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[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]//-->OScaleTrainsCelebratingthe art of1:48 modelingMAGAZINEMar/Apr 2008uIssue #37Display until April 31, 2008US $6.95• Can $8.95www.goldengatedepot.com/FAX: (408) 904-5849NEW!PULLMAN 8-1-2 SLEEPERS IN ABSGolden Gate Depot is producing 8-1-2 Sleepers in ABS Plastic, in a limited road names. 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For more information concerning article preparationguidelines, please send an SASE to the above address andrequest our “Guide For Authors” or visit our website at: www.oscalemag.com.Cover:Entering the gateway of railway travel in NewYork’s Grand Central Terminal, taxis and passengersare ready to depart on Sandra Lloyd’s and DouglassSmith’s 20th Century Scenic Railroad. At the centertop of the main building is a replica of Jules Coutan’smythological statuary recreated by Bill Roth, a localsculpture artist. Photo by Dan Vargas.Centerspread:It’s busy at the engine terminal on NeilGibson’s railroad empire. In the foreground is a C&OGreenbrier (4-8-4) and a PRR M-1b (4-8-2), whilein the background sits a PRR K4. Models by Sunset.Photo by Scott Mann.Images of the Past...The Art and Artistry of Dan and Armando VargasPhoto 1: Grand Central Terminal in the New York City scene. The terminal building is an exact 1:48 replica of the prototype including all exterior and interiordetail. The structure was built from scratch by the Vargas brothers after extensive research of the prototype.Publisher’s note:Tiburon, Calif. —North of San Francisco and across the bayfrom Sausalito are two brothers, Dan and Armando Vargas, whocreate model railroad fine art in O Scale. The Vargas brotherswere brought to our attention by Scott Mann of Sunset/3rd Rail.Several other magazines proposed articles to the Vargas brothersbut they chose OST because of our emphasis on art, craftsman-ship and model building. We were fortunate to get an interviewwith Dan during his busy schedule, along with some photos oftheir fine work. We’re showing two layouts in particular. The 3-Rail scale layout belongs to Sandra Lloyd and Douglass Smith.The 2-Rail layout belongs to C. O. “Neil” Gibson. Photos in thisarticle were provided by Scott Mann and Dan Vargas.How they StartedDan and Armando became fascinated with trains through theinfluence of their father. After the Korean War, the senior Vargasgot a job in South San Francisco at the Bethlehem Steel Companyas a bridge crane operator, loading heavy steel into gondolas andonto flats. At that time, the Espee was in its steam to Diesel transi-tion, so Mr. Vargas was witness to both kinds of motive power, anSP 0-6-0 was assigned to switching at the steel plant.On his days off, he would take his sons to see trains switchingat the yards, or go to a passenger terminal to watch trains arrivingand departing. One early memory Dan recalled was in 1968 atWebster Park in Oakland, California. An SP 4-6-2, #2467, was ondisplay with three passenger cars, one of which was an observa-tion car. The park caretaker was living in the car and offered togive the Vargases a tour of the car. During that tour Dan recallsseeing a Walthers O Scale Pullman model.Dan’s next memory was of a 1971 visit to the SP terminal at3rd and Townsend in San Francisco where he watched FM Train-masters pulling commuter cars.Dan says his dad bought some Lionel trains early on. Hestarted with a Lionel Hudson and later added a GP-9 in Boston& Maine livery. They built a layout using Super-O track for morerealism. Eventually, the brothers amassed a collection of Lionel“name” trains.But, the turning point for them came with a visit to the EastBay Model RR Club in the mid-1970s. On entering the clubvenue, Dan noticed a Max Gray UP Big Boy in a wooden caseand he never forgot that sight. From that point on, Dan and hisbrother were dyed-in-the-wool 2-Railers. Their first 2-Rail loco-motive was a US Hobbies SP MT-4, 4-8-2, followed soon thereaf-ter by a Westside B&O EM-1. The rest, as they say, is history.their Approach to Layout buildingBoth Dan and his brother were fascinated with O Scale mod-els, but they were disappointed that most of the layouts they vis-ited did not have any scenery, just lots of operation. They realizedtheir true passion was in creating complete scenes (dioramas) forthe trains to run through. In a way, it harkens back to Frank Elli-son’s theory that the trains are “actors” on a “stage”. The Vargasbrothers love building the stage and its scenery.Their goal is to help other people realize the goals for theirown model railroads. When working with a client, the Vargasestake stock of what the client already has on-hand, what they’dlike the end result to be, and do a lot of one-on-one communica-tion. Usually, their clients have already amassed a great deal ofinformation and done a lot of research. They take all of this into4 • O Scale Trains - Mar/Apr ’08account when creating a design. The result is a one-of-a-kindmodel railroad.The brothers use every trick in the book: backdrops, mirrors,indirect-lighting, forced-perspective, and more, to create theircomplete miniature scenes.The Vargases call their company Images of the Past and theycan be reached by phone at 510-334-0870 or 415-676-7254.Bear in mind, however, their services are in great demand andthey are very busy.Next, we take a brief tour of the two layouts.The owners of the 20th Century Scenic RR are Sandra Lloyd,a writer, and Douglass Smith, a retired businessman and art-ist. Sandra and Doug have had the pleasure of experiencingtrain travel across the U.S. and around the world, riding suchname trains as theDaylight,theSuper Chief,the20th Century,and even theOrient Express.After seeing how the couple hadfurnished and decorated their home, the Vargas brothers knewthe couple would want a model railroad that would reflectPhoto 2: Looking down on the train shed of Grand Central Terminal.their real railroad travel experiences, i.e., vignettes with scenicpanoramas.The challenges in building the 20th Century were notinsignificant. The lower level of the house, where the layoutwould be built, had five large concrete supports that wouldeither have to be avoided or removed. Also, the ceiling heightwas only 74”, rather than the standard 96”. To compensate forthe lack of headroom and give the illusion of more height, thelayout was started at a lower than normal level. This meansthe layout is seen from a bird’s-eye view, looking down intoeach scene.The layout is composed of six scenes. These are:(1) New York — This vignette incorporates the NYC’s GrandCentral Terminal (shown on the cover and in Photos 1, 2, 3 and4), Times Square, the Metropolitan Opera House, the BrooklynBridge, the Astor Hotel, the Biltmore Hotel, the Chrysler Build-ing, The Empire State Building, Ebbets Field, plus many otherstructures circa 1930-1950.(2) Yosemite — This scene (Photos 5, 6 and 7) includes theYosemite auto entry tunnel, Yosemite Valley with campsites, ElPortal lumber and sawmill; plus such notable Yosemite featuresPhoto 3: Building such an iconic structure as Grand Central Terminal, the clientsas El Capitan, the North Dome, Half Dome, and a working water-decided it should include all its details, both interior and exterior. Here is thefall. The scene also incorporates many rock climbing figures.interior vaulted roof being detailed per the prototype.(3) Colorado — Points of interest here arean Aspen ski resort with a working ski lift,snowsheds over the tracks, an old westerntown, and Leadville (Photo 8), Colorado, withyard and engine facilities.(4) Pebble Beach — This scene highlightsthe Pebble Beach golf course, plus a smallcoastal community with a lighthouse andmany cypress trees (Photo 9).(5) Big Sur — The view here is of coastalHighway 1 crossing Bixby Bridge and the BigSur waterfall into the Pacific Ocean (Photo 9).(6) Hollywood — The Hollywood sceneincludes the Capital Record building, Grau-man’s Chinese Theater, Rodeo Drive, theRoosevelt Hotel, Mel’s Drive-In: a workingdrive-in movie theater, and The Barris BrothersKustomizing Shop.Photo 4: The clients have a sense of humor, too. Hereis another view of the New York scene. In the photoare Superman exiting the Daily Planet building andKing Kong on top of the Empire State Building. In thebasement of Grand Central Terminal is the secret hideoutof Superman’s arch nemesis Lex Luthor.the 20th Century Scenic railroad — Hi-railMar/Apr ’08 - O Scale Trains • 5 [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]