By Dale G. Kraus

Photos by author

Twenty-three modelers gathered at the Paradise Lanes  to see a video presentation of the history of West Coast Steam Logging. Our own Jim Sabol  had a significant part in producing the video, and many of the scenes were shot by him with a 16mm movie camera.

Prior to the presentation  Rob, our local purveyor of model railroad stuff, show us several new items, the most interesting of which were  weathered and graffitti’ed city water towers on “O”, “HO”, and “N” scales.

The Modeler’s Showcase had the following entries (All HO):

A small coaling stand and rusty ole’ water tank by yours truly

Two rail barges, one finished, one under construction , by Tyler Whitcomb

A finished and weathered cement plant (Faller kit) by  Ken Levine. This was the model of the month.

 

Paul Vaughn showed us this  I-Phone extension for getting above crowds at photo run-bys. It’s made from an old paint roller pole.

The next Tacoma clinic is 7 PM,  November 8 at Paradise Lanes.