

Looking down the peninsula

You can see Belverton and into Franklin (and George)

0

Trackwork

Lots of variation in the track weathering. Check out the construction pics to see how he paints ties

0

Scenic Vistas!

Remove the plexi and you'd have an amazingly deep scenic vista. This is probably what George was thinking when he started removing buildings from Manchester

0

Franklin!

City on the hill. George moved back to mostly wood structures here

0

Concrete mountains

Look at all those huge buildings! This is before they started to disappear...

0

Bailey Produce

Another look at Bailey Produce (FSM Kit)

0

Look familiar?

This is close to the shot on the cover of George's book "The Fabulous Franklin & South Manchester". If you don;t have it; get it!

0

Old platform

Great track weathering, newspaper details, and wonderful old chipped up conrete

0

Dovertown Elevated

I love that the base for this elevated line is structures. This is a great FSM Brick casting from Chippy's

1

FSM ice platform at Colbert yard

The yard was called Colbert for awhile if I recall correctly, before becoming Fellsburg Yard

0

Trolley Line

The trolley scene is a great addition; its a little scene unto itself

0

Into the woods

George proves he can model more than structures. I was really impressed with the mountain scenery

0

And away she goes!

Into a tunnel...

0

Elevation changes make for interesting scenes

I like the elevation change between the tracks - it gives a perfect spot for some great rockwork

0

View to the mountains

This is a great view past Chesterville. The FSM sawmill and engine house look right at home here

0

Texture!

Lots of different textures make things interesting, as do the small details like the honk sign on the tunnel

0

Chesterville overhead

A good overhead shot showing the parking area near the previous scenes. Notice the concrete coloring and the fluid leaks form cars

0

Hiram Brothers

Another FSM kit ~ and a great one! Lots of textures and I love that brick wall

0

Chesterville Platform

I love the heck out of this scene. Great stone work and stairs, the sparse platform and shelter and the figures all tie it together

0

Passing frieght at Chesterville

Heads up on the Chesterville platform! A freight loops its way around on its way to Mayfield

0

Franklin Watchworks

The Watchworks diorama is all set in place, but the scenery hasn't been finished yet

0

Easy come - easy go!

Here's what's left of the scenic divider that used to run the middle of the peninsula. A cool look at George's construction.

0

Fellsburg Area

I love all the carefully placed junk placed behind this building

0

Franklin Watchworks

The Franklin Watchworks already found a home on the layout

0

Don't detail what wont be seen

After the mountain range came down George had to add detail to some building backs that he didn't originally bother with

0

Work in process

More construction photos

0

More construction

Sidewalks are cast I believe

0

Church

I love the church with its fancy windows and also how it sits lower than the road (from this view)

0

Going rural

Trains leaving Franklin soon end up in the rural sticks of Chesterville and Mayfield

0

Mayfield Tower

Here's a great construction pic - you can see how scenes come together.

0

Focus!

Enjoy the tiny area of focus in this photo. Early Digital Cameras!

0

Cross at your own risk

Outside Mayfield there's a delicate old bridge that should definitely not be driven over. I might risk walking it for a railfan photo of a passing freight though

0

Tunnel

This is back behind Burley Farm