Introduction to the Franklin & South Manchester Layout (Part 2)
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Host Allen Keller visits the fabulous Franklin & South Manchester Railroad of George Sellios for a second time. Now, George has more than doubled the size of the layout with the addition of Dovertown and Bedford Falls. See the major advancements in this Part 2 Series. Join us, won’t you!
For many years, George Sellios has been famous in the world of model railroading for his intricately detailed and high-quality structures. Followers of his products began to wonder when they’d ever get to see behind the scenes of one of his layouts, and friends, the day has finally arrived. When this segment was filmed, George was still in the process of constructing his spectacular three-year-old layout, but Allen was blown away by what he saw. George’s first attempt at an HO scale layout was off to a rip-roaring start in Manchester, the starting point on the railroad already filled with more than 150 of those superbly decorated structures we’ve come to expect from the expert. Come along as we explore the F&SM for a second time and get a peek at some of George’s new additions!
If you haven’t seen or experienced Vol. 02: Franklin & South Manchester – Part 1, be sure to check that series out before diving into this Part 2.
This is the fabulous Franklin in South Manchester of George Sellios. Now George has more than double the size of the layout, with the addition of Dovertown and Bedford Falls. Dovertown is similar to Manchester with massive buildings, but Bedford Falls is a small town with two or three story wooden buildings. In the new section, the most notable difference is the mountain range. George considers the F&SM to be a fantasy world of model railroading. He doesn't try to capture any particular prototype, locomotive, or building, he goes for the overall effect, with an exaggerated emphasis on detail. Actually, the railroad resembles what the 1930s would have looked like if designed by a talented model maker. Hi. I'm Allen Keller, and this is George Sellios, the man who has created the fabulous Franklin in South Manchester. Allen welcome back to the F&SM. The layout is much larger than when you were here in 1988. Well I'm certainly looking forward to seeing all the new work, George. Great. The Franklin and South Manchester was started in 1984, and when finished, it will be 23 by 42 feet. George uses flux track with a minimum radius of 30 inches. The F&SM is famous for the amount of fantastic detail George has lavished on it. When we did Great Model Railroads Volume Two, only the Manchester segment was finished. George had plans to build Dovertown, the mountain peninsula, and the final scene of Franklin. Well, now much of that is done. The last peninsula is still bench work. Franklin will be built here. The middle peninsula has Bedford falls in Fellsburg Yard. And on the first peninsula, Dovertown with its huge urban buildings is completed.
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