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April’s Second Saturday Zoom Layout Tour on April 13 on Todd VonStup’s N scale MRL

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Join us at 10am on Saturday, April 13, for an update from Todd VonStup on his operations-oriented N scale MRL-era layout. The Montana Rail Link’s Columbia and Palouse 14th and 15th Subdivisions is an N-Scale multi-deck loop to loop proto-freelanced layout from Connell, WA to Missoula, MT with a division yard in Moscow, ID.  Mostly prototypically modeled from the Palouse River in Hooper, WA across the Palouse to Troy, ID, where it’s then freelanced as if the NP had found its pass over the Bitterroot Mountains into Missoula, MT.  Started in May 2021, this will be a progress update on benchwork (95% done!), working ABS signals, a large yard, and operations as the MRL would have worked this line based on their practices.

As usual, we open the meeting at 9:30am and start the formal program at 10:00am. Here is the Zoom info:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

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March’s “Second Saturday” Zoom now posted on YouTube

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If you missed the March 9 “Second Saturday” Zoom layout tour by Jerry Boudreaux, on his HO Santa Fe layout near Corvalis, OR, it is now posted on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/sGjaFgxJeUA

It’s well worth watching! Not only does he walk through his track plan with illuminating photos and videos, he also explains in some detail a number of his benchwork, wiring, scenery and trackwork techniques. It’s a layout tour and useful clinic rolled into one. We plan to have Jerry back for a “part 2” presentation on his operations techniques at the September 14 “Second Saturday” Zoom meeting.

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March’s “Second Saturday” Zoom features Jerry Boudreaux’s large HO Santa Fe layout

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March’s 4dPNR Zoom layout tour is going to inspire you for sure! Long freights often exceeding 50 cars and 6 units, 14 car passenger trains with sparkling warbonnets in the lead, and southwest mountain scenery punctuate the Pasquinel Division of the Santa Fe Railroad.  This 1200 square foot HO scale model railroad running thru the wilds of 1967 Arizona features a 650 foot mainline, large yard, and a number of smaller towns.  The Pasquinel is fully operational and 14 person crews keep it humming once per month.  Come join us next Saturday (March 9) for a trip  thru the red cliffs and distant mountain vistas of northern Arizona.  Jerry Boudreaux will show us his framing, track plans, electrical, scenery techniques, trains, operations forms, and even Santa Fe’s definition of a “Shooter!”  This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

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Feb 10 “Second Saturday” Zoom Layout Tour by Chuck Lee of Puyallup

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Here is how to join us on February 10 at 10am for a layout tour by Chuck Lee, covering his HO scale Colorado Front Range RR. The pike is based on Denver, CO and features local industries such as the massive Coors operation, features 3D-printed and LED-lit models, such as Denver’s Union Station, and even includes a full-size CTC control panel for the dispatcher.

This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the link to join the event:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

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Chuck Lee to deliver February’s “Second Saturday” Zoom layout tour

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Join us on February 10 at 10am for a layout tour by Chuck Lee, of Puyallup, WA, covering his HO scale Colorado Front Range RR. The pike is based on Denver, CO and features local industries such as the massive Coors operation, features 3D-printed and LED-lit models, such as Denver’s Union Station, an oil pipeline under construction and even a full-size CTC control panel for the dispatcher.

This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. The Zoom link will be posted here and in the GrabIron a few days before the event.

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January’s “Second Saturday” Zoom layout tour will feature Greg Wright’s outdoor G (F) scale fun!

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Join us on Saturday, January 13, at 10:00am PST for a Zoom presentation by Greg Wright of Olympia, WA on what he’s learned from a series of operating sessions on his new back yard model railroad. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am for meet and greet, and last until about 11:30. We will also record the meeting for the 4dPNRMovies YouTube channel.

Here is the information on how to join the meeting:

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

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October Layout Tour “Second Saturday” Zoom to feature Burr Stewart’s HO/HOn3 Burrlington Northern

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Join us on Saturday, Oct 14, at 10:00am for the next 4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour. Burr Stewart will give an overview of how and why he designed and built his 800 sq.ft. basement HO/HOn3 layout, based on the 1973 BN, MILW and UP in the Seattle region, including prototype research and how it translated to model form. Progress photos as well as finished scenes and operations scenarios, will be included in his slide show. Lee Marsh will host the event, and here is the Zoom link to join the event:

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

The November Second Saturday Zoom is cancelled, so that many of us may have a chance to attend the Boeing Swap meet that weekend (Nov. 11-12).

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Zoom Layout Tours resume on “Second Saturdays” at 4dPNR, Sept. 9, 10:00am

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Our first 4D PNR layout tour of the fall will be by Mike Davis, a Santa Fe modeler who is building a layout featuring Cajon Pass in California. Mike’s layout tour will be on September 9th at 10am via Zoom. This should be a great session as we feature a fabulous layout by someone who brings excellent modeling to the table. His layout features San Bernadino to Summit in 1950 and includes many prototypical structures, such as a 28-stall roundhouse, icing dock built from ATSF plans, the San Bernadino station, and many of the structures at Summit. This layout is under construction, so you will also see how Mike is building the pike in his 56’x12’ and 50’x13’ adjoining attic spaces. Don’t miss this one!

The Zoom info to join the meeting is shown below. We will open the meeting at 9:30am and the presentation will start at 10am.

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https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87276819072?pwd=azhjUk0wR09DS011c3BHMHhuQTZ4Zz09

Meeting ID: 872 7681 9072
Passcode: DRGW

If you’re new to the NMRA, or haven’t heard of our “Second Saturday” Zoom meetings, you can watch past presentations on our YouTube channel. And if you have a layout you’d like to show off in this way, let us know and we’ll get you scheduled for a Second Saturday.

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