Join us on Saturday, Oct 14, at 10:00am for the next 4dPNR Zoom Layout Tour. Burr Stewart will give an overview of how and why he designed and built his 800 sq.ft. basement HO/HOn3 layout, based on the 1973 BN, MILW and UP in the Seattle region, including prototype research and how it translated to […]
Greg Wright, from Olympia, WA, will give us an update on Saturday, January 13, 2024, on his new outdoor F scale garden railway, which has been hosting regular operating sessions. You can expect to be inspired as well as to get an itch to do something similar in your own backyard (if you have one)! […]
Join us on February 10 at 10am for a layout tour by Chuck Lee, covering his HO scale Colorado Front Range RR. The pike is based on Denver, CO and features local industries such as the massive Coors operation, features 3D-printed and LED-lit models, such as Denver’s Union Station, and even includes a full-size CTC […]
March's 4dPNR Zoom layout tour is going to inspire you for sure! Long freights often exceeding 50 cars and 6 units, 14 car passenger trains with sparkling warbonnets in the lead, and southwest mountain scenery punctuate the Pasquinel Division of the Santa Fe Railroad. This 1200 square foot HO scale model railroad running thru the […]
For the April "second Saturday Zoom", Todd VonStup will update us on his progress on his N scale MRL-themed layout. This Zoom-only presentation will start at 10:00 am PST, and we will open the meeting at 9:30 for meet and greet. Here is the Zoom link: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09 Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142 […]
Join us on Saturday, May 11, for a continuation of Jerry Boudreau's informative and humorous briefing on his HO Santa Fe layout in central Oregon. He will start with a brief overview of the layout, followed by details on how he organizes and runs regular operating sessions. He shows some interesting forms and methods that […]
The schedule will be: 7:30 to 8:30 am – Registration at the North Bend Depot 8:30 to 9:00 am – Train Ride from North Bend to Museum 9:00 to 9:10 am – Gathering Time 9:10 to 10:00 am – Clinics 1 and 2 10:10 to 11:00 am – Clinics 3 and 4 11:10 to 12:00 […]
The annual National Model Train Convention is July 14 - 19, 2025 at the Sheraton Hotel in Novi, MI. There will be clinics, workshops, operating sessions, 60 model train layouts to visit, prototype tours and much more.
The October "Second Saturday" Zoom layout tour will be held at 10am on October 12, featuring local modeler Kevin Wills. Kevin's layout is a freelanced mainline extension of the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific lines through the western Sierra Nevada mountain area roughly set in the 1980s. His 33'x13' basement layout transits three levels, with […]