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Updated Novemebr 14th 2009. We have a new project in the shop, it will be there a long time as it is quite large. Scroll down to see the new addition to the Aiken Railroad Depot project.

N scale model railroad with a Tokyo theme.
We are just starting on this, much more to come.

N scale building in tokyo.

Roof detail.

Addition to HO Scale Layout previously built by CMR
Scale: HO

The layout is wired and ready for scenery and structures.

The turntable and roundhouse area.

The engine facility will include the coaling tower, machine shop, sand, water and ash.

Aiken South Carolina Railroad Museum Project
Scale: HO

CMR is building a series of model railroad dioramas for a new museum in Aiken South Carolina. Each diorama is roughly twenty square feet in size and represents scenes along the Southern Railway in 1916.There will be nine dioramas in all. Every structure will be built from the ground up and will be as accurate as possible. This will be a long project so you will see photos of this for quite a while.

We are currently finished with the towns of Aiken, Aiken "East", Blackville, Branchville, and Summerville photos are below. We still have some details to add. Under construction is Denmark, Saint Georges, Charleston and Hamburg.

If you click on the images you can download a larger image for your review. Please note these are quite large.

Charleston

Overall view of the diorama.

Station view.

Josiah Tennent House.

The station at Charleston South Carolina as it appeared in 1916

Hamburg

Overall view of the diorama.

Denmark

Overall view of the diorama

Saint Georges

Summerville

Summerville as it appeared in 1916. Note the park in the center of town and the brick paving in the streets.

Southern Railway station as it appeared in original paint scheme.

The post office and department store face the square.

Branchville

The Aul House.

The Merchant Hotel.

Aiken

It is a hot humid day in Aiken, the year is 1916. The tracks split with the foreground track in the "cut" and the other branching off towards the station.

The trolley line ends at the station.

Looking west on Park Avenue.

Looking east on Park Avenue towards Kershaw. The blue house still stands.

Blackville

Blackville looking towards town from the swamp.

Blackville station area.

Blackville looking towards the station from town.

Blackville back yards.

Blackville gardens.

Where the wealthy people lived, the brick building is the Shamrock Hotel.

The conical water tower is typical of those built in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Nice day for a swim!

Baltimore to Pittsburgh
Scale: HO
Size: 30' x 40'
Controls: DCC
Signaling: Oak Tree Systems

We have begun building structures and dioramas for this layout while we await room in our shop to begin the benchwork and for the county to approve building plans for its home.

Across the street from Mt. Roayal station sits the symphony hall. This will tie in beutifully with the other modern buildings on this layout.

Lots of LEDs light up this building.

This building is insane! We had the time (over 150 hours) so we super detailed every office and the lobby. There are over five hundred pieces of furniture and one hundred figures. Luckily the kids are out of school and could be recruited for this.

Here it is being assembled. Each floor was pre-assembled, lit and detailed prior to stacking. The columns and rods go all the way thru the building and hold it all together.

Modern buildings are the toughest to build, there is no room for error. We're pretty pleased with this one. It all lights up too.

Two major ship models have been built,a tramp bulk frieghter and a small modern container ship. No pirates please.

Each ship has approximatley 200 hours of work involved in it. The hulls are cast plaster and the superstructures are acrylic, plastic, metal and plaster. These will NOT be sold as kts, but as always everything is available custom built.

Camden Station will be one of three stations in Baltimore.

Majestic Towers
Scale: HO
Size: 6.625"x7.75"x33"tall

See this at the NMRA National Train Show in Hartford CT July 10-12. http://www.nationaltrainshow.org/2009/hartford.html

Bedroom size layout
Scale: HO
Size: 10' x 10'
Controls: DCC

This is a small layout that features a freight yard, engine facility, logging and mining operations as well as numerous industries. The client will be building the structures and adding details to the layout.

Another Really Tall Skyscraper
Scale: HO
Size: 48" Tall

The Gallatin Inn
Scale: N
Size: 9.5" x 4.5"

Midtown Apartments with Add-On Kits
Scale: HO
Size: 5"x6"x24"

This is our newest kit, hot off the machine. Order today!

A nice day for a swim...
Scale: HO
Size: 4"x4"x7"

Please check with your mom before you look at this...

East Coast Corridor in HO scale
Scale: HO
Size: 30' x 30'
Controls: DCC
Signalling: Oak Tree Systems

This layout is finished and installed in the client's house. Please visit the gallery page to see more photos. East Coast Corridor Layout.

Brewery
Scale: HO
Laser Cut Acrylic

This is a modified version of our HO scale kit that we have built for a client.

Tall City Buildings
Scale: HO
Size: 36" to 48" High
Laser Cut Acrylic

Here are a couple of buildings that we have finished recently, shorter versions will be available as kits later this year.

Tall N scale City Buildings Scale: N
Laser Cut Acrylic

Here are a couple of our N scale kits built up and detailed.

N Scale Substation

We have built a model of a Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. Sub-Station in N scale. Also included is an operator’s bungalow. These were located along the route in Montana.

Small East Coast Layout Scale: HO
Size: 10' x 10'
Controlls: DCC Signalling: Oak Tree Systems

This layout is completed and ready to install. There is a lot of railroad in a small space on this one.

Scale: O
Size: 10' x 10'
Controlls: Cab Control

Set in New Mexico this switching layout is a lot of fun to operate. This project has been delivered.

Union Station
Scale: HO
Size: 48"W x 10"D x 10"H tall

This is one of our favorite stations to build. It has large windows that allow you to see the fully detailed interior.

Judy's Jams & Jellies
Scale: HO
Size: 15.5"W x 5"D x X 7.75" tall

We have a client whose wife makes the most amazing jelly and jam. Whenever we stop by, we leave with a handful of jars and smiles on our faces. So we named a factory in her honor.

A Jelly factory? What were we thinking? Well... think of the possibilities, fresh fruit from the south, jars from the glass factory, labels and boxes from the printer, sugar from the refinery... sorry, no chemicals or preservatives here. And then it all goes back out as freight to the grocery wholesaler. That could be quite a bit of rail traffic.

This is scheduled to become a kit sometime next year. We will be making several kits to help transition from downtown to the warehouse district along the tracks.

Scale: HO
Size: About 36" tall
LED lighting

This is one of our favorite structures that we build. It lights up beautifully! You can click on the image for a larger image.