This is a reminder the Eastside Get Together is Thursday April 21.
Place: Redmond Library
Time: 6:30
Program: Neil Stanton discussing radio control and battery power for your locomotives. This technology can work for HO, S, On3, and larger scales. Solve the problems of dirty track and eliminate complicated wiring.
Neil has been working with these systems for years and can answer your questions about starting with this system or retrofitting your existing system.
On the evening of April 14, Ted Becker kicked off the Clinic with 16 regulars and 3 newcomers in attendance at the Mt Vernon Senior Center. A special welcome to Chuck Wilkey, Dick Wilskey and Bonnie Hollingsworth. We hope you’ll join us again.
April 30, 14th Annual Olympia Layouts Tour, Olympia. Details
May 12, Mt. Vernon Clinic. Kevin Klettke wil present “Fleet Weathering”, a reprise of his clinic at PDX 2015 on efficiently weathering large fleets of rolling stock. Visit Kevin’s website at http://wnrr.net.
Another Sample of Kevin’s work
Remember: Your 4D ballot must be in the mail by May 1 in order to be counted. Find it, complete it, fold it, stamp it, mail it. Now. While you’re thinking of it.
Thursday April 21st, 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm
Redmond Public Library, 15990 NE 85th Street, Redmond, WA 98052
Our next meeting on the 21st will feature Neil Stanton discussing how to run your layout using batteries and radio control. This technology can work for HO, S, On3, and larger scales. Solve the problems of dirty track and eliminate complicated wiring.
Neil has been working with these systems for years and can answer your questions about starting with this system or retrofitting your existing system.
Model of the Month – bring something to share and brag about!
Doughnuts and coffee will be available. There will be a discussion of future programs and possible alternate locations for this clinic.
Questions: contact David Cook at 206-542-3383 or eastside_organizer@4dpnr.com. Maps and other information is available by clicking here.
This is a reminder that the 13th annual Olympia Model Railroad Layout Tour will be held on Saturday, April 30th. The following layouts will be on the tour this year:
When? Thursday, April 14
Time? 7:00 PM
Where? Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Street, Mount Vernon
Click Here for map & directions
It’s been fun and interesting to watch the dioramas evolve over the last many months. Tonight each builder will present their final effort.
The Westside Clinic is Tuesday April 12, 2016.
For this month’s clinic Steve Hauff will be presenting his latest African rail adventure – Rovos Rail, Capetown to Dar es Salaam.
Please bring a model railroad friend and an item you’ve been working on. As always we will have a “Model Contest” and “Show And Tell.” Coffee and cookies will be provided.
If you are visiting for the first time our clinics are held at the United Way of Kitsap Building in downtown Bremerton (647 4th Street) at 7 pm. Additional details (including a map and contact info) are on the Clinics Page.
You should have received in the U.S. mail your ballot for the 4D’s current election. Before you forget, vote and then follow the instructions on the ballot to return it to your Elections Committee.
We’ve received many ballots already, but we want your vote, too!
The deadline is May 1.
Thursday night, April 14 at 6:30 pm
Newcastle Public Library
Social Hour from 6:30 to 7:30
This will be a meeting to test the level of interest in starting a new clinic in the south end handy to Bellevue, Renton, Kent, Maple Valley, and Issaquah.
There will also be a presentation “The Coal Mines of Newcastle” by me (Russ Segner). This will describe the first significant railroad in the Seattle area which handled coal from mines in Newcastle just east of Lake Washington to Seattle where millions of tons of coal were shipped by boats to San Francisco. This little railroad is an excellent example of smaller rail lines which we can easily model.
If you are interested in having a clinic nearer to you, come on by and get acquainted. I can be contacted at russseg@gmail.com or 206-200-2211.
Mothers Day at the Northwest Railway Museum
Celebrate mom this Mother’s Day with a scenic steam train excursion through the Cascade foothills. You and your mom will journey to the top of Snoqualmie Falls and enjoy the view of the valley below. The Northwest Railway Museum invites mothers to enjoy a free ride aboard our antique train, when accompanied by a paying child – of any age. Passengers may board in Snoqualmie or North Bend. The round trip takes approximately 70 minutes. Passengers may get off at the halfway point, shop, eat lunch, or take a stroll before returning on any later train. Trains depart every 90 minutes beginning at 11:00 AM from the Snoqualmie Depot at 38625 SE King Street and at noon from the North Bend Depot at 205 McClellan Street. Roundtrip fares: $12 ages 2-12, $20 ages 62 and up, $22 ages 13-61, Under 2 are free!