Old fashioned model making - an N scale NAR GP9…

I love creating models of locomotives and rolling stock. Whilst most aspects of railway modelling appeal, it is the story telling through lead actors that is my favourite pastime…This has, over the years, led to an eclectic mix of scales, gauges and prototypes. The latest is Canadian N scale and here, I’m reminded of my early H0 exploits 30 years ago - taking ‘standard’ American models and making them more distinctly Canadian with a smattering of details and fresh paint.Dawson Creek, ex NAR, August 1999.John Rushton photo.I have a soft spot for the Northern Alberta Railway. A joint CN/CP owned operation for many years it ran north of Edmunton over several hundred miles of slightly secondary and deeply branchline rails, reaching to the edge of Western settlement. I have stood on the rails at Dawson Creek long before I knew about the beautifully painted GP9s that roamed these rails - but once I discovered them, I have long yearned to create something in miniature. Initial thoughts in H0…