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Eastside Get Together North (Redmond) Clinic is Thursday, Sep 15

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We kick off the Eastside Get Together North (Redmond) fall clinic season this Thursday the 15th at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. The gathering begins at 6:45 PM. Click here for additional details including an address and a map.

Mike Donnelly "working on the Chiggen" (by cleaning the smokebox) at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie (Photo by Russ Segner).

Mike Donnelly “working on the Chiggen” (by cleaning the smokebox) at the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie (Photo by Russ Segner).

Our very special guest speaker is Richard Anderson, Executive Director of the Northwest Railway Museum at Snoqualmie. Richard has led the effort there for 22 years.

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August 28 Eastside Layout Tour – BEMRRC Layout Added

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We are pleased to announce that the Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club has agreed to have their layout open on Sunday August 28th from 10 AM to 3 PM. The address is 425 SW 153th St. in Burien (same building as the Pacific NW RR archive).

This is an addition to open houses at Al Lowe’s and Steve Depolo’s – click here to view the previous Grab Iron post with additional details.

Make a full day of it. Start with the Boeing Club in Burien (open 10 AM to 3 PM) and then head to Bellevue and Woodinville (layouts open from 1 PM to 5 PM). This is a great opportunity to see three excellent approaches to model railroading. For addresses and directions, email me at russseg@gmail.com and I will send maps and contact information.

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August Eastside Layout Tour Changed to Sunday, Aug 28th

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The Eastside Layout Tour has been changed to Sunday, August 28th (from Saturday Aug 27th)

Two of the layouts originally scheduled for the Eastside layout tour in August have had to cancel. (Mike O’Connell’s mother passed away suddenly and the service is scheduled for the 27th; my wife, Susan, will be recovering from major back surgery the week of the 27th.)

The great news is that we will have two very special layouts open to 4D members and guests on Sunday, August 28th. Steve Depolo invites you to tour his Sn3 Alaska Pacific Rwy in Woodinville. The theme is “Mining in Alaska”.

This is a very large layout with all trackwork finished and scenery almost complete. Steve has scratch built many large mining structures and two complete waterfront scenes. All locomotives have sound decoders and are controlled by NCE. This layout will inspire you.

Al Lowe is one of our NTrak leaders and will show us how he uses his modules in a home layout. When not setting up at local shows, Al has several of his modules organized as a layout in his Bellevue home. These modules are highly detailed. Al has a very creative way of setting them up in his garage.

Both layouts will be open from 1 PM to 5 PM. For addresses and directions, email me at russseg@gmail.com and I will send maps and contact information.

Note – there will be another Eastside layout tour in October in the Renton and Maple Valley areas.

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Renton Clinic (Eastside Get Together South) Dates Set

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Space at the new Renton Highlands Library has been reserved for the fourth Thursday evening of September (22nd) and October (27th). If this location works for you, please join us at 6:30 pm for time to share and improve your modeling skills. Click here to see the clinics page with additional info including a map.

The September program will include:

  • Get acquainted
  • Share Model Building Ideas
  • Discuss Rail Fanning Locations
  • Model of the Month

If you have a program you would like to present, please contact Russ Segner at 425-228-7327 or russseg@gmail.com.

Come and join in.

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Clinicians Wanted for 4D Clinics

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The 4th Division fall clinic season will soon begin. While most of our area clinics already have their lineups set, there is always a need for additional clinics ready to present.

If you have a topic you think would be of interest to model railroaders and would like to share it, please let me know. We definitely have openings for the Eastside Get Together (both the North Branch in Redmond, and the South Branch, currently in Renton).

Topics of interest: Prototypes, building structures, scenery, trackwork, interesting and special tools, electronics, track planning, and operations. These are just a few. Let me know if you are willing to share. Presentations are about 45 minutes and we supply the projectors at all locations. I can be contacted at russseg@gmail.com or 425-228-7327.

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Eastside Get Together North Clinic (Redmond) – Great News, Meeting Space Finalized

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We have located and contracted for a meeting space for the Eastside Get Together North Branch Clinic (Redmond). Commencing on September 15th, which is the third Thursday of the month, we will meet at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center in downtown Redmond. The meetings will begin at 6:45 and end at 9:00 PM.

Click here to see the updated 4D web site Clinics page (including a map).

This space easily will accommodate 40 of us, has good parking and good access to the freeways. Dave Cook and a leadership group is meeting now to plan sessions. Set your calendars now for every third Thursday. If you have suggestions for clinic topics or would like to present a clinic, contact me at russseg@gmail.com or 206-200-2211 and I will pass the information on to Dave.

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Renton Clinic – Next Meeting on June 30

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This is a reminder that the next Renton Clinic meeting will be at the old Renton library on Thursday, the 30th of June. The library is located at 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton WA 98057, beginning at 6:30 pm. Maps and directions are available on the Clinics page.

The program will be built around your individual interests in railroads. We can do this by sharing photos of your favorite scenes. Please bring 10 to 15 photos of your layout or prototypes on a flash drive and we will project them on the screen while you describe them. We can also discuss various locations in the area to get the best rail shots.

Bring a model to share and brag about!

If you plan to bring photos to share, please let me know ahead of time so I can figure out how much time we will need. Please also think about possible locations for next fall when our meetings will resume. I can be contacted at 425-228-7327 or russseg@gmail.com.

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Renton Clinic on Thursday, June 30

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Our next meeting will be at the old Renton library on the 30th of June. The library is located at 100 Mill Avenue South, Renton WA 98057, beginning at 6:30 pm. Maps and directions are available on the Clinics page.

The program will be built around your individual interests in railroads. We can do this by sharing photos of your favorite scenes. Please bring 10 to 15 photos on a flash drive and we will project them on the screen while you describe them. We can also discuss various locations in the area to get the best rail shots.

Bring a model to share and brag about!

If you plan to bring photos to share, please let me know ahead of time so I can figure out how much time we will need. Please also think about possible locations for next fall when our meetings will resume. I can be contacted at 425-228-7327 or russseg@gmail.com.

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Eastside Get Together on Thursday, June 16

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This Thursday our Eastside Get Together will once again be at the Redmond Library – 15990 NE 85th Street – Redmond WA 98052, 6:30 pm. Maps and directions are available on the Clinics page.

Our program will feature Brian Pickering who is very knowledgeable of all the aspects of DCC (digital command control) and Decoder Pro (a subset of the JMRI application). He will describe features as well as installation and programming tips for DCC.  Come and get your questions answered.

Bring a model to share and brag about! Coffee and doughnuts will be provided.

This will be our last program of the season and it is very likely we will be meeting at another location this fall. We will discuss location options and will solicit your opinions. It is up to you to show your support for this effort.

See you there.

Eastside Get-Together (Redmond) Clinic