NMRA RH October 2018
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ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2018</strong><br />
- DIVISION 12b – IRELAND<br />
Lots of activities provide interest and<br />
enjoyment at our regular monthly<br />
meetings at each other’s homes.<br />
Progress in developing our Layouts<br />
can be seen though some faster<br />
than others! Newest Member Mike<br />
Maguire (SP&S) has progressed<br />
well, his layout reflecting the tracks,<br />
jointly owned by the NP and GN. He<br />
hopes it will reflect the NW area of the<br />
US. Baseboards and most track now<br />
complete with areas of scenery progressing.<br />
Peter McVicar (UP/SP) also<br />
has track well progressed on his large<br />
permanent layout while still being our<br />
only member exhibiting a separate<br />
modular switching layout. This is scenically<br />
very full, with lots of figures and<br />
details in an industrial park. He has<br />
ideas to use it as a “peninsular” for<br />
the permanent layout. Derek Manson<br />
(BN) is still developing his rebuild. We<br />
have had a visit to Laurence Bindley’s<br />
layout at his new home. Now housed<br />
in a roomy garden shed, it has most<br />
Visit to Jeff Young’s D&RGW C&S<br />
HOn3 layout<br />
track in position with buildings saved<br />
from his previous layout carefully<br />
situated. Scenic progress at Victorville<br />
CA (ATSF/UP/SP) has stalled as I<br />
develop tracks on my S-scale layout<br />
loosely based on Phoenix AZ 1950,<br />
Jeff Young’s C&S/D&RGW progressing<br />
an H0n3 system building scenery<br />
as the track is developed. Raymond<br />
Hall (NYC) continues to build S-scale<br />
kits, helping me particularly with my<br />
HO buildings. Our other members,<br />
Norman Adamson and David Chambers<br />
continue to support our efforts<br />
and we all look forward to more enjoyment<br />
and modelling next year.<br />
Des Browne<br />
Layout Registry<br />
Jonathan Small is currently updating<br />
the Region’s list of members’ layouts<br />
available for exhibitions and displays.<br />
It was last updated in 2012-13. He<br />
will be contacting all those members<br />
currently on the list, to check that their<br />
information is correct and up to date.<br />
He invites all members with portable<br />
exhibition layouts built in the last few<br />
years, who would like to be added to<br />
the list, to get in touch with him at -<br />
jonathan.small57@gmail.com<br />
Important Achievement Program<br />
Information for the <strong>2018</strong> <strong>NMRA</strong>BR<br />
Convention<br />
Due to work commitments, I’m not<br />
sure if I’m going to be available at<br />
Derby this year. If you intend to bring<br />
models for assessment, please send<br />
me your completed SOQ’s ASAP so<br />
that I can try and organise people to<br />
be available to assess your models.<br />
I will accept partially-completed<br />
forms immediately IF you have only<br />
just started the model but will have it<br />
completed by the convention.<br />
If you do not send me your SOQs<br />
in advance (as specified in the AP<br />
Rules) and inform me ahead of the<br />
convention, I cannot guarantee<br />
that there will be qualified assessors<br />
available to assess your work.<br />
Please read all the relevant parts on<br />
the website here: https://www.nmra.<br />
org/education/achievement-program<br />
to ensure you provide what is<br />
required to avoid disappointment.<br />
There are tips and tricks there too.<br />
You can find all the forms you need<br />
here: https://www.nmra.org/forms.<br />
DO NOT use the Contest Forms.<br />
Please remember that AP assessing<br />
is not like the contest – you are<br />
expected to be there to show the<br />
assessor around your model and<br />
answer questions. However, it is not<br />
a ‘show and tell’, you still need to<br />
provide all the supporting documentation<br />
and photos showing construction<br />
and conformity (how it conforms<br />
to prototype). I would also request<br />
you to scan and email me all of your<br />
completed forms and documentation,<br />
as I have to send this on to the USA<br />
(I’m also assessed that I’m doing my<br />
job properly and fairly!)<br />
If you have any questions – call me<br />
(between 17:00 – 19:30 preferred,<br />
phone number in the Directory).<br />
One final important reminder – The<br />
AP Chairman (Keith Webb) does not<br />
run the Contests. We do not currently<br />
have a Contest Chairman, so no<br />
contest unless advised otherwise by<br />
the BoD.<br />
Keith Webb<br />
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