Wayne Wesolowski
American model builder
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Wayne Wesolowski is a builder of miniature models.[1]
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Wayne Wesolowski University of Arizona | |
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| Occupations | Model train maker and chemistry professor. |
| Website | Wayne's Trains: Custom Model Building |
Wesolowski's models have been exhibited at the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry,[2] the Springfield Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum,[3] the West Chicago City Museum, the Batavia Depot Museum, and the National Railroad Museum.[4][5]
One of his more noted works is a model of Abraham Lincoln's funeral train. This model took 4½ years to build and is nearly 15 feet long.[3] Wesolowski appeared on an episode of Tracks Ahead featuring this train and his model of Lincoln's home.[6][7]
Wesolowski has written numerous articles and several books on model building.[2][8] He has been featured in videos shown on PBS television.[9] Good Morning America selected and showed part of one tape as an example of video education.[2][10]
Bob Hundman of Mainline Modeler magazine noted that "He's always leading those of us who like scratchbuilding down new roads. He's a very inventive modeler."[11][page range too broad]
Wesolowski holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Arizona and is Professor of Chemistry at Benedictine University.[8]
Publications
- Wesolowski, Wayne (1995). The Lincoln train is coming. Lincoln Group of Illinois. OCLC 318204083.
- Wesolowski, Wayne; Mary Cay Wesolowski (1985). ABCs of Building Model Railroad Cars. Tab Books. ISBN 0830616357.
- Wesolowski, Wayne (1981). Model Railroad Scratchbuilding. Tab Books. ISBN 0830696571.