by John O’Connell

When: 7 PM, Thursday, January 12
Where: Mount Vernon Senior Center, 1401 Cleveland Street, Mt Vernon, WA
Click Here for map & directions

The Program

Master Model Railroader Nick Muff will present “It’s All in the Details.” In Nick’s words, a model railroad can be viewed as a work of art: first, the broad strokes and the background, then, the middle ground and foreground, and finally, it’s time to paint in the fine details. It’s these fine details that make the whole art piece come alive. Adding important final touches to your model railroad scene will take realism to the next level.

Tool Time, Show and Tell and the Table in the Back

If you’ve found a tool or gadget especially helpful, bring it in and share it with the Clinic. If you’ve been working on a project, bring it in as well. If in photo form, be sure and let Ted know so he can have the laptop fired up.

We also encourage folks to bring along items for sale or swap, or even “freebies” – we’ll have a table for those items in the back.

My Workspace

Tom Buckingham will share his mobile modeling desk with us. He’ll talk about how he built it as well as the features he finds useful.

Kit Build

Mike O’Brien will lead the review of progress on our kits. From Ted’s encouraging note a few days ago, we hope to see a good representation of progress on the DPM (Design Preservation Models) kits, so please bring your works in progress. Don’t feel bad if you haven’t made a lot of progress, there are some of the more active modelers who haven’t even opened the package yet.

What’s Around the Curve

January 14-16: Pacific Science Center Train Show, Seattle, 4D PSC webpage
February 9: Bob Stafford, Retired BNSF Trainmaster, will speak on Operations in Bellingham
February 25, 26: United North West Club’s Train Show, Monroe, UNW website
March 9: Hands-on Working Session
April 13: Mini-Clinics
May 11: TBD

For other NMRA events in the area please refer to the 4th Division Grab Iron, online at https://4dpnr.com/grab-iron-posts/. If you would like to subscribe to the Grab Iron, go to https://4dpnr.com/grab-iron-overview/.

Arrival & Entry

As a courtesy to the other attendees, please try to arrive before 7:00. If you are unavoidably late, please enter quietly without interrupting the proceedings. We are not permitted to have the main Northeast entry door unlocked nor are we permitted to prop it open. Entry is through the rear door at the Southwest corner of the building which is kept open in the evening.

Sponsorship

The Mt Vernon Model Railroad Clinic is a NMRA sanctioned event. The 4th Division of the Pacific Northwest Region of NMRA provides funding of operating budgets for clinics in the division including ours. Thus, NMRA membership is heartily encouraged. If you are not quite ready to sign up for a full membership, you might want to try the 6-month Rail Pass trial membership for only $9.95. It includes 6 months of NMRA Magazine, plus all regular member benefits (except voting). Please let Al Carter at tabooma@msn.com know if you wish to join the NMRA.

The Golden Grab-Iron Award selection committee is accepting nominations for the 2017 recipient. Send your suggestions to Ted Becker at rail.bird@att.net.

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