For May's virtual layout tour Zoom, Keith Jordan will take us on a tour of his HO scale shelf layout, the “Patch,” which incorporates the industrial switching of downtown Los Angeles by the Santa Fe. The layout has been featured in Model Railroad Planning and Great Model Railroads. As usual, we'll open the meeting at […]
This month's "Second Saturday" Zoom Layout Tour will feature a slide show by Tom O'Hara, of Bellingham, describing the process of building his previous layout(s) and all the lessons learned. Here is the Zoom info to join the meeting: Topic: 4dPNR Layout Tour Second Saturdays Time: 10:00am PST, December 10, 2022 Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09 […]
Join us at 10am PST on Saturday, January 14 for a video presentation on the Olympia Model Railroad Society (OMRS) HO scale model railroad layout, presented by its club president Scott Nelson. This HO layout features great scenery, working signals, JMRI operations and many other features you may be interested in. As usual, the meeting […]
Join us on Saturday morning, February 11, for a presentation by Jon Bentz on his narrow gauge empire. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am and the presentation will start at 10am PST. Here is the zoom info to join the meeting: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09 Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142 Passcode: 805577
April's "Second Saturday" Zoom meeting will feature Bill Adkins, from Bend OR, giving a talk and slide show about the layouts of the late, great, Brian Ellerby. As usual, the meeting will open at 9:30am and the program will start at 10:00 am PDT. Hope to see you there! The Zoom info to join the […]
Our first 4D PNR layout tour of the fall will be by Mike Davis, a Santa Fe modeler who is building a layout featuring Cajon Pass in California. Mike’s layout tour will be on September 9th at 10am via Zoom. This should be a great session as we feature a fabulous layout by someone who brings […]
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 […]