Dave Piercey of Norman's Cove, now living in Sherwood Park, Alta., is creating pieces of Newfoundland in his garage, like this 45-centimetre model of the Railway Coastal Museum in St. John's.

The 75-year-old’s garage at his Chifley home is the playground for his model railways hobby. He has a working miniature of almost every type of steam engine to run in the state, and a similar amount ...