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Ken Kirkwood
Posted by MidlandPacific on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 7:44 PM

I have seen a few pictures of his work from time to time, and always enjoyed it- he's a very talented modeler whose era is pre-WWI, my favorite.  This month's Trackside Photos has a great shot, what Malcolm Furlow once called, "The train as supporting actor."  In this case, it's the crowd seeing off a newly elected Senator on his way to DC.  It's a classic whistle stop tour pose: the Senator and wife on the observation platform, a crowd in period clothes, Model Ts everywhere.  The car looks like one of the old Westerfield Yellow Kid cars.  

Hoping MR runs more of his stuff- I have seen a few picture, and an article on modeling a scene, but hopefully we'll get to see more.

http://mprailway.blogspot.com

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Posted by Steven Otte on Friday, December 9, 2016 9:11 AM

We can only run the photos people send us. Smile

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Posted by MidlandPacific on Sunday, December 11, 2016 8:56 AM

Not meant as a criticism, just appreciative feedback.  Guy's a great modeler.  I have seen some pictures in the Walthers catalogue, a few years back, and quite apart from the models and the ability to compose a scene, his skill with Western scenery is striking.

http://mprailway.blogspot.com

"The first transition era - wood to steel!"

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