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We are pleased to announce the addition of an additional clinic.
Di Voss, MMR, will present Wiring A Layout For DCC. Di is the NMRA Chair of the Standards Committee and writes monthly for the NMRA magazine.
Get signed up soon to guarantee a seat and lunch.
Russ
9:00 Session
Modular Construction Techniques – Alan Murray
Have you considered starting or joining a modules group? Do you need some help getting started?
This clinic will take the mystery out of module layout design, types of operations, module standards and the construction of individual modules.
You will be exposed to techniques developed for construction of simple, robust rectangular modules and complex inside/outside curved modules. Prototype examples will be available for viewing.
Alan Murray is a member of the PNW On30 Modules Group which has shown and operated its layouts at Monroe, Puyallup, Ilwaco, the Seattle Center, Portland and the 2012 National Narrow Gauge Convention. Thirty-two modules (130 feet) were assembled at the Monroe show in February 2017. He has constructed more than 20 modules for use by club members.
9:00 Session
Modeling the Southern California Citrus Industry – Bill Messecar, MMR
Synopsis: The clinic will cover Southern California citrus packing houses served by the Santa Fe, SP and UP in the 1950s. It will include how to kit bash existing models as well as scratch build models of these packing houses and other aspects of modeling the citrus industry such as orange groves
10:30 Session
Backdrops – Paul Rising
Techniques and tips from a well known artist, Paul Rising
10:30 Session
Construction Materials – Jim Sabol
Prototype construction methods still around during the steam-to-diesel transition era: stone, brick, pole, timber, stick framing. Flip Chart Talk plus Slides
2:25 Session
Trees – Big and Small – Mark Allen
Mark has assembled a fine clinic on building model trees. He will explain his techniques and those developed by Tom Beaton, Paul Scoles and others. Mark’s module won recognition at the Portland NMRA Convention.
2:25 Session
Water Falls and Streams – David Yadock
This clinic will explore the use of common materials to produce realistic waterfalls and river rapids. The clinic will be concentrated on those two water features since they are usually very difficult and time consuming to produce. The keys to this method combine fast installation, realism, inexpensive common materials, and only a few easy to follow steps that produce great results.
3:45 Session
Freelancing a small layout – JJ Johnston
A discussion of 7 key decisions to make prior to actual construction of a non-prototypical layout. After obtaining the designated right of way, topics will include establishing the legend, scenery and operations, scale or gauge, time period, continuous run or point to point and naming rights. This fast paced and sometime humorous clinic will feature photos from JJ’s well-known Puget Sound Iron Goat Railway and his Fantasy Wing.
3:45 Session
Scenery – pink foam, plaster and two-part epoxy. Tinting with acrylic washes – Russ Segner
Practical demonstration of the use of plaster in latex rubber molds to simulate rock structures. Use of two-part epoxy Bragdon casting will also be demonstrated, Tinting and coloration of rock will be demonstrated.
Our new clinic in Burien will meet this Thursday at 6:30 at the Northwest Railroad Archives. Because this will be the third meeting, we are still getting acquainted. So, we share our various interests in model building, layouts and operation.
Bring a model to discuss or a project to describe. If you have questions about techniques or sources of information, there should be someone there with answers.
Location:
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive
425 SW 153rd Street
Burien, WA 98166
Time: 6:30 to 8:30
We are meeting this Thursday to share interests in different topics of model railroading. One interest I know many modelers have is how to model waterfront scenes.
In preparing for a clinic I will give in Spokane at the PNR Convention this June, I found some shots taken in 2002 for inclusion in a Paul Scoles article for the 2004 NMRA Convention in Seattle.
These pictures are of Jerry Kinney‘s beautiful layout in Cashmere. The layout is long gone, but these deserve to be shared. The scenes include beautiful waterfront structures as well as a very neat urban industrial area. I will share them Thursday.
A Nominating Committee headed by JJ Johnston has begun receiving nominations for two Director Positions on the 4D Board as well as nominations for Assistant Superintendent.
The terms of these positions are for two years commencing September 1, 2017. The Board holds six meetings during the year and usually meet at Mitzells Restaurant in Kent.
If you are interested in serving or wish to nominate someone, contact JJ Johnston at jj@jtwice.com or 425 985 9805. Full information on duties is available in the Members section in the 4D website.
The Ballot shall be distributed to the Membership in May by mail. To be counted, Ballots must be received by the Committee at the address printed on the ballot, postmarked by no later than June 1, and received by June 15. All ballots shall be tallied by June 20.
Our new clinic in Burien will meet this Thursday at 6:30 at the Northwest Railroad Archives. Because this will be the third meeting, we are still getting acquainted. So, we share our various interests in model building, layouts and operation.
Bring a model to discuss or a project to describe. If you have questions about techniques or sources of information, there should be someone there with answers.
Location:
Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive
425 SW 153rd Street
Burien, WA 98166
Time: 6:30 to 8:30
I hope to see you there.
Russ
This has been a very busy first quarter in the Fourth Division.
The Seattle Center Show in January was one of the best attended shows in years. In addition to the many fine modular layouts operating, this show featured many smaller demonstrations of modeling and operation reflecting a shift in emphasis from just running trains to helping attendees understand “how to”. We will see much more of this in coming years with a focus on education about railroads.
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Our next program will feature John Morrison. John has a very large garden railway at his home in Kirkland. He has scratch built many locomotives for his layout.
He will feature a PowerPoint slide presentation of the locomotives of the Puffing Billy Preservation Society in Melbourne Australia. This is an operating 30″ gauge railway which uses a 2-6-0 + 0-6-2 Garratt and a number of small 19th century Baldwin 2-6-2s.
G Class Engine found on The Puffing Billy web site
We meet again this Thursday evening, Feb 23rd at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archives in Burien, from 6:30 to 9 PM.
The address is 425 SW 153rd Street, Burien, WA 98166. Additional info, including a map, can be viewed by clicking here.
We meet Thursday evening, February 16, at the Redmond Old Schoolhouse Community Center (Map) beginning at 6:45 PM.
Our program will be a description of the planning and construction of my layout, the Coal Creek Lumber Company, which was recently featured on KOMO TV. Here is the link:
http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/we-took-a-ride-on-a-tiny-train-and-loved-it-all-aboard/
Update: Here is a link provided by John Prentice from “Seattle Refined” with video and a picture gallery: http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/we-took-a-ride-on-a-tiny-train-and-loved-it-all-aboard
This Thursday, February 2, at 3 PM, KOMO TV, Channel 4, will broadcast a segment on local model railroading. The broadcast will feature the recent train shows as well as a segment of video taken of my layout, “The Coal Creek Lumber Co”. This is part of the “Seattle Refined” community show, in case you want to set your DVR.
Al Lowe, Fred Hamilton, and Dave Woodrell joined me in an operating session on my layout. The session lasted over an hour. No derailments or collisions. It was a lot of fun and I hope many of you can see it.