Lewis Pruneau and i have been good friends for 30 years. We talk regularly on the phone, but the last time I saw him was at the last Mastercon in St. Louis in September, 2006. It was great to see him again, although he has lost a lot of weight. He said he just wanted to lose it so it was on purpose. He is 6′ 4″, I am 5′ 11″ and I now outweigh him by 15 pounds! We are both getting up there in age. Lewis is 64 and I’m 69! Where did all those years go to? He only lives about 90 miles from me. These were taken on May 3rd, 2010. Click on image to enlarge.

Showing him some of my latest on the laptop.

His hair is almost snow white! Click on image to enlarge.

The “Pruneau Dynamics” truck!

He had his latest dio in the back of his truck, so I took some shots of it. I only had Susan’s camera so the pics are not very good, but you can get an idea. Click on image to enlarge.

A German RR bridge blown up. Part of the trestle is in the water and the Trumpeter locomotive’s front end is off the track.

A shot from the front. Pardon the depth of field, this camera wasn’t made for close ups.
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Lewis made a sheet of stonework, then put it in rubber and cast it. The towers were made by wrapping a still warm casting around a piece of PVC pipe!

The blown trestle. Click on image to enlarge.

The overall size is about 4 feet by 30 inches.

Checking the damage from underneath. Click on image to enlarge.

We had a great time. He is coming up to see the museum sometime soon!

To be continued!