We will continue our discussion of various ways to handle backdrops and blend them into the foreground. We will also look at some of the framing techniques used by Brian Ellerby and others to create view blocks.
Join us at 7PM next Thursday. The link will be sent to all who have joined us before and are on our mailing list. If you want to be included, please email me at russseg@gmail.com
Russ
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Mini Swap Meet May 6
By Al Carter
Once again, the Mount Vernon Clinic is holding a spring “Mini Swap Meet”. Hop in your car and make the drive up to beautiful Skagit County, spend some time visiting other railroad modelers, buy some goodies, and maybe do a bit of railfanning (Mount Vernon is, after all, home to the 1-mile-long Mount Vernon Terminal Railway). Here are the particulars:
Date/Time: Saturday, May 6, 10:00am to 3:00pm. (Doors open at 9:00am for vendors.)
Location: Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1411 Cleveland Street. Easy access via the Kincaid Street exit from Interstate 5.
Admission: Free, but donations are highly appreciated, with the proceeds being donated to the Mount Vernon Meals-on-Wheels program, as in past years.
Entry: Enter through the rear (parking lot) door, south side. No entry through the front door.
Table Rental: $10 per table (limit 1 per person), payable only in cash on the date of the event. No checks or credit cards for table rental. You may request an additional table, and you will be notified 1 week prior if additional tables become available.
Table Reservation: To reserve a table, email Mark Malmkar at: plm99mfg@gmail.com
Lunch: There are limited options nearby for food, so brown bagging is highly encouraged. The kitchen facilities at the Senior Center are not available for use this year.
Questions? Contact Mark Malmkar at: plm99mfg@gmail.com or Al Carter at: tabooma10@gmail.com
Freedom with Free-Mo at the North End Clinic Thursday, April 6, 2023
The April North End virtual clinic will be held tomorrow night, April 6, at 7pm PDT.
This month Larry Sloan will be presenting a clinic called Free-mo: Modular Model Railroading with Flexibility.
In last month’s meeting some folks asked about what is entailed in building a module. Tomorrow night you will not only learn about module construction but also what differentiates a free-mo modular layout from a standard modular layout.
After the presentation, we can also talk about the different modular groups that are in the 4th division and answer any questions that you may have about membership, etc.
PLEASE NOTE: From now on, the Zoom link will be emailed to the regular attendees of the clinic. If you are not on the email distribution list, please email Lisa Murray at northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com or (preferably) text your request to (206) 310-6778.
Thanks & looking forward to seeing you there!
Lisa Murray
Clinic chair
Election of Officers – April, 2023
Al Lowe
A Nominating Committee has been appointed to receive nominations for the upcoming election of the ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT and two DIRECTORS. The duties of these positions are as follows:
The ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT shall perform all duties assigned by the Superintendent and serve in the Superintendent’s absence. He is usually responsible for the annual Spring Meet.
DIRECTOR. Serve as the direct representative of the members. Act in the best interest of the members in the management of the Division.
The Board of Directors currently meets about six times per year by Zoom. These meetings last for less than two hours.
The current holders of these positions will be asked if they wish to continue and if so, their names will be placed on the ballot together with any others who come forward and are qualified. If you know of someone interested and willing to serve, or if you wish to nominate yourself, contact Al Lowe at 4dPNR@allowe.com.
Eastside Clinic Video
Here is the link to the March 16 Eastside Clinic. The meeting lasted a little over 90 minutes. The video has not been edited. It includes specific presentations from Lee Marsh, Terry Dillon, Jake Swaney, Larry Sloan and others. There is lots of chatter just like a live clinic, so it’s worth taking some time to enjoy.
https://1drv.ms/v/s!AhBTSQSpn0dnibR2XHu7VUtE7TSqGw?e=z4BHGB
Russ
Eastside Clinic
Scenery Solutions – How to Handle Difficult Areas
We will follow our discussions of backdrops with various solutions many of us have used to deal with problem areas of our layouts. If you want to share ideas, contact me and be prepared to illustrate your solution with a couple of slides.
If you are not a regular attendee of our Eastside Clinic and would like to be added to the regular invitee list for the link, contact me at:
russseg@gmail.com
For security reasons, we require everyone to sign in with their real name, no clever nick names, please.
Russ
206 200 2211
Eastside Clinic Thursday
Our discussion of Scenery and backdrops continues with at least two new panelists.
Terry Dillon will describe some work on hillsides and a tunnel entrance. Terry has a S scale standard gauge layout with a Pennsy theme,
Jake Swaney will share “ 3D Backdrops For narrow Shelves”
Join us for some practical ways to solve scenery isssus. Bring your suggestions and share your solutions.
Email me if you did not get the link. russseg@gmail.com
Russ Segner 206 200 2211
Eastside Clinic – March 16 at 7pm
Scenery Solutions – How to Handle Difficult Areas
We will follow our discussions of backdrops with various solutions many of us have used to deal with problem areas of our layouts. If you want to share ideas, contact me and be prepared to illustrate your solution with a couple of slides.
If you are not a regular attendee of our Eastside Clinic and would like to be added to the regular invitee list for the link, contact me at:
russseg@gmail.com
For security reasons, we require everyone to sign in with their real name, no clever nick names, please.
Russ
206 200 2211
A heavyweight panel on lightweight aluminum benchwork is this month’s 4dPNR “Second Saturday” Zoom
Join us on Saturday morning, March 11, for a look at how you might use aluminum instead of wood for some or all of your benchwork needs. An astute panel of model railroad “users” of aluminum will briefly share their research and experiences with various products and layout situations, with time at the end to answer any questions you may have. One of the panelists, Magnus Christerson, will share the quantitative results of some recent shop experiments he conducted on supporting model railroad benchwork. The other panelists are Dave Kreitler, Mort Grosser, Burr Stewart and Jim Betz, all of whom have recent experience using aluminum extrusions for benchwork. The panel will be facilitated by Lee Marsh, a confirmed but reasonably open-minded wood benchwork practitioner.
As usual, this “Second Saturday” Zoom meeting will open at 9:30 for chit-chat, with the program starting at 10:00am PST. The Zoom info to join the meeting is:
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09
Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577
Incidentally, this imaginative program was the brainchild of some illuminating conversations that took place at last year’s PNR convention in Eugene. You never know what will happen when you attend a regional convention with a few hundred other fellow modelers! This year’s convention will be in downtown Tacoma, May 10-14, called the “Prairie Line Experience”, and if you haven’t already registered to attend, please consider doing so now, at the convention’s website https://PNRTacoma2023.org . In addition to the on-site clinics, contest room, ice cream social, banquet, and aforementioned illuminating conversations, there will also be layout tours all over the region and the opportunity to attend operating sessions on some of the area’s finest model railroads. Don’t miss it!
Thursday, March 2, 2023, is the next Virtual North End Clinic
The March North End Clinic is this Thursday, March 2, 2023, via Zoom. This month’s presentation will be Eb and Flow of BNSF Everett Terminal 2005.
Retired BNSF Trainmaster Bob Stafford will present a presentation about the operation of Everett Terminal which consists of the Delta Yard, Lowell, Bayside Yard, Everett Junction, and MP 31 yard. The presentation will include an overview of the yard with maps, a review of the function of each yard, and the trains that arrived and departed from them.
Here is the link for the Zoom meeting.
Topic: NMRA North End Clinic (4D PNR) clinic
Time: Mar 2, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84288045495?pwd=dFh2RVFidUpHa0tES0x5eXN3UE9mUT09
Meeting ID: 842 8804 5495
Passcode: 636709
Be there or be a plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles!
Lisa Murray
clinic chair