Westcott may not be a large town, but it's big enough to warrant passenger service, in the form of the Bona Vista RR's rickety old...can watch Trains.com Video Contributing Editor Gerry Leone build this HO scale scene -- and the whole town -- on his "Spaces...QR code at right. Scan this QR code to watch Gerry Leone's "Spaces to Places" series on Trains.com. A pair of Erie Lackawanna

CTT * 12/01/2019 * 4C * 1 PG Spaces to Places V Gerry Leone's Spaces to Places rolls on! He's back to build out yet another...portion of scenery just outside the city limits of Westcott. Then he's 'Back on Track' for laying down the rails and...mainline curve! Be sure to follow along with Gerry's efforts in this and the next few videos to see how the site

to get your perfect start in the hobby. Host Gerry Leone may be dangerously close to finish- ing the town of Westcott, but he's still found plenty more to do with scenery, structures

articles by legendary hobby pioneers Linn Westcott, John Allen, John A r m s t r o n g , Frank Ellison, and Al Kalmbach...to achieve MMR(r). Boy, was I wrong! (Gerry Leone, MMR(r) #346, requested that I include the story of my wrong

put more space between population centers. As Gerry Leone said in Model Railroad Planning 2017, "spaces between places...room size, and Model Railroader editor Linn Westcott liked the idea. Model Railroader's Jim Hediger then

among other topics, given by legends such as Linn Westcott, Paul Mallery, and Ed Ravenscroft. In a few months, a much...e-mail: vpadmin@nmra.org VP-Special Projects--Gerry Leone, MMR, HLM (HO, Z) 5201 Mayview Road Minnetonka, MN 55345 H: 952-334-3445

ing the legendary John Allen, MR editor Linn Westcott, and Gazette publisher Bob Brown, MMR. It was a successful...e-mail: vpadmin@nmra.org VP-Special Projects--Gerry Leone, MMR, HLM (HO, 2) 5201 Mayview Road Minnetonka, MN 55345 H: 952-334-3445

tour A freelanced factory for the town of Westcott Frequent MR contributor Gerry Leone scratchbuilt this trackside industry for his HO scale...in the Online Extras box to download a PDF of Gerry's plans. Bonus video for subscribers In this video Gerry gives Model Railroader subscribers a tour of the town...Westcott on his layout. The MR&T heritage fleet MREXTRA Get roster shots of each locomotive Following the lead of prototype

real estate that is often times wasted. By Gerry Leone * Photos by the author Situating a town in these spaces seemed...and build the two main blocks of the town of Westcott to include these foreground structures. They're about...how building and road- way placement help unify Westcott. While the foreground buildings on Gerry Leone's HO scale Bona Vista RR attract the most attention, it's

many of which I've shared in the following pages. Gerry Leone lives with his wife, Renay in Excelsior, Minn., and is creative...on ModelRailroader.com Subscribers can watch Gerry Leone's video tour of downtown Westcott on his Bona Vista RR by following the link in the Online...structures, make up a big portion of downtown Westcott, a small town on Gerry Leone's HO scale Bona Vista RR. In this article, Gerry shares how he added interior and exterior details to give

TOWNS STEPBYSTEP In roughly 26 square inches, Gerry Leone added a town square to Westcott on his HO scale Bona Vista RR. Photos by the author Simple...model rail- roading hero, Linn Westcott) turned out to be a project in itself. In reality, it was...Registered users can watch an interview with Gerry from the 2012 National Train Show in Grand Rapids, Mich

towns. Three of those stories were written by Gerry Leone, whose Bona Vista RR has been the subject of several how-to...readers will quickly realize that Gerry's town is named after former Model Railroader editor Linn...Westcott. Linn was a hobby innovator, and his role at Model Railroader allowed him to publicize his ideas and techniques. He

DIGITALMR Tour the town of Westcott MREXTRA >> Visit us online for more Subscriber Extras...video Frequent Model Railroader contributor Gerry Leone shares his tips for modeling a small town on page 36. He also...Associate editor Cody Grivno caught up with Gerry last summer at the National Train Show. He talks about his

background buildings and small-town streets by Gerry Leone 42 Making the most of modern buildings How to model mundane...p.68 24 On the cover: The local pulls up to Westcott Depot on Gerry Leone's HO scale Bona Vista RR. Gerry tells how he built the town in three articles this issue...Gerry Leone photo IN EVERY ISSUE 6 Digital MR The latest features on

and details to a diesel p.68 Learn how author Gerry Leone built the town of Westcott starting on page 30 $7.99 0 3 V o l . 8 0 * I s s u e 3 0 7 4 4 7 0 4 6 7

on kitbashing an HO scale parlor car, Gerry Leone's town-building methods...with influen- tial former MR editor Linn Westcott, taped in 1977. All readers can go to our Web site and watch

all appear to be buena vistas. GMR >>Meet Gerry Leone_ Gerry Leone is a senior writer for a Minneapolis advertising agency...Besides working on his layout, Gerry edits the National Model Railroad Association Thousand...in the September 2007 issue of Model Railroader. Gerry and his wife Renay - who's a master gardener and quilter - have

Tank Car an Osborn, Collinsville, 11 erry Leone, Excelsior, MN ..C&NW Single Sheathed Boxcar #147388...1 Sam Swanson, Cincinnati, OH Car Shop 2 Gerry Leone, Excelsior, MN Westcott Depot ONR Sand House 3 Dale Sproule, Calgary, Alberta