Thoughts on Architecture & Model Building
Posted by Thomas A. Yorke on 6/2/2026 to
Thoughts on Architecture & Model Building by Thomas Yorke
Thoughts
on Architecture & Model Building
Thomas A. Yorke
This is my first column
and I hope it will be informative both from an historical aspect to ideas that
can be incorporated into your own
About Thomas A. Yorke
Posted by Thomas A. Yorke on 5/18/2026 to
Thoughts on Architecture & Model Building by Thomas Yorke
Thomas A. Yorke BIO I started my love of model railroading in 1950 (four years old) when I received a Marx wind-up train set from Santa. Later, in 1974, I started my kit building business, Thomas A. Yorke Ent. I noticed a
Jim's Thoughts About the M. Spillane Building Kit
Posted by Jim and Anna Cleveland on 4/4/2024 to
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From Jim’s Workbench: We are fast approaching the shipping date for the new M. Spillane Building kit which is designed by Thomas Yorke and produced by us, Frenchman River Model Works. As we get a new kit ready for production,
Jim's Bio
Posted by Jim and Anna Cleveland on 10/2/2023 to
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Like many families in the 1960’s, we had the ubiquitous Lionel train set, but it wasn’t until on a family vacation in the early 70’s that I stumbled across a Model Railroader magazine which I feverishly devoured. After seeing
Jim's Blog December 21, 2022
Posted by James Cleveland on 12/23/2022 to
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Jim's Blog
December 21, 2022 As the holidays are quickly approaching, we are excited to begin shipping the HO Scale Armstrong Barrel and Box Company produced under our Stinkwater Crik label in the next week
Jim's Blog November 16, 2022
Posted by Jim Cleveland on 11/16/2022 to
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Thoughts about making masters
My process and experience with creating products
Introducing Stinkwater Crik Models
Posted by Jim and Anna Cleveland on 6/19/2022 to
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Back in 1993, Jim Cleveland started the business that would become Frenchman River Model Works. Originally, the first kits were produced under the name of JD Innovations. In 2003 the name was changed to Frenchman River Model Works. At the time,
Building the Frenchman River HO 1:87 Scale Lobster Shack Kit
Posted by Anna Cleveland on 10/1/2017 to
How To
Follow along as I build the display model for the new HO 1:87 Scale Lobster Shack Kit from Frenchman River Model Works. This kit is simple and fun to build. In addition I will be exploring some easy to replicate painting and detailing techniques using Dr. Ben’s Scale Consortium products which are also available at frenchmanriver.com.
