News column - 1
June 2014:
The latest model railroad products, news & events
by Richard Bale and Jeff Shultz
Paul B. Scoles III, MMR
1943-2014
Paul Scoles passed away May 9 from com-
plications following surgery. Paul was
widely recognized in the model railroad
community as one of the most creative
scenery modelers in the hobby. He pur-
sued model railroading as an art form and
shared his philosophy and creative skills in numerous clinics,
videos, books, and in more than 70 published articles.
Paul was generous with his time and welcomed visitors to
view and operate his incomparable Sn3 Pelican Bay Railway &
Navigation Company layout in the basement of his home near
Seattle WA. Paul’s wife Cynthia, plans to keep her husband’s lay-
out available to his local operating group.
MRH-Jun 2014
