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Turn Out for Turn Outs on April 1st (No Foolin’) – North End Clinic at 7pm

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This April meeting of the North End clinic is Thursday, April 1, at 7pm.

For those of you who have been following Larry Sloan as he builds his new layout and are amazed at the quick progress he is making…be prepared to be amazed even further.

Larry will be presenting a clinic on how to build turnouts for your layout.

Why, you may ask, does someone hand build turnouts when they can easily be purchased? Well, as most modelers say, why not?!

Below is the Zoom link for the meeting. Doors will open by 6:45pm.

Topic: 4dPNR NMRA North End Clinic Virtual Meeting
Time: Apr 1, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://zoom.us/j/93894583463?pwd=SStSeVpjRWRHSWh5emNlREtOZmZ5QT09
Meeting ID: 938 9458 3463
Passcode: 254424

Looking forward to seeing you all tomorrow night.

Lisa Murray
Chair, North End Clinic
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com

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North Seattle Virtual NMRA Clinic this Thursday, March 4, at 7pm

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This month’s North Seattle virtual clinic will feature Byron Osborn who will give a presentation on Creating Photo Backdrops:  How the Boeing Club Has Done Theirs.

So snuggle up on your couch and log in for an evening of train talk. The program will start at 7pm but we’ll open the lobby up a bit earlier so that you can log in and visit with your fellow train enthusiasts.

Here is the zoom link for the session:
https://zoom.us/j/99821440089?pwd=bC85UmJZaForT1Y4U09uTDlqdExwQT09

Looking forward to seeing you there.

Lisa Murray, Clinic Chair
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
206.310.6778

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North Seattle NMRA Virtual Clinic Thursday, February 4, at 7:00pm

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The North Seattle / North End NMRA clinic for the 4th division is back in business, folks. Thanks to all of you who sent the nice notes when I needed to cancel last month.

I am happy to report that Greg Price has graciously volunteered to present a clinic on Foam Core Building Mock-ups this month.

Please join us at 7pm via a Zoom meeting, the information for which is below. As always, we will open up the doors a little before 7pm so we can start on time.

Also, if time permits, we will open the floor up for those of you want to share what modeling or railroad activities that you have been doing recently. That includes any recent purchases or gifts that you’d like your fellow modelers to drool over!

Meeting info:
Topic: North Seattle NMRA clinic
Time: Feb 4, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/92513684030?pwd=cVF6ZXdzaGlndFJUclh2ZTJNdTUxZz09
Meeting ID: 925 1368 4030
Passcode: 598558

If you have any questions feel free to contact me at northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com or via phone/text at 206.310.6778

Looking forward to seeing you!

Lisa Murray
Chair, North Seattle Clinic

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North End Clinic Cancelled for January

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I apologize for the late notice but the North End Clinic that was scheduled for this Thursday, January 7, at 7:00pm has been cancelled.

We will be back in action at our regular time/day next month (Thursday, February, 4 at 7:00pm via Zoom).

Happy New Year & see you in February!

Lisa Murray
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com

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North End Virtual Clinic tonight (12/3) at 7pm!

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Now that I have recovered from my extended ‘turkey coma’ from the Thanksgiving holiday (that’s my excuse and I am sticking with it), I finally remembered to send out a post for the virtual North End clinic that is TONIGHT!

My apologies for the late notice, but, if you have time this evening, please log in to learn about model railroading and share your own hobby activities with like-minded folks.

This evening’s clinic will be presented by Russ Segner on Interesting Rail Served Buildings that you can model.

Here is the Zoom link info for the call. Meeting starts at 7pm and participants will be let in from the lobby starting at about 6:45pm.

Topic: December North End NMRA Virtual Clinic
Time: Dec 3, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

https://zoom.us/j/96767652594?pwd=blBvdjcyRlk1MUFERi9wTXJoUmZWdz09
Meeting ID: 967 6765 2594
Passcode: 995778

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North End Virtual Clinic Thursday, Nov 5, 2020

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The Seattle North End Clinic will once again meet virtually for November. There will be no in person meeting.

This month’s presentation will be on 3D Printing by George Hinchliffe. We have had the pleasure of seeing samples of George’s teeny tiny works of art for his Japanese N-scale layout during the show-and-tell segments of earlier clinics. We look forward to his sharing some more.

These meetings are for NMRA members and guests. It’s a great way to introduce your friends to the hobby. Also, with our meetings being virtual, you don’t have to drive to North Seattle. A win-win all around.

Below is the information for the Zoom meeting. The lobby will open at 6:45pm and the meeting will start at 7:00pm.  

Topic: North Seattle NMRA Clinic
Time: Nov 5, 2020 07:00 PM (Lobby opens at 6:45pm) Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/97256376128?pwd=cVlpWnF5bjhtNzBxMjk5cEdhZ0VwZz09
Meeting ID: 972 5637 6128
Passcode: 780317

See you soon!

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4DPNR Virtual Layout Tour on Saturday, October 10

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Join us this Saturday, October 10, at 10:00am for another 4DPNR layout Zoom tour. This week features two of the region’s finest narrow gage layouts – Dale Kruetzer of Port Orchard and Ron Hopkins of Edmonds. Dale’s layout is an Sn3 version of a portion of the RGS, and includes detailed photo backdrops, hand laid track and scenery and structures that just don’t quit. Ron has a smaller but very fine On30 layout depicting the Olympic peninsula, and he will be showing us a number of structures he built next to photos of the prototypes that inspired them. Here is the zoom info to join the meeting:

Topic: 4DPNR Layout Tours
Time: Oct 10, 2020 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89029709298?pwd=N1Q1QjBobVN3bXVBTGFFcHRRT1lxdz09

Meeting ID: 890 2970 9298
Passcode: 461488

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October 2020 Eastside Virtual Get Together Clinic

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Eastside Virtual Get Together Clinic will be held on THURSDAY, October 15, 2020 at 7:00 PM (lobby opens at 6:45 PM ) PDT

I’m happy to announce our next Eastside Clinic will be held virtually on ZOOM next Thursday, 10/15, starting at 7:00 PM with our virtual lobby opening at 6:45 PM.  We have switched back to Thursdays by popular demand!  Since our clinics are virtual these days, I would like to extend an invitation to all the 4th Division to attend next Thursday.  So be sure and save the date for the October Eastside Clinic next Thursday, 10/15 at 6:45 PM!  The log in info for the clinic is below.  

Topic: Eastside October 2020 Get Together Clinic
Time: Oct 15, 2020 06:45 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99423361465?pwd=WFBtL3YyRmZ0dzcyZEordlVkU3RRZz09

Meeting ID: 994 2336 1465
Passcode: 311592

Our Clinic this month is titled “Wiring for DCC” and will be presented by Max Maginness.  Max will give a short history of DCC systems as based in the same standards in use today as have been available for more than 25 years.  This clinic will give an overview of the basics and some of the “nuts and bolts” for wiring a layout as a refresher, but the main topic will be a discussion of the many  practical building and operating items that still seem a little mysterious and even controversial.

After the Clinic, we will have some time for other folks to show off their latest model work in our “Show and Brag” segment.  The Clinic will wrap up with some administrative comments.

Alex Brikoff, 10/08/2020    

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Remote Operating Session at the North Clinic Thursday Night, October 1

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Tomorrow night you are welcome to a virtual operating session at the North End Clinic.

Keeping with our tradition of having our October meeting at Burr Stewart’s home, we are thumbing our noses at COVID and using technology at its finest to run trains over Zoom.

That being said, bring your sense of humor and patience as we navigate the Burrlington Northern from our homes. Multiple cameras have been set up all around the layout and participants will be able to run a train remotely from a web browser or a smartphone app.

The meeting will be a bit different than other Zoom sessions in the past. The clinic will start at 7pm with a quick overview of the evening. We will be utilizing the breakout room feature in Zoom for training/set up, so we’d appreciate your arriving on time. The lobby will be open by 6:50pm.

To help us prepare for tomorrow night, please complete this short survey to give us a sense of who will be attending and how you will be accessing the Zoom session.

Remote Operations Survey

Here is the link to the Zoom meeting for the clinic:

Topic: North Seattle NMRA Clinic
Time: Oct 1, 2020 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/99299339167?pwd=Y3NndWo1VmZYYzFsRjZRd1ZqOGh6QT09
Meeting ID: 992 9933 9167
Passcode: 560771

We also put together files that will help you navigate the layout. Just click on each file name below:
Burrlington Northern Continuous Run Schematic
BNSR track plan from RMC Jan 2008 edited 200930
Burrlington Northern Continuous Loop

A special thanks to Burr Stewart, Andy Dupree, Robin Peel, Dave Enger, and Aidan Murray for a laughter-filled proof-of-concept dry run on Monday afternoon.

We are looking forward to a fun evening tomorrow night. Do not hesitate to call or email me if you have any questions.

Lisa Murray
communications@4dpnr.com
206.310.6778

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Learn about LCC at the North Seattle Virtual Clinic this coming Thursday, September 3rd

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The Seattle North End Clinic will once again meet virtually for September. There will be no in person meeting.

This month’s presentation will be on Layout Command Control (LCC) by Brian Pickering. Brian will be providing an overview of what LCC is and then demonstrate how you can implement it on your home layout.

These meetings are for NMRA members and guests. It’s a great way to introduce your friends to the hobby. Also, with our meetings being virtual, you don’t have to drive to North Seattle. A win-win all around.

Below is the information for the Zoom meeting. The lobby will open at 6:45pm and the meeting will start promptly at 7:00pm. PLEASE NOTE: We are starting a bit earlier than we did over the summer months.

Thursday, September 3, at 7:00pm (lobby opens at 6:45pm) — all times PDT

Zoom Meeting link:
https://zoom.us/j/96056774153?pwd=ZjdnaUlvc3R0YUwwTTg1TG0rV0VtZz09

Meeting ID: 960 5677 4153
Passcode: 621667

Looking forward to seeing you on Thursday!

Lisa Murray
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
communications@4dpnr.com

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