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Come Learn Some New Facts about the UP at the Seattle Virtual Clinic: Thursday, November 3 at 7pm
October was really busy this year — but in a good way. There were TRAIN SHOWS!!
It was nice to see many of you (in person) in Lynden and then two weeks later in Maple Valley. The 4D HO Free-Mo group had a setup at the Tacoma Holiday Food & Gift Fest, so some of us had a third weekend this month to run trains. So many trains, so little time……
That being said, it’s time for the Seattle/North End monthly virtual clinic. The meeting is this Thursday, November 3. So grab your leftover Halloween candy and join us for an hour or so of talking about train.
This month Aidan Murray will be giving a presentation on the Union Pacific Railroad called Interesting Union Pacific Equipment and Operations. A history buff, Aidan not only studies all aspects of the U.S. rail industry, but likes to find odd facts and/or anomalies about railroads and their equipment.
Here is the Zoom information:
Topic: November 4D PNR NMRA Seattle Clinic
Time: Nov 3, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87388943849?pwd=RE1lcGJPaGRuaHlNVWVZemVvbW5mZz09
Meeting ID: 873 8894 3849
Passcode: 141297
Hope to see you there!
Lisa Murray, chair
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
Eastside Clinic is Thursday, October 27 at 7pm
Aritcle & Photos By Russ Segner
Our clinic is set for October 27 at 7PM . It is a Zoom meeting. The link is posted below.
We will take time to discuss what you are modeling, talk about upcoming events and have a clinic.
Our clinic will be about my model of the Coal Creek Lumber Mill which is the major scene on my layout.
Constructing Coal Creek Lumber Co. Mill
The Coal Creek Lumber Company mill is the major feature of my layout. It is totally scratch built and was inspired by photographs of a mill in north central California. I drew plans for the structure as well as made drawings for the layout of machinery and lumber handling.
The clinic will discuss my research to accurately model all the associated structures and trackage. So, here is a list of things I will discuss:
- The prototype
- The plans
- The overall mill site
- Log dump
- Dam and Pond
- Trackage
- Boiler House
- Green Chain
- Dry storage
- Oil supply track and building
- Office and dispatch building
- The mill itself
- Substructure pilings and floor
- Roof trusses
- Walls and windows
- Interior lighting
- The dock and loading platforms
Here is the link:
Topic: Eastside Clinic October 27
Time: Oct 27, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Passcode: 688172
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Eastside Clinic RESCHEDULED
Our clinic scheduled for the 20th has been rescheduled to the 27th. The link to the meeting will be posted next Monday.
Russ Segner
Mount Vernon Clinic is Monday, Oct 17, 7pm
October 17th is the next Mount Vernon Clinic, starting at 7:00pm at the Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Street. Entry is through up the ramp through the rear door, off the parking lot, south side of the building.
The program this month will be to spend a few minutes finishing up last month’s focus on “what I did during Covid”, with short presentations by Don Jones and Dale Bearden, MMR. Then we will finish the evening with several “Mini Clinics”, including Rich Blake on a simple weathering method, Tom Buckingham on how to keep rails in gauge between power blocks, Dave Sherwood on passenger car wheels for Rivarossi and similar cars, and Dale Bearden, MMR on the new Blunami decoders which use cell phones as throttles.
Note: a no-host pre clinic get together for a bite to eat will be at Round Table Pizza, 115 East College Way at 5:00pm. Round Table pizza serves personal sized pizzas, appetizers, and salads.
Al Carter, Clinic Chair (temp!), contact: tabooma@msn.com
Bremerton Northern October 2022 Flimsy
Click here to read the October 2022 issue of The Flimsy Board from the Bremerton Northern Model Railroad club.
This Saturday (Oct 8) morning’s Layout Tour Zoom is an outdoor railroad!
A well known modeler from the Olympic Peninsula, Mark Howe will take us on a grand tour of his large scale outdoor railroad, with some indoor branches, as well as some interesting animations that he’s constructed using inexpensive parts and methods, applicable to any scale model railroading. Don’t miss it!
As usual, the Zoom meeting will open at 9:30 and the presentation will start at 10:00am, PDT. To join, use this Zoom info:
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Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
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Cab Chatter Redux – North End Clinic is Thursday, October 6 at 7pm
Ever wonder what it would feel like if you had a party and no one showed up?
If you were at the September clinic you know what I mean. Apparently there was this thing called the Narrow Gauge Convention in Tacoma???
In all seriousness, for those of you who didn’t attend the convention you missed a good time. I am sure that many of you who did attend have lots to share about what you saw and what you learned at the various clinics that were held.
Since we didn’t have many attendees in September (I believe there were a total of five?), we are going try this again. We will have an open forum where members can share any model railroading projects done or rail-fanning trips taken in the months we haven’t seen each other.
The name of the clinic will be Cab Chatter Redux: What I Did This Summer/Early Fall: Model Railroading and Rail-fanning Fun.
(and, don’t worry, if people don’t show up this time, we’ll have another kind of clinic in November….maybe 😉)
If you have something you want to share (like photos) and need any technical help, feel free to contact me. See contact information below.
Here is the zoom meeting info:
Topic: October 4D North End Clinic
Time: Oct 6, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85932386113?pwd=a2JWQm9WbW5FRGdmMldQUldwZWhWQT09
Meeting ID: 859 3238 6113
Passcode: 844298
See you soon!
Lisa Murray, clinic chair
206-310-6778 (voice or text)
northseattle_organizer@4dpnr.com
Mount Vernon September 2022 Clinic Report
Click here to read the Mt. Vernon Clinic Report for September 2022.
New Eastside Clinic
Here is the link for Thursday evening, September 22 at 7PM. We will discuss a New Start of an Eastside Clinic and follow with a presentation on rebuilding a 1906 flatcar at DuPont.
Russ Segner is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: New Eastside Clinic
Time: Sep 22, 2022 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 813 6311 4864
Passcode: 983108
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