Welcome to "Ferry-Morse Seed Co." Built in 1989 by Richard E. Bendever About this model Ferry-Morse was created in 1989. At the NMRA SunShine Region Fall 1989 Convention, Ferry-Morse was awarded First Place Off-Line Dioramas, Best of Show for the Convention, and a Merit of Achievement. Because of its size, this model has never competed at a National Convention. This model measures 30'"x36' and a height of 29.5". I can recall transporting this model to the Convention in the back of my full-size Oldsmobile station wagon. Not only did I have to leave the Plexiglas case at home, but in order to get the model in the back of the station wagon, I had to remove the roof of the water tower (it comes off anyway to service the electronics of the strobe unit). Although the below image of Ferry-Morse was taken during "work-in-process," there are some very unique characteristics about this model. Ferry-Morse has 27 individual, serviceable lights inside. As mentioned above, it had a Circuitron Strobe unit in the water tower and a *real* copper roof turning *real* patina. While this model is currently off-line, Ferry-Morse was constructed to have track added. The reason this model was constructed off-line was that I had another model almost completed that was on-line and I did not want to compete against myself in the same category. All of the windows in the 14-story (waterside measurement) brick structure are "Hot Glue Castings" as are the rest of the details on this model (including some of the vehicles). Ferry-Morse actually existed and according to a Convention attendee, my model realistically depicts the downtown Detroit river facility except for the riverside signage I used from a 1917 Ladies Home Journal.

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