Discover how 92-year-old machinist and hobbyist Dean Walker crafted a hand-built model train village in Bethel, Maine—and why he’s now looking to pass the controls to someone who shares the same passion.
At 92, veteran machinist and lifelong hobbyist Dean Walker stands at a quiet crossroads: above his garage in Bethel, Maine, he has spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars perfecting a miniature village where trains wind through hand-crafted buildings, seasons shift at a glance, and childhood fascination becomes timeless artistry. Now, after a lifetime behind the tools and tracks, he’s ready to hand the throttle to someone else—someone who sees not just the engines and buildings, but the patience, the precision, the passion in every little detail
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