Layouts - Wazoo

This is a presentation of a few layouts/vehicles Bill Wilson from California built. They are added here to common request. Bill has no website of his own and the Gn15.info site has been down for a long time (even if back online now).

wazoo

All info used by permission from Bill Wilson August 2007.

Wazoo Island exist in three different versions, which of the third was the last Bill was working on. The second is the most famous.

/Henrik Laurell, August 2007


Steve Bennett wrote:

Bringing this one back up again, as Henrik has added more photo´s.

It may seem a little strange that he has made an archive of Bill´s photo´s but there is a good reason. Bill doesnt use a computer to access the web, all his posting/reading is done through his TV. The system he uses has no memory as such, so once the photo´s had been sent, he retained no record of them. The Yahoo groups they were posted to, also kept no archive of pics attached to messages, so once again, no lasting record of them. Thankfully, most have survived, by people like Henrik who saved them as they were posted. It would be a real shame if these had been lost, the Wazoo Island is so full of inspiration and the modelling is a joy to see.



Bill Wilson died at February 19th 2009. Our ranks are one less. Truly, a good soul and a grand model railroader.

/Henrik February 2009.

Wazoo Island, First version

Bill explains a bit about the first version of wazoo he did. May 17, 2012 : Bill explains a bit about the first version of wazoo he did.

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Wazoo Island, The Wazoo Gets A Pier

These pictures were originally part of an article Bill had on the Gn15.info site. It shows the second version layouts pier. May 17, 2012 : These pictures were originally part of an article Bill had on the Gn15.info site. It shows the second version layouts pier.

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Wazoo Island, Second Wazoo, page 1

Bill explains a bit about the second version. May 17, 2012 : Bill explains a bit about the second version.

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Wazoo Island, Second Wazoo, page 2

second page of second wazoo. May 17, 2012 : second page of second wazoo.

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Wazoo Island, 7/8th scale

These are a couple of 7/8in scale models Bill made. May 17, 2012 : These are a couple of 7/8in scale models Bill made.

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Wazoo Island, Nuevo Wazoo Ry.

Wazoo #3: This is the third and last Wazoo Bill made. This version is in On2-1/2 scale (1:48 on 16.5mm HO tracks) and is a ´re-hash´ of the original Wazoo. May 17, 2012 : Wazoo #3: This is the third and last Wazoo Bill made. This version is in On2-1/2 scale (1:48 on 16.5mm HO tracks) and is a ´re-hash´ of the original Wazoo.

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