Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery the old saying says, so imagine my surprise this morning when Jeff Boudreau from the Drummondville Railway Modellers Association (AMFD) wrote to tell me they had almost completed their version of the Drummondville VIA station based on my sets of drawings and 3D printed parts.
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| Drummondville station almost done (credit: AMFD) |
Many years ago, I scratchbuilt that very station for a friend as a personal challenge. Intricate brick work, custom details, very large size, etc. It was a beast to build and when finished, the AMFD members certainly wanted it... or should I say, a copy of it. Back then, I sent them my modelling notes from my blog and 3D printed parts. They have a few very talented builders in their club, but it seems the task was quickly seen as a pretty involved project and was put rightly so on the back burner. They had measured the building just in case, but the time wasn't right to move forward. At that point, I thought their project was DOA but never underestimate modellers who need their signature piece.
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| Marcel Haché working on his masterpiece (credit: AMFD) |
Fast forward few years and Marcel Haché, as I did many years ago, took up the challenge and tackled the beast. Not only did he do a fantastic job, but he also managed to fool me believing for a few seconds it was my own station. The colors, the details, the way it was assembled and even the blinds in the windows! He outdid himself and I'm really glad that the club now has the centerpiece it always wanted. On a side note, I'm pretty sure Marcel modelled the interior because Jeff Boudreau once told me they had surveyed the partition walls in case their would replicate the station in HO.
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| The station on the layout (credit: AMFD) |
That was probably the most fantastic early Christmas gift I could hope for!!
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