George Sellios’s Franklin & South Manchester Railroad

The Franklin & South Manchester is one of those layouts model railroaders have long waited to see. It's the creation of professional model builder George Sellios. George is the owner of Fine Scale Miniatures, a kit manufacturer with a reputation for high quality, super detailed structures. For years, I've heard modelers say, "His kits are great, if only he'd build a layout." Well, he has, and it's his first, but what a first time effort. All the craftsmanship found in the kits is here in this layout. And one of the most amazing things about the layout, it's only three years old. Welcome, I'm Allen Keller. This is George Sellios, the creator of this masterpiece. Hi. George, how did you build so much in such a short time? Well, Allen, I had a tremendous desire to create a miniature world. Well, I'm ready for a closeup tour of the Franklin & South Manchester. The HO scale Franklin & South Manchester is located in the shop of Fine Scale Miniatures. When finished, it will occupy an area 23 feet by 42 feet. The bench work and track are ready for the anticipated expansion. When completed, Dovertown will be a large industrial city with rundown factories and canals. Fellsberg on the peninsula will host a big yard. The main line will double back toward Dovertown over a long series of bridges, then disappear into the floor-to-ceiling mountains before reaching Franklin, where the main passenger terminal will be built. The finished portion, the city of Manchester, is 22 feet by seven feet. Since Manchester is the principal city, it was started first, and since George loves structures, it was a natural. Manchester has 150 structures. They are the scenery.