Wiscasset, Trevino & Western website

[jonnyci]

Does anyone have any updated information on this layout and the website?

www.trevinocircle.com no longer takes you to the impressive layout (imho)

Thanks
Jon

[ereimer]

is this the same site ?

 

http://trevinocircle.net 

 

[lvanhen]

I believe there was a western layout spread in one of the mags a few years ago - some realy great stuff!!

[rolleiman]

The original layout was torn down and sold off a few years ago. About the time the readily avalable On30 stuff came into the scene.

[CNJ831]

Does anyone have any updated information on this layout and the website?

www.trevinocircle.com no longer takes you to the impressive layout (imho)

Thanks
Jon

While a new URL has already been provided you for this layout, let me offer some further background and update.

Indeed, this is James Powell's work and he once had intentions of creating quite a large layout (~20'x50'), although only a portion was ever more-or-less completed. Quite some time back, he and I exchanged ideas regarding the pike. The builder indicated that it was supposed to represent eastern New England in the 1960's. However, in my opinion it in no way actually resembles that region during that particular period, rather being more in the imaginative Depression Era style of George Sellios. After some discussion, we settled on Jim's style as being essentially classified as "scale caricature", a term he went on to employ himself in describing the layout (and a term that has come into some general usage in the hobby since).

Jim moved to the West Coast a few years back and just before doing so, attempted to sell off the WT&W in sections. Only the almost finished ubran portion (virtually a stand-alone layout) sold and for considerably less money than most had anticipated considering the level of quality and impressive craftsmanship the layout exhibited (once again pointing out how little salability even quality, finished, layouts have).

Fast forward to today and we find the one section of the layout that did sell turning up for sale again by the new owner on eBay last week. With a starting figure of $5,000 it did not gain even a single bid. And I honestly don't expect it will sell in the future unless the price drops significantly.

Incidentally, Jim recently lost ownership to the URL name of the site you posted and this explains why you could no longer find the layout. It has reappeared under the new URL already cited. 

CNJ831 

 

 

[jonnyci]

www.trevinocirle.net is no longer a working site either.  It's a shame, I really did enjoy the photos and the work that was done.