Happy New Year!! With the winter weather wreaking havoc on the Seattle area recently, it’s good to know that we still have the virtual option for our North End clinic, regardless of the new COVID variant.

The January meeting is coming up this week and we are fortunate to have Lee Bishop presenting a clinic entitled: Taking Better Photographs of Your Layout, With Any Camera or Cellphone. Lee’s clinic will describe how he is taking pictures of his layout and share some of his recently published pics!

A little bit about our presenter:

Lee got into the hobby at the age of 5, with a Lionel O27 train set. He modelled in HO and G through his youth, into the 1990s. He left the hobby for several few years and came back when Bachmann decided to release his favorite prototype (an ET&WNC Baldwin ten-wheeler) in On30. He’s been in On30 ever since.

He is also a part-time military historian, having worked on various magazine articles, books and TV shows over the years in a consultant role. He is considered to be an expert on various topics of military history and also served in the US Army as an officer for several years.

Lee’s modeling reflects his love and interest for the WW2 era. He decided to model a fictional branch line of the East Tennessee & Western North Carolina (ET&WNC) railroad in On30, in an 11 X 10 foot bedroom in his home. The layout takes place in 1943. His layout has been featured in several model railroad magazines over the last couple of years

Lee presented this clinic in November at the Olympia clinic, but, unfortunately the presentation was not recorded. Lee has been gracious enough to present again on Thursday so folks who missed it in November can get a chance to see it live (and we can also get a recording!). Thanks to Byron Osborn for the suggestion!

Here’s a link to the clinic. The meeting will start at 7pm. “Doors” will open shortly beforehand:

Topic: January 2022 Virtual North End Clinic 
Time: Jan 6, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83279895298?pwd=UDM2bkFwb1RKalV6TnNOYm83WnVoUT09
Meeting ID: 832 7989 5298
Passcode: 930465

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Thursday!

Lisa Murray, chair, North End Clinic