Category: Burien Clinic

Article and Photos by Syd Schofield

Russ Segner called the gathering into a listening mode at 6:30.

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Russ Segner

We meet again this Thursday evening, Feb 23^rd at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archives in Burien, from 6:30 to 9 PM.

The address is 425 SW 153^rd Street, Burien, WA 98166. Additional info, including a map, can be viewed by clicking here.

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Article and Photos by Syd Schofield

Paul Vaughn’s clinic presentation material models.

The first meeting of the recently split-off Eastside Get Together South Clinic (NMRA, PNR Region, 4^th Division) is now officially the Burien Clinic. It all came together at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive facility in Burien, Washington on 26 January, 2017 at 6:30 PM with Russ Segner presiding.

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Russ Segner

What used to be the Renton Clinic (also called Eastside Get Together South Clinic) for all of 2016 will now be the Burien Clinic. We have been invited to the home of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archives. This will give us excellent space for 40 or more. There is good parking and we can use the room from 6:30 to 9:30 PM.

The first meeting will be Thursday, January 26 starting at 6:30 PM. All the subsequent meetings are set for the fourth Thursday of each month and they will start at 6:30. The address is 425 SW 153^rd St, Burien, WA, 98166. Click here for additional clinic information including a map.

Our first clinic in Burien will feature Paul Vaughn demonstrating how he kit-bashes plastic cars to get exactly what you want when a specific car is not commercially made. Paul is not afraid to cut up a new car kit to make something else. Paul has made many interesting Sn3 cars out of HO kits. He will present methods to accomplish projects by making new castings out of cut up parts and integrating weights within the castings.

We will also have a presentation by Gary Tarbox, Executive Director of the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archives to help us get acquainted with the facilities and work at the Archives.

Bring models, finished or under construction!

Article and Photos by Syd Schofield

4^th Division, Eastside Get Together South Branch (Renton) Clinic, Tuesday November 22, 2016

Attendees at the Renton Clinic November meeting

Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we moved the meeting night up from the usual fourth Thursday to the fourth Tuesday. Russ Segner convened the gathering at 6:30 pm as we were in the Renton Highlands library and they are rather set in their ways on available conference room hours. These are very nice KCLS (King County Library System) facilities for meetings, but due to scheduling difficulties, the location may change for future meetings. There will be a Grab Iron post when that happens.

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Russ Segner

The next meeting of the Renton (Eastside Get Together South) Clinic will be Tue, November 22 at the Renton Highlands Library (versus the usual Thursday, due to the Thanksgiving holiday). The evening begins at 6:30 PM with getting acquainted, with the presentation starting at 7 pm or so. Parking is under the library. Additional details including a map can be viewed by clicking here.

Our program will feature David Yadock. His HO scale layout, the “Dry Gulch & Western”, is very large and reminiscent of John Allen’s Gorre & Daphetid. David says “The presentation will explain techniques I use on my layout to hide unwanted items as well as making the layout room appear larger. I will also discuss how sections of the layout can be used for two purposes. Through the use of photos I will show some techniques that have worked on my layout and some that have failed. It should be of interest for both the experienced modeler as well as the newbie modeler.”

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Syd Schofield, Photo by Syd

4^th Division, Eastside Get Together South Branch (Renton) Clinic, Thursday October 27, 2016

Note: The November Renton Clinic will be on Tuesday, November 22, 2016, at the Renton Highlands Library. This is a different day of the week than usual, due to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Watching a video on an overhaul of a 2-6-6-2 steam locomotive (1:1 scale) at the Renton October 2016 Clinic.

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Russ Segner

We return to Renton Highland Library Thursday, October 27 at 6:30 PM for the Eastside Get Together South (Renton) Clinic. The library is located at 2801 NE 10^th St, Renton, WA 98056. Parking is in the garage below the library. Additional information including a map can be viewed by clicking here.

We will discuss the upcoming Boeing Employees Model Railroad Club Swap Meet and plans for the Pacific Science Center Model Train Show.

Bring a model or project you are working on. For instance, I am working on a new mine structure for my layout. It will be a wooden bunker based on a photograph from old Newcastle, WA. This will be an opportunity to meet some new model railroaders and exchange ideas.

I can be contacted at russseg@gmail.com or 206-200-2211.

Cliff Green, Photos by Cliff and Russ Segner

It was a dark and stormy night, September 29^th, 2016.

Chip Van Gilder at the Renton Clinic giving a 3D modeling and printing presentation. (Photo by Russ Segner)

Actually it was a very pleasant evening, not dark and stormy, and I enjoyed seeing the brand new Renton Highlands Library (opened in 2016) for the first time. The library facility is big and bright and comfortable, although the Renton clinic organizers are looking for a permanent home outside of the library system (the KCLS meeting rooms can only be booked a couple of months in advance and are in heavy demand).

I joined nine other clinic attendees, settling in for a fine presentation by Chip Van Gilder on “3D Printing”.

Click here to read an overview of what 3D design and printing is about.

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