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Bargains. Bargains

Saturday is the Boeing Swap Meet. The 4th Division will have tables with many BARGAINS for sale. These are items donated to the 4D from estates of members and the public to see that many fine models will live on some layout in the area.

Thee sales have generated very important funds for the 4D. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HELP by manning the tables for awhile. please contact me right away.

Russ Segner. 206 200 2211
russseg@gmail,com

Whidbey Clinic 8 NOV 2023 – Scenery Detail for Effect

November 8 at 7PM Dick Haines will be presenting a in person multi part clinic on scenery subjects from his layout. Subjects will include:

1. Building a Mine in a Mountain – How to plan and build an angled mine using an internal mirror with flickering overhead lamps and other details.

2. Merging a 3-D Mountain with a 2-D Wall – Planning the viewer’s perspective, Painting the wall with matching color and details.

3. Creating Realistic Day-Night Layout Lighting – Using overhead (daylight) and horizon-valence (evening, night, morning) for smooth, controllable effects.

November 8th @7PM, This one will be held in the Oak Harbor Senior Center at 51 SE Jerome St, Oak Harbor, WA 98277.

Carpool to Bellingham’s 3 Open House Layouts?

By Bob Rorabaugh

If there’s anyone out there who would like to carpool to Bellingham on Saturday, November the 4th, contact Bob Rorabaugh (Bothell & I-405), at 206-948-9511.  The three layouts are:

  1. Dale Bearden/Karl Kleeman, On30, Prototype of Main 2-foot, Alger Church, 1475 Silver Run Lane, Bellingham
  2. BK Blackketter, On30, White Pass, Alaska, 4918 Columbus Av, Bellingham
  3. Alex Coleman, On30, based on Colorado D&RGW (726′ of track, 67 turnouts, two levels), 4357 King Mountain Rd, Bellingham.

I will leave the Canyon Park area of I-405 about 8:30 a.m., and return back to Bothell, ETA, 4:00 p.m.  My email is: rorabaugh@msn.com

Bob

Eastside Clinic List

The email to all on our Eastside list has been sent with the link to this Thursday’s meeting has been sent. If you did not receive the email, you are not on the list. if you wish to receive our notices, please email me at russseg@gmail.com or Doug Oldenburg at douglas.oldenburg@yahoo.com

Russ Segner

EASTSIDE CLINIC – OCT 19

Ron Hopkins has a very nice On30 layout in Edmonds. It is a logging theme based on coastal towns of western Wahington.. Ron will share pictures of his award winning structures and describe some of his modeling techniques.

We start at 7PM with introductions, some announcements and latest news of vendors. Be prepared to share your pictures of your recent model building.

We will send a link to all on our mailing list. Contact me if you want to be included. russseg@gmail.com

Whidbey Clinic 11 OCT 2023 – Decal Madness

Meeting will be held at the Oak Harbor Senior Center 11 OCT 2023 at 7:00pm. We will attempt to do zoom but no guarantees. Clinic info:

Cliff Aaker models primarily in On30 and nearly always freelanced roads. This means most rolling stock has to be lettered using either rub-on or waterslide decals. He has learned much along the way and will be sharing what he has picked up. If you have experience using decals you are welcome to contribute.

ZOOM INFO:

Rich Blake 4dPNR is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: SVW 4DPNR NMRA OCT 11 Clinic
Time: Oct 11, 2023 07:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87215222898?pwd=vpzoJcWQwtA6x2eb61B5b1SPTYYyjf.1

Meeting ID: 872 1522 2898
Passcode: 050155


October Layout Tour “Second Saturday” Zoom to feature Burr Stewart’s HO/HOn3 Burrlington Northern

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 model form. Progress photos as well as finished scenes and operations scenarios, will be included in his slide show. Lee Marsh will host the event, and here is the Zoom link to join the event:

Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87210657142?pwd=ZHhIWnZGMUU0YnAwNVUvMENheEZSUT09

Meeting ID: 872 1065 7142
Passcode: 805577

The November Second Saturday Zoom is cancelled, so that many of us may have a chance to attend the Boeing Swap meet that weekend (Nov. 11-12).