Jim Younkins

Jim Younkins is a three dimensional artist.  Whenever someone needs to create or improve the appearance or design of a module they almost always land in Jim's basement in Olympia.

The cover pages of national model magazines have been graced with photos of Jim's handiwork. The N Scale Magazine (March/April 2001) has a cover story on his home layout showing Bourdeax Yard , Engine Facility & Junction, which is the central part of the Mud Bay & Southern Railway.

Jim is an inspiration to people around him from  seasoned modelers to  beginners. He has that uncanny ability to amaze you by taking a pile of stuff (not always junk) and turning it  into "just the right thing for that spot." He blends things together with that artist's eye creating a very prototypical appearing scene.

With all the different areas of Jim's interests in modeling  the one that always stands out on his modules or home layout is  attention to details. This is really evident with Jim's model vehicles.  The following gallery includes Jim's former module inventory. The MB&S sawmill (8 foot), Mudville (4 foot corner) and cement module (4 foot straight). Enjoy.

Most of the items on the former modules are now part of his home layout.  Jim still has a two foot module used in shows and has built a club corner.

This picture shows the Mud Bay Lumber Co. sawmill module with MB&S engine facility in the foreground.

This corner module has a small town, industries and the Mud Bay Railway's engine facility. Could this be the home of "Mighty Casey at the Bat?"

Jim whipped together this four foot module prior to a big show awhile back. He did it almost overnight!

As often is the case with modular layouts a small, two foot in this example, section is needed to complete the layout. Jim did his magic once again with this with typical farm scene.