Welcome to the 4th Division

Eastside Get Together -- Virtual
2021-05-20 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Los_Angeles)
“Robin Explains What LCC Means” presented by Robin Peel

Mount Vernon Clinic -- Virtual
2021-05-17 19:00 - 21:00
“Improving Bachmann Spectrum HO heavyweight passenger cars” presented by David Sherwood

Whidbey Island Clinic -- Virtual
2021-05-12 19:00 - 21:00
“Panama Canal Passage 2020” presented by Paul Rising

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-05-08 10:00 - 11:30
May’s Layout tours on May 8, at 10:00 am PST will be an HO NP home layout presented by Robert Richard, and the HO club layout of the PSMRE in downtown Tacoma.
Bob Richard has focused his layout on the town of Easton, WA in the 1940’s, when heavy articulated steam and the new FT diesels ruled the cascade mountains. He is copying the prototype Northern Pacific track, buildings and operations as closely as possible, and will show us a combination of prototype photos, layout photos, and a video demo of trains in action. Expansion plans are also on his mind.
The PSMRE layout tour will give us a chance to get behind the scenes of this large layout in a working museum in downtown Tacoma, how it has transformed over the years, and how the group organizes themselves and their operations. The Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers (PSMRE) layout is at the Washington State History Museum. Built as a museum exhibit that also provides a challenging Operations environment, as it represents the Tacoma area in the 1950’s. Largely focused on the Northern Pacific’s operations, they operate trains from the Great Northern, Milwaukee Road and Union Pacific.
The zoom info for this meeting is listed below, and is also posted in the Grab Iron..
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies
Topic: 4DPNR Layout Tours for May 2021
Time: May 8, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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North End Clinic - virtual
2021-05-06 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
“A Few Things You Didn’t Know About the Railroad Bridge at the Locks” presented by Mike Intlekofer

Mount Vernon Clinic -- Virtual
2021-04-19 19:00 - 21:00
Nick Muff’s “Adventures on the Westside Lumber Lines”

Olympia Clinic -- Virtual
2021-04-16 19:00 - 20:30
Jeff Schultz presents his Cajon Pass layout modelling the Santa-Fe and Southern Pacific lines circa 1985-88.

Eastside Get Together -- Virtual
2021-04-15 19:00 - 21:00
“How and Why to Build Resin Freight Cars” presented by Bill Messecar

Whidbey Island Clinic -- Virtual
2021-04-14 19:00 - 21:00
“Making your own flatcar loads” presented by Susan Gonzales

Westside Clinic - Virtual
2021-04-13 19:00 - 21:00
Paul Rising will present “Barnacle Bill’s tavern”

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-04-10 10:00 - 11:30
The April Zoom layout tours will be presented by Bill Sornsin and Bob Stafford. Bill will show us the progress he’s been making on his huge HO scale layout depicting the 1950’s Great Northern from South Seattle to Stevens Pass, including a detailed replica of the King St. Station and a large model of Interbay Yard. Bob’s HO layout is a detailed version of some Pennsylvania railroading in a single car garage, which he’ll present in a pre-recorded video with live narration. This is necessary because he’s already disassembling it in order to move it to a larger space, once he finishes a remodel project on his home to make more space.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

North End Clinic - virtual
2021-04-01 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-03-04 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Virtual Zoom Meeting (link in GrabIron)
TBD

Olympia Clinic -- Virtual
2021-03-19 19:00 - 20:30

Eastside Get Together -- Virtual
2021-03-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-02-18 19:00 - 21:00, 2021-01-21 19:00 - 21:00

Mount Vernon Clinic -- Virtual
2021-03-15 19:00 - 21:00

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tours
2021-03-13 10:00 - 11:30
The March 4DPNR Layout tours will be presented by Clint Brown and John Wilcox. Details to follow.
To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

Whidbey Island Clinic -- Virtual
2021-03-10 19:00 - 21:00
Topic TBD

Mount Vernon Clinic -- Virtual
2021-02-22 19:00 - 21:00
Ted Becker presenting an introduction to Arduino and using them on a model railroad. Examples will be shown how
Ted is using Arduino on his layout and how you can get started with off the shelf items. In conjunction with this introduction is
an offer to present more in-depth sessions.

Olympia Clinic -- Virtual
2021-02-19 19:00 - 20:30
Come to Tennessee with Lee Bishop!
Lee will discuss getting back into the hobby after a long absence, discovering new techniques and using old ones to build his first ‘real’ layout as well as what he learned from getting back into the hobby after such a long absence. Come see rural Tennessee from Lee’s viewpoint of his family and military interests.

4DPNR Zoom Layout Tour
2021-02-13 10:00 - 11:30
February’s 4DPNR Zoom Layout tours will be presented by Di Voss and Steven Shores. The meeting will be from 10:00 to 11:30 am. To join, the Zoom info is:
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Meeting ID: 840 8891 6319
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Meeting ID: 840 8891 6319

To watch recordings of our previous 4DPNR Zoom layout tours, visit www.youtube.com/c/4dpnrmovies

Tacoma Clinic -- Virtual
2021-02-11 19:00 - 21:00
Paul Rising is scheduled to give us a detailed and interesting look into covered bridges in the Pacific Northwest focusing on Oregon. He’ll show us drawings, photos and inspiration for modeling these interesting structures.
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Whidbey Island Clinic -- Virtual
2021-02-10 19:00 - 21:00
Rich Thom will be presenting our February clinic on the use of rubber rocks (not molds) which is very different that traditional scenery methods. (This is a re-do from last month where we needed to cancel due to wind storm induced power outages on wonderful Whidbey Island)

Mount Vernon Clinic -- Virtual
2021-01-18 19:00 - 21:00
Virtual tour of Nick Muff’s layout.

Olympia Clinic -- Virtual
2021-01-15 19:00 - 20:30
The January Olympia Clinic is historically a prototype presentation from a person that has worked on the railroad. This year, Bill Busacca will share his restoration work on the C&TS. Bill was not a railroader, but he did go down to Antonito and did some work on the restoration.

Tacoma Clinic
2021-01-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Paradise Lanes Entertainment Center, 12505 Pacific Ave S, Tacoma, WA, 98444, United States
Greg Price will be showing us how he constructs asphalt roads. Everyone is invited to share their projects they have been working on. Hope to see you online!

Whidbey Island Clinic -- Virtual
2021-01-13 19:00 - 21:00
“Rubber Rocks, a Better Alternative?” presented by Rich Thom
