Join us this Wednesday 9 March at 7:00 on ZOOM for a special double feature. We start with Jon Wilbert showing some items from his prototype equipment collection that has been nicely restored for display and functionality. Our second feature will be Al Frasch sharing a tour of his new layout in Arizona – the Modesto Empire and Traction in N-scale. Will be an interesting clinic covering a wide spectrum of big and small subjects.
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Topic: Whidbey March Clinic Time: Mar 9, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Following on with our theme of show and tell about your favorite projects, we are focusing on rolling stock for the February clinic. Do you have a favorite piece of rolling stock that you have scratchbuilt, kit bashed or simply super detailed and weathered. Let’s see it in an open forum.
Looking for volunteers to show off their work in about 5-10 minute segments. This will be a similar format that we have done with our Caboose Clinic (youtube link). Please contact Rich Blake at email “slugsmasher – At – oakharbor.net” and get on the crew list. Looking for about five volunteers, first come first served.
Standard Zoom protocol for presenting, Powerpoint or photos preferred. Limit use of video as it doesn’t present very well in zoom. Holding up project in front of webcam or phone/tablet cam works also.
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Topic: Whidbey Clinic – Rolling Stock Bash
Time: Feb 9, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
The January clinic will have your news letter editor Cliff Aaker presenting a clinic on a Train Ferry that was scratch built to function much like a turntable at one end of a end-to-end layout. The ferry is scratch built to insure it’s function is thoroughly served. Topics will include aligning the track on a turntable like structure. the animation/control which in this case is an Arduino/servo and planning or lack thereof. If you have some “mini-clinic” material to share also that would be perfect.
Cliff Aaker’s On30 rail ferry that also operates as a turntable to provide variable operational opportunities on his Salmon Bay Railway and Navigation layout.
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Topic: WHIDBEY CLINIC JAN 2022 Time: Jan 12, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
We are looking forward to another visit (virtual) from our old friend Stathi Pappas. He will be catching us up on his activities at the railroad museum in Chehalis on the Cowlitz, Centralia, & Cascade Locomotive 15 Restoration and hopefully the Cumbres and Toltec. Clinic starts at 7:00 PM on Wednesday 10 November.
Stathi riding on the footboard of his personal loco – an 0-4-0t Porter engine affectionately called the “Chiggen”.
Some of you in the Pacific Northwest Region may remember Stathi when he worked at the Snoqualmie Railroad Museum and previously on the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad as Chief Mechanical Officer. His locomotive restoration skills are legendary and well respected nationally. If you are interested in the technical aspects of prototype steam locomotives this will be a clinic not to miss.
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Topic: SV&W November Clinic
Time: Nov 10, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
At 7:00PM 13 October (this Wednesday) we will have a fantastic lineup of master model builders to showcase their work in locomotive motive power.
Ron Hopkins MMR
Jon Bentz
Gary Jordan MMR
Yoshi Ueda
Our presenters will share their building and detailing methods on some exquisite examples of finescale motive power. These models are all top level “contest” models that exhibit high quality craftsmanship and attention to detail. Some of which were built to acquire the NMRA Master Builder – Motive Power certificate which is arguably the most difficult NMRA achievement to complete. This will be a clinic not to be missed for anyone interested in locomotive detailing and scratchbuilding.
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Topic: Whidbey October 2021 Clinic
Time: Oct 13, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
We’re Loco for Locos – Open Forum on Locomotive Kitbashing, Superdetailing and Scratchbuilding!
Superdetailed Bay Lumber Company No. 2 15 ton “Tee” boiler shay. (Model by Rich Blake)
Our last clinic of the last season was on the last thing on the tail end of the train – the Caboose. It was a very successful clinic with many volunteers to describe and share their work. Just incase you missed it, YouTube link here https://youtu.be/fTJzl5ZYfrM
We are kicking off the beginning of the virtual season with the Front End of the train – the LOCOMOTIVE!
Volunteers are needed – keep reading.
The locomotive is arguably (and because physics) the most important part of the train – Motive Power is needed to move goods and passengers to their destinations, without which we would not have railroads!
What have you built or detailed? There are endless subjects out there from steam to diesel to electrics. We want to see those superdetailed and kitbashed locos that are the stars of the model railroading show.
NMRA AP for Master Builder Motive Power (MBMP) requires three locomotives – two kitbashed/superdetailed and at least one that is scratchbuilt. If you have achieved MBMP merit awards or hold the Master Builder – Motive Power certificate – we would all be interested in seeing your work for this clinic. The MBMP is one of the most challenging NMRA achievements. https://www.nmra.org/master-builder-motive-power
Many regional and national “Best of Show” models fall into this category. This is a great opportunity to show off your work!
All you need to be able to do to share your work is participate in zoom with a web cam or share pictures/Powerpoint slides from your computer with screen share. You could simply hold up your project and talk about your work. Alternatively, if you have an external webcam or phone/tablet you could show off your model on your layout or workbench. Whatever the case, we need volunteers to make this work so please RSVP via email and I will put you on the crew list for this clinic. Looking for 5-10 minute presentations and up to 10 volunteers. First come first serve, THANK YOU in Advance!!! Let’s make this happen.
After a Covid induced cancellation for 2020, the PNW On30 Modular Group is back on the train show circuit for 2021 starting with arguably our favorite venue – Clamshell Days at the Pacific Columbia Heritage Museum in Ilwaco WA. The annual event was held on the typical second weekend of July 17-18th. “Clamshell Days” is the celebration of the narrow gauge Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Co history which ran along the length of the Long Beach peninsula. The museum hosts the event where a small model railroad exhibition is provided with several modular displays, railroad centric kids activities and tours of the various historic structures along the original line of the IR&N.
Overview of the layout in the main exhibition hall of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum.
This would be our first train show since Monroe in February 2020 and the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. We certainly appreciated the opportunity to get back together here in Ilwaco and owe a huge thanks to the Pacific Columbia Heritage Museum staff for making the event happen. Although we remained masked up the entire weekend for precautions, this show was a good indicator that we are finally in the initial stages of putting the pandemic behind us and getting back to normal routines which is having fun with friends and trains!
View from Bay Lumber Company Camp 4 to the far side of the room where Ed Konchar is operating a train illustrates the vast expanse of the layout.On18 locomotive working Rich Blake’s cranberry bog module. The loco is built on an N-scale mechanism which runs on Peco HOn30 track. Rail vehicles were frequently used over roads in early cranberry bog farming as the ties would keep equipment from sinking into the soft soil. A majority of our time on the layout is spent running operations. Left to right, Masked up operations veterans Stephen Winter, Paul Vaughn and Byron Osborn conducing a passing move on the wye.A small Baldwin 2-6-2 tank loco detailed by David Brockmeier for the Shoalwater Bay Railway and Navigation Company. Shoalwater Bay was the early settler’s name for Willapa Bay. View of the Shoalwater Bay module set built by newest PNWOn30 member David Brockmeier.Trim little Class-A Climax locomotive built by Jim Elder stretching out some skeleton cars.View of newly built coaling module built by Budd Lather.
Update to the clinic tonight. This should be a very interesting clinic as we have a wide array of fantastic modelers to show off their train backside – the Caboose!!!
Thanks to all the volunteers who stepped up for this unique event.
Presenter Line-Up
Rich Blake
Ted Becker
Phil Gonzales
Ron Hopkins MMR
Lee Marsh
Gary Jordan MMR
Jon Bentz
Jake Swaney
Terry Kandzor
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Topic: SVW June Clinic Time: Jun 9, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Our last clinic before the summer break will be on June 9th at 7:00pm on Zoom.
Our topic – and volunteers needed – is on the last car of the train – THE CABOOSE.
We want to see your crummies. What do you have, what have you done, lets see those train tushies!!!!
I will kick off the clinic with some examples of my own work in O scale (On30). We also have a couple other volunteers lined up but a few more 5-10 minute segments are needed.
Would like to see models of any scale that have been weathered, kitbashed and/or super detailed or scratchbuilt. NMRA AP Merit award models are certainly of interest.
This is a great opportunity to show off your train’s back side!!!
All you need to be able to do to share your work is participate in zoom with a web cam or share pictures from your computer with screen share. You could simply hold up your project and talk about your work. Alternatively, if you have an external webcam or phone/tablet you could show off your model on your layout or workbench. Whatever the case, we need volunteers to make this work so please RSVP via email and I will put you on the crew list for this clinic.
In early 2020 Paul and Nancy Rising took a 16-day cruise from Florida to California through the Panama Canal. On March 1 their cruise on the MS Rotterdam took them through the canal. This presentation documents that day long experience and shows how railroads facilitate that passage.
Presenter: Paul Rising
Background: Paul is a retired architect and has been an active model railroader since the early nineties and is an NMRA Member. He is Charter Member of the Puget Sound Model RR Engineers and has served as Scenery Engineer at the Washington State History Museum exhibit since the mid-nineties. Paul has presented NMRA clinics on numerous scenery subjects locally, regionally and at national conventions.
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Topic: NMRA Whidbey Clinic MAY 2021
Time: May 12, 2021 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
