George’s passion for model railroading pushed him to become the expert modeler he is today. George Sellios has been operating Fine Scale Miniatures since May of 1967. Find out how many Kits George has made for his model railroading layouts and what he does to make sure his kits fit. George talks about how Paul Saulenas, a fellow modeler whom George believes is one of the finest model builders in the country, will take his kit and really do a job with it! Get a chance to see Paul’s very own rendition of George’s Fine Scale Kit 285 and some other remodeled kits he has built as well!
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