My name is Frank Joyce. I have been enjoying this great hobby and its people for almost 20 years. My HO scale, 8' x 10' urban-themed, waterfront model railroad is based on memories of growing up in The Bronx, NY. Among the features are a kit-bashed apartment building (exact replica of the one I grew up in), kit-bashed structures, elevated subway line, electrified pier, apron and carfloat for operations, archaeological dig site, bridges, tugs, and a static built-in diorama of an underground subway station, under the streets. I use interchangeable dioramas to change the appearance of the layout, and for photos I can change trains and vehicles to change the year being modeled. Mostly I keep the layout set in late Fall in the late 1950's.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/user/memoriesinscale

Articles:

http://rrmodelcraftsman.com/boomertrail/cm_boomer_aug2011.php

http://rrmodelcraftsman.com/boomertrail/cm_boomer_sep2012.php

http://www.trainlife.com/articles/157/part-i-modeling-memories-of-the-bronx

http://www.trainlife.com/articles/158/part-ii-modeling-memories-of-the-bronx

http://www.trainlife.com/articles/159/layout-the-bronx-in-a-basement

Photos: Walthers HO catalog "Magic of Model Railroading" section 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015. Railroad Model Craftsman magazine May 2013, pg 91.

1:87 vehicle photos: http://www.1/87vehicles.org search photo archive under Frank Joyce