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Ben Braithwaite Open House

 

 

 

Ben held his open house on Saturday, July 27 with the help of his family, friends, and the management of the Princeton Pines Apartment Community on Forest Avenue in Portland.

MGRS visitors included Terry & Sue Norton, Dennis & Agnes Farrell, Ben & Sophia Braithwaite along with Ben's grandson Josi, Pat & Carl Churchill, Paul & Rachel Corbett, Peter Richards Mark Christopher and Sam Carr.

Setup started at 8am with a G Scale layout and a special visit from the Richards Family Parade Trailer. The layout had loops running diesel, steam, Eggliners and trolley reversing line. Trains started running around 9:30.

There was food for everyone include cold drinks for a hot day, and muffins for early arrivals. Lunch started around noon with hot dogs, hamburgers and chicken from the grill. Sophia was cooking special dishes during and after lunch. Princeton Pines management  provided cold sandwiches, drinks and dessert for all along with toys and games for the kids.

More residents came out for lunch and stayed during the afternoon.
Terry trained a series of young engineers how to operate the trains while others made a game of putting wood chips into a gondola during stops until we shut down at 4pm.

Trolley and Freight Lines on the Layout

Steam, Eggliners and Thomas/Percy Lashup

 

 



The parade trailer has three tracks with two tunnels and an elevated line. It ran on a small generator but uses battery power during a parade



Elevated Lined with Working Fountain



 

Mainline Passenger Train and Freight Line

Farmhouse by Amish Carpenter

Ben's neighbor Bill Chabot shot an aerial video of the event using his camera drone. Click on the link below to view the video.

Aerial Video of Ben's Open House


Thanks to the Churchills and Nortons for bringing tables, and to Norman Waycott for his tent top for shade on a warm day.

The next MGRS layout and parade trailer appearance will be at the Mill Field Festival in North Berwick on Saturday, August 16th

 

 

 





 

 

More pics from Annual Meeting

Received some more pictures from meeting

G Scale Operating Display in the Moxie Festival 2019 Parade

The 2019 Moxie Festival took place in Lisbon Falls, Maine on July 12, 13, nd 14. The parade on Saturday morning is one of the most popular events.

This year Peter, Diane, and Paul Richards brought their family's G Scale Train Display to the parade. Battery operated locomotives run on several tracks, and there are both a farm and a working fountain.

Here are some pictures from the parade.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MGRS 2019 Annual Meeting

The July annual meeting was one of the best. The venue was moved to the shaded area near the treeline and it was cooled by a mild breeze.
Dave Blue cooked hamburgers and hotdogs and the table next to him was covered with salads, beans, desserts and other foods.
The auction moved swiftly and the meeting at the end closed the event.
The entire Board of Directors was re-elected.

Setup for MGRS Annual Outing/Meeting Changed from Friday to Thursday at 9am

Setup for the Annual Outing has been changed to Thursday 7/11 at 9am due to the weather forecast for  Friday.  Any help  would be appreciated.

MGRS Trains at The Mill Field Festival on Saturday, August 17

MGRS will make its 4^th appearance at the Mill Field Festival in North Berwick on Saturday August 17. The 34’ long x 16’ wide layout will be on a platform under a tent top.

Setup starts at 8am on Friday, August 16. On Saturday trains will run from 10am-4pm with buttons to press and chances for kids to be a train engineer. The festival takes place at 14 Market St, North Berwick, ME 03906. Please stop by for all day trains, fun and food. The Richards Family Trailer with its operating G-Scale Display will again be in the morning parade.