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2017 Bicentennial Project
The Raub Hotel in between Lake and Church Streets.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Mike Brinola has built a truly modular frame so that the layout can be easily disassembled and reassembled. This will enable the club to move the layout around throughout the entire Bicentennial Year.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Initial Cutting of the Foam Board that will be attached to the Layout Foundation.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Trimming the Foam Sheets to fit the Frame.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Foam Cutout for Carverton Road Trestle and Harris Hill Road.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Establishing the Track Locations.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Establishing Track Location for Opening in Scenic Wall.
2017 Bicentennial Project
More Track Planning.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Laying Down the Track Bed.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Laying Down the Track.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Etching out the creek beds for Toby Creek.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Etching out the blocks that are the Harris Hill Road Bridge.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Final sanding for the Harris Hill Road Bridge.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road Bridge in place.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Adding layers of foam to build up Harris Hill Road.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Trimming the foam to form the hills and slopes.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road continues to grow.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The track bed continues including the wooden quick connect/disconnect plates for disassembly and portability.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The area that will depict a winter scene where the Ice Industry will be displayed.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Small bridge over Toby Creek.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Mini replica of the Natona Mills (currently the Twin Stacks Center).
2017 Bicentennial Project
This area will represent the ice industry, Harveys Lake.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Painting the scenery.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Painting the scenery.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Landscaping the hills.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Landscaping the hills.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Landscaping the hills.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road and part of the Carverton Road Trestle foundation blocks and three different tree types.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Making the shrubbery and bushes. Mike takes a piece of furnace filter and stretches it out.
2017 Bicentennial Project
He sprays Flat Black Paint as the first step.
2017 Bicentennial Project
He then sprays Hair Spray, of all things, to get a sticky surface.
2017 Bicentennial Project
He then sprinkles the greenery onto the fibers.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Here's the finished bush.
2017 Bicentennial Project
An example of its placement on a layout.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road with trees removed and now adding foliage and downed branches.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road with trees re-installed and grass around the house.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Other side of Carverton Road with foliage. You can see the footings for the Trestle.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Creating the Carverton Road Trestle from scratch.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Mike made a jig (background) that allows the gluing of the various sized towers needed to support the tracks.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The wide piece (center) goes over Carverton Road. You can see a temporary bridge at the top of these pieces.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Finishing the Carverton Trestle placement in the layout.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The first engine going over the newly installed Carverton Road Trestle.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The first engine going over the newly installed Carverton Road Trestle.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Harris Hill Section and the Carverton Road Trestle.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Downtown Dallas is taking shape.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Dallas Downtown Closeup.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Original Agway and Lumber Mill in the Background.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Lumber Mill in place before landscaping.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill Road taking shape.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Downtown Dallas with more Buildings.
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Harris Hill finished.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Natona Mills (mini Twin Stacks Center), finished.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harris Hill finished.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Downtown Dallas continues to grow.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Lumber Mill, Grist Mill, original Agway and some downtown buildings.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Aerial view of Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Downtown Dallas, the old gas station and the Miner's Bank (Now Citizen's Bank).
2017 Bicentennial Project
Another aerial view of Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Trolley Station.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Ice Processing Plant at Harvey's Lake showing the ice being extracted and stored in the Ice House.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harvey's Lake Ice House. The Ice Box Car is ready to bring blocks of ice down to Philly and up to NYC.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Getting the ice blocks up the escalator.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harvesting the blocks of ice.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Another aerial view of Downtown Dallas. Notice the Trolley Line is starting to come together with the line poles.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Downtown Dallas.
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Trolley Line.
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The Carverton Road Trestle and the Trolley Line.
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Trestle and Trolley.
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Trolley heading past the lumber mill.
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Little Engine dumping the logs for the lumber mill.
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Lumber Mill in Dallas - Up Close
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Traffic in Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
We were pleased to accommodate almost two hundred people at our two open houses. The kids of all ages loved it!!
2017 Bicentennial Project
The flow was constant as was the fun.
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Natona Mills.
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Busy Downtown Dallas.
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Look before you cross!!
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harveys Lake scene finished.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Harveys Lake Scene, another angle.
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Ready to Pick Up some Ice for Delivery.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Yet to be built by Mike B., the Raub Hotel. Will be the crowning touch of Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
WOW!! The Raub Hotel. Mike Brinola has completed the First Phase . This will indeed be the crowning touch of Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
WOW!! The Raub Hotel. Phase Two, the painting has begun!
2017 Bicentennial Project
Here it is!! Phase Three - Front - Completed and ready for installation.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Here it is!! Phase Three - Back - Completed and ready for installation.
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Here it is!! The Raub Hotel in place!
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The Main Intersection of Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The Natona Mills Ariel View.
2017 Bicentennial Project
Getting Busy Downtown.
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Main Street Dallas comes Alive!
2017 Bicentennial Project
Busy Downtown Dallas.
2017 Bicentennial Project
The IOOF Building (now Fino's Pharmacy) across from the Raub Hotel.
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Special thanks and recognition to Mike Brinola, the visionary, artist and driving force behind the Bicentennial Project. Mike has spent many hundreds of hours on this project and we thank him for his leadership and teaching.
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