Lomax Depot Model built by Charlie Duckworth.

Charlie Duckworth's Structures of the Bagnell, Missouri Branch

Charlie has had a relationship with the railroad he loves, long before the MPHS even existed.

In April 1974, Charlie took a job on the MoPac working as a trackman on the Western District's tie gang based out of Hoisington, Kansas. It was hard work under the sweltering prairie sun for the young college student. It was only to be temporay summer job, but he stayed on with the railroad and has quite a many tales to tell from those years.

You can read much more of Charlie's own personal recollections - he wrote the excellent "Taking a Motorcar to Work" for the Summer 2002 Eagle, soon available through the MPHS Store.

Depot Modeling Inspiration
"I worked in and around Lomax in 1974 while on the Mopac's M/W department.  Lomax was not an agency but was still open for the B&B, signalmen and MoW gangs to talk to the dispatchers or operators through a company telephone.  

"For the shingles I used a product from American Model Builders.  I painted them a base coat of medium grey then dusted them with a black, white and brown paint to get a grainy effect.  When you put them down on the building they standout due to the variation in colors.  The end pieces are the shingles wrapped over an Evergreen round styrene shape."

Lomax, Kansas Station
This depot was located on the Missouri Pacific mainline where the Topeka branch went north. This HO scale model shows how the depot would have looked in the 1930's throught the 1950's when Mopac painted their stations Colonial Yellow with brown trim. Building was still in use in 1974.

Missouri Pacific station at Russellville, Missouri
This large depot was located at Russellville, Missouri on the line between Jefferson City and Bagnell, Missouri. Russellville is 16 miles south of Jefferson City. The original 16' x 40' depot at some point had it's freight room enlarged which became the 16' x 64' depot shown here in later years. This HO scale model was built by Charlie Duckworth.

Missouri Pacific station at Russellville, Missouri
Left quarter view.

Missouri Pacific station at Russellville, Missouri
Right corner view.

Missouri Pacific station at Russellville, Missouri
Back perspective.

Missouri Pacific Pump House
HO scale model of a Missouri Pacific pump house. Struture is painted in Missouri Pacific colors of Colonial Yellow with brown trim. Model by Charlie Duckworth

Missouri Pacific Pump House
Back perspective.

American Model Builders Missouri Pacific Water Tank
This is a HO model of American Model Builder's Missouri Pacific water tank. Structure is finished in Mopac's engine facility colors of red and black. Black reinforcement bands were airbrushed black and rust color before applying on the tank.
White artist pencil was used to show chemical's leaking between the boards. Model by Charlie Duckworth

American Model Builders Missouri Pacific Water Tank
Another view.