Dale G. Kraus

Photos by author

The May clinic was brought to order by MMR Gene Swanson at the Lakewood Library.  After brief announcements,  Wain Miller was presented a civil engineering Merit Award for a scratchbuilt  double-diamond level crossing.   Wain is one  piece of track-work away from  his Model Railroad Engineer – Civil     certificate.

 Greg Price  Presented his excellent clinic on Building (and improving) Wooden Structure Kits .  An extensive, detailed handout provided a step-by-step recap.  His tips included: 1. Inventory the kit first. 2. Square up the sides. 3. Paint everything before assembly. 4. use a squaring jig when assembling.  and many others. Greg uses a sponge to color the sides, and distresses the siding for extra detail.   A light India ink wash then brings out the detail. Some of the buildings he used as examples are shown below.

 

The modelers’ showcase was very sparse.  A scratchbuilt coaling tower by your humble author and  Russ Segner’s old PFM brass 2-6-6-0 and water tank car were the only models shown.

 

The next clinic will be held  at the Pierce County Library admin office (3005 112th St. E. Tacoma 98446) on June 8 at 7PM .