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Page 6 Issue 501 • June 2008 Clinic & Modular Group Reports slides were read to the group, and the shared personal recollections of those in attendance really added depth to the experience. Among them were Roger Ferris, CJ Riley and Jeff Moorman. Thanks for bringing them, Kirk. We’re glad you finally got to see them, too! Show & Tell brought us an eclectic range of items: Roger Ferris took a cheap plastic HO helium car, upgraded the trucks and couplers, added weight and details and created an unusual but very good looking car not seen on other pikes; as a second inexpensive kitbash example, he explained how the old wood boxcar was sawn in half and became a garage to park his ‘36 Ford; Bob Browne related a great story with his articulated public transportation bus photo he acquired from the Historic Transportation Group at TTMT; and MMR CJ Riley brought in a group of inventive but free foliage experiments he had recently completed. The next Seattle-North Clinics is June 5, 2008, our Annual “Vintage METRO Bus Layout Tour Clinic.” This “moving” clinic is Sold Out, visiting four special railroads, all on a historic bus leaving the Shoreline Conference Center parking lot at 7pm sharp. This is the last clinic of the season and last time at this location. Our first fall clinic on September 4, 2008 will be our Annual “What I Did With Trains This Summer” with DVD’s, stories, photos, hot air, refreshments, the MART, the Video Library and all in our NEW bigger, brighter and cheaper location! The very coveralls Kirk wore when he visited the Gorre & Dephetid with his Dad Roger’s detailed and rebuilt helium car New Meeting Location: Beginning September 4, 2008 we will meet at the Ronald United Methodist Church, 17839 Aurora Ave N, Shoreline, WA. Exit I-5 at 175 th St, go west to Hwy 99 (Aurora), turn right, then a quick left into the church between the Cadillac/Hummer dealer and Deseret Industries (the LDS St. Vinnies). We meet in the lower west side of the building. Remember: Be there or be an even sided rectangle! And have a great summer, “Seeee yoooouuuu innn September!” Skagit Valley and Whidbey Clinic Gordon Garnhart The May meeting, attended by 22 people, was opened with a lively and useful discussion of topic ideas for the next year. The program was presented by Rich Thom, world traveler, long-time rail fan, and skilled photographer. He showed a series of still photographs of the amazing Quinghai Tibet Railway that the Chinese built from Quinghai into the interior of Tibet. The line exceeds an elevation of 16,000 feet, making it the highest standard gauge rail line in the world. The ride from one end to the other is 708 miles in just 24 hours, much at speeds up to 70 MPH. There are eight trains a day in each direction. Each train is 14–16 cars in length. Many of its diesel locomotives were built by General Electric in the United States and the others are Chinese-built. The 7,800 cars were built by The trains are gone but the spirit lives on! Pacific Rim Hobby 1-800-99 “HOBBY” (4-6229) 138 W. Railroad Ave. Port Angeles WA 98362 Mon-Sat 10-6 Sun 12-5 prhobby@olypen.com E s t a b l i s h e d 1 9 4 7 www.northendtrains.com For the latest in engines, rolling stock, structures, tools, books, videos and other neat stuff, make North End Train Center your favorite store. We will gladly do special orders for the items we don’t carry. 12537 Lake City Way NE Seattle, WA 98125 206-362-4959 bob@northendtrains.com 10 to 6 Mon, Tue, Wed & Sat; 10 to 8 Thur & Fri
Issue 501 • June 2008 Page 7 Clinic & Modular Group Reports a Canadian company who constructed a factory in China for this purpose. The tracks are supported on concrete ties. In spite of the rugged terrain, the ruling grade is just 2%. There are 286 bridges of various sizes and lengths totaling 108 miles. Construction presented several engineering challenges. The high plateau is unstable permafrost and some places can experience an elevation change of up to six feet from winter to summer. Because of the high altitudes, oxygen is available at every seat in all three classes of coaches. The stations are spacious and attractive. Construction labor was almost exclusively Chinese. Many Chinese have taken up permanent residence near the cities along the line. Why is China going to this great expense? Rich answered, “China needs water and electricity. They are building electric power generating facilities. There is mineral wealth in the mountains of Tibet, including uranium. China needs lumber and it has already depleted much of the forest lands of Tibet.” The second portion of Rich’s program was a series of excellent video clips of large steam engines in service as recently as 1996 on a rail line in Western China near Mongolia. China has plenty of coal but it is of poor quality and not suitable for export. They looked to these aging locomotives to make use of this abundant resource until they can build diesels. We briefly discussed where we will hold future clinics. Parking is inadequate at our current location and the fire department has decided that the training room we use will no longer be available for outsiders. A search is in progress for another facility. The meeting concluded with a drawing for several door prizes donated by Performance R/C Hobbies located on Fairhaven in Burlington. On Wednesday, June 11 th , we will convene at the home of Jack Tingstad at 508 NW Broadway in Coupeville. He has added a large staging yard in an adjoining room, which greatly improves operating possibilities. See you there. Tacoma N Scalers Walt Huston The Tacoma N Scalers met on Thursday May 1, 2008, beginning at 7ish with our usual bull session. “What’s New and What’s Upcoming” was again presented by Mr Walt, followed by brief updates from the people who had been doing a lot of modeling during the last month. Our May clinic was “Soldering, or How Not To Get Burned” by Mr. Walt. I demonstrated how to solder tiny little joints without leaving a lump of solder and without burning your fingers, hands, or anything else including your ties (the ones on your layout). The Tacoma N Scalers are a fun group of people having fun with N scale modeling. We have been meeting on the first Thursday of the month for nearly 25 years, in this same location. Come join us and share your experiences with the group. Bring questions… we love to answer them, and more often than not, we tell the truth (i.e., we get it right). The Tacoma N Scalers meet the first Thursday of the month at the Fircrest Recreation Center, 555 Contra Costa, Fircrest, WA. Come visit with us and see you on June 5 th for the next exciting meeting! Tacoma Clinic Al Babinsky Our temporary leader Jim Sabol called the May Tacoma clinic to order with 38 attendees. Several modelers formerly sidelined by medical problems are back in attendance. We decided on the following subjects for the next few clinics: June: Operations; September: Building Resin Kits; and, October: Benchwork. The PNR convention is in Chiliwack, BC on June 14 -15; the National Narrow Gauge Convention is in Portland, OR in September; and, the GN and NP Conventions are in July, the latter in Tacoma at the Murano Hotel (formerly Sheraton). • Major scales, N, HO, O, & G • R/C Cars, Boats & Planes • Plastic Kits & Rockets • Lionel • Detailing Parts Your Hobby Supply • Doll House Miniatures Since 1974 425-252-6130 2531 Broadway, Everett, WA 98021 Come see our working layouts!!
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