by William Hupe
March’s Clinic is Tuesday, March 13th
Clinic: Weathering with Pan Pastels – Clinician Jack Hamilton.
Same time 7:00
Same place: Kitsap United Way
As always coffee and cookies will be served.
Bring something to share!!
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March 2018 Eastside Get Together Clinic – Redmond
by Alex Brikoff
The March 2018 Eastside Get Together Clinic will meet on March 15, 2018.
Don’t forget that the Clinic is at the:
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Redmond Campus
6505 176TH AVE NE, Rm. 202
REDMOND WA 98052-4930
Doors Open at 7:00 PM and Meeting starts promptly at 7:15 PM
We will begin by mentioning any noteworthy, upcoming model railroad and railfan events in the area. We will also have our Model of the Month contest and Rail Photo of the Month contest. So, please bring your best models and photos for the contests! Winners will have first choice of many fine items from our Door Prize table.
Our clinic this month will be “3D Printing Workflow for Model Railroads” and jointly presented by Di Voss and C. J. Turner. This clinic will be an introduction to 3D printing and the required materials, processes and techniques that can be used. More and more modelers are using this relatively new and increasingly inexpensive technology to easily create various parts for their projects. Your imagination is the only limit to what can be created with 3D printing. Come and learn about this exciting new tool for modelers!
We will have refreshments and snacks available. We’ll also have a great selection of Door Prizes to give away at the end of the clinic. See you there!!
****ELECTIONS****
by David Yadock
I have been selected as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee for the 4D election. There are two positions opening up in the upcoming 4D elections. These include the 2 year term for Superintendent and also the 2 year term for Board of Director (BOD). They are very important positions and I am looking for candidates to fill them. This is your chance to take an active role in the direction the 4D. Yes, these positions require individuals to volunteer their time but it also gives the opportunity to see how active the 4D members are in their model railroad communities.
If you are interested in becoming either a BOD member or the Superintendent of the 4D let me know. Don’t sit on the sidelines, become involved! Please submit your name and a short statement about yourself. You can email this information to mailto:hi61izq@hotmail.com.
I will be accepting submissions till March 16th 2018.
NMRA 4dPNR February 15, 2018 East Side Get-Together
by Syd Schofield
The gathering of railroad and model train enthusiasts in the Redmond Community Center at Marymoor Village was brought to a dull murmur by Alex Brikoff around 7:10 Thursday evening.
After introduction of notable persons and upcoming events, Jonathan Fischer gave a slide presentation and narration of railroad activity around Bellingham, Washington. There were several railroad lines running through and serving industry there before the recent consolidation. John showed the interactions and mostly cooperation between these railroads while they served the region.
Following the presentation, the Model-of-the-Month was chosen to be a Bavarian-style house by Anton Faulk. As an award, he got the first pick of the door prize collection. For the most part the door prizes are contributed by generous local hobby shops and fellow NMRA members.
NMRA 4dPNR Burien Clinic, 22 February, 2018 minutes
by Syd Schofield
The February gathering of the National Model Railroad Association 4th Division of the Pacific Northwest Region took place at the Northwest Railroad Archives building on 153rd Street in Burien, Washington. The Archives shares a duplex storefront with the Boeing Employees Model Railroad club layout. Interested folks started drifting in around 6:30 Thursday evening. Russ Segner called attention to the program around seven o’clock.
After the usual model railroading small talk and things of interest happening around the area, Russ showed a video, mostly by Jim Sabol and Gary Haack on railroad-related logging near the west coast. The video showed activities in some of the many railroads and how the ingenious, hardworking folks took out trees for building materials supporting much of America. A follow-on video will be shown sometime in the near future.
The clinic for next month (March) will be given by Brian Pickering on the subject of Digital Command and Control systems used in model railroading. The introduction of DCC has allowed much more operating facilities than the original direct current (and even alternating current found in the tinplate systems). The concept uses the two (or three) rails as a digital signal bus as well as a power bus to communicate with and provide electric power to the model trains. This feature allows many functions not available with the standard power-only systems for one or even hundreds of trains simultaneously on the same track.
ELECTIONS!!
by David Yadock
I have been selected as the Chairman of the Nominating Committee for the 4D election. There are two positions opening up in the upcoming 4D elections. These include the 2 year term for Superintendent and also the 2 year term for Board of Director (BOD). They are very important positions and I am looking for candidates to fill them. This is your chance to take an active role in the direction the 4D. Yes, these positions require individuals to volunteer their time but it also gives the opportunity to see how active the 4D members are in their model railroad communities.
If you are interested in becoming either a BOD member or the Superintendent of the 4D let me know. Don’t sit on the sidelines, become involved! Please submit your name and a short statement about yourself. You can email this information to hi61izq@hotmail.com.
I will be accepting submissions for one month.
PNR Convention 2018 Stumptown Express
by Jack Hamilton
Our convention will be in Portland (Second Division) this year. Stumptown Express dates are May 30 – June 2, 2018 at the Red Lion on the River, Jantzen Beach, Portland, Oregon is our annual Pacific Northwest Region Convention. This is the time for our annual meeting of the PNR Membership.
It is opportunity for people who may not have participated in our largest annual get-together to experience this unique event.
We are always on the lookout for new clinics and clinicians. If you have a topic which has been successfully presented at your club or division meet, please consider offering it for a wider audience. Contact Charlie Comstock at trains@upwardaccess.com
Our banquet speaker is Doyle McCormack of SP 4449 restoration and operation fame.
Geoff Bunza will conduct a make and take (materials charge) clinic on programming the Arduino microcontroller.
Our non-rail chair, Ruth Kaser, has excellent tours planned, including wine tasting in the Willamette Valley and a visit to Bob’s Red Mill Whole Grain Store, Restaurant and Bakery.
Check out our website pnr2018.org
Registration and Hotel reservations are open.
Mt. Vernon January Clinic Report
by John O’Connell
Ted Becker opened the Clinic with 15 attendees including a guest, Dale Bearden. Welcome Dale and we hope you will join us on a regular basis.
Announcements
Congratulations to Mark Malmkar for achieving the distinction of Master Model Railroader! He will carry the “MMR” designation in all future references! Well done, Mark!
Mark Malmkar presenting his Passenger Train Consist Clinic in 2017.
Al Frasch is moving to the warmer climes of Arizona and is planning the dismantling of his layout. Ted asked for the level of interest in a last and final visit to Al’s stellar layout before its demise. Stay tuned for date and time.
Ted’s announced the new NMRA program, called the NMRA Partnerships. It’s a member benefit that truly has a tangible payback. The NMRA has partnered with model railroad manufacturers of all sizes, giving them exposure on the NMRA website in return for providing generous discounts to NMRA members all year long. The link and a reminder will appear in future Newsletters in the Sponsorship section.
Looking ahead, the popular joint clinic with Skagit Valley / Whidbey Island is planned for Saturday, April 14. Rumor has it one table will have an enrolled agent from the IRS to pre-audit your valuation of charitable contributions of model railroadiana. Hold the date and stay tuned for more details.
Ted also floated the idea of a season ending field trip to Lake Whatcom Scenic Railroad in May. There was significant interest…details to follow.
Mike O’Brien has volunteered to take over as editor of the Newsletter and Clinic Report next year. Thank you, Mike!
Coming Events
February 8 Mt Vernon Clinic: Rich Blake, “Logging Speeder Evolution of the Pacific Northwest”
February 24, 25 WA State Model Train Show, Monroe
March 8 Mt Vernon Clinic: Dale Bearden, “Scratch Building Wood Structures”
April 12 NO MT VERNON CLINIC, SEE SATURDAY, APRIL 14
April 14 Joint Clinic, Mt Vernon Senior Center
April 15 4th Division Spring Meet, Bellevue
June 7 – 10 NMRA Pacific Northwest Region Convention, Spokane
September 15-19 Great Northern Railway Historical Society Convention, Bellingham
February 2018 Eastside Get Together Clinic – Redmond
by Alex Brikoff
The February 2018 Eastside Get Together Clinic will meet on February 15, 2018.
Don’t forget our NEW LOCATION at:
Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Redmond Campus
6505 176TH AVE NE, Rm. 202
REDMOND WA 98052-4930
Doors Open at 7:00 PM and Meeting starts promptly at 7:15 PM
We will begin by mentioning any noteworthy, upcoming model railroad and railfan events in the area. We will also have our Model of the Month contest and Rail Photo of the Month contest. So, please bring your best models and photos for the contests!
Our clinic this month will be “Milwaukee Operations Near Bellingham and Whatcom County” by Jonathan Fischer. This clinic will be a historical slide show that will take us on a trip back to the 1970’s to tour Milwaukee Road operations in and around Bellingham, WA and Whatcom County. Jonathan is involved with the Milwaukee Historical Society and has shown this and other Milwaukee themed presentations at their meetings.
We will have refreshments and snacks available. We’ll also have a great selection of Door Prizes to give away at the end of the clinic. See you there!!
Burien Clinic Report
by Syd Schofield
After a two-month hiatus due to end-of-month holiday conflicts, the NMRA 4dPNR Burien Clinic was held at the Northwest Railroad Archives on January 25, 2017. The gathering was informal with a round-table discussion of visits to railroad preservation sites and model railroading activities. For the Show-and-Tell portion, Dave Yadock brought an HO scale trestle and Syd Schofield brought a brass HOn3 locomotive undergoing restoration.
Round Table Discussion
Show and Tell