O Scale National 6/23-4

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Only 4 weeks to the Yankee Clipper O Scale National in Enfield, Connecticut June 23 and 24. Clinics, Trading Hall, Layout visits and Fellowship for All who are into O Scale. See the Southern New England Model Railroad Club web site for details and registration.
snemrr.org

Anybody going?

[Robert]

I sure am...looking forward to it.

Robert

[RDSRR]

Looking forward to it also. See you all there!

[R.K. Maroon]

I will be making the long trip from DFW, along with two of my fellow club members. I volunteered to give my "Early History of O-Scale" talk while there and they signed me up to do it twice (Friday and Saturday). Looking forward to seeing some old friends again and meeting some new ones too.

Jim

[rrjjf]

Kathy and I will be there for the Essex Steam Train Ride on Thursday and I am presenting a clinic on Friday afternoon. We will be departing Saturday AM to get back home to take my niece to her summer ice skating camp. We plan to arrive at the convention hotel on Wednesday. My son will be at home.

Joe Foehrkolb

[Carey Williams]

Hello Jim

Glad to hear you will be doing a talk about early O scale at the convention ...do you know if there are plans to record and post the lectures on you tube or ? to enlighten for the poor unfortunate souls who can not attend ?
Thank you
Carey

[R.K. Maroon]

Do you know if there are plans to record and post the lectures on you tube?

Hi Carey -- Thanks for your interest. The problem with recording one of these talks "live" is that it is neither optimal for showing the slides nor for getting good sound. I will try it though and report back -- I will just have to remember to take a tripod and a video camera.

The best way to do this would be to set up a computer with microphone and record a voice-over while going through the slides in the quiet of my own home. The computer will record the sound and remember how long you stayed on each slide. This can then be made into a video for YouTube or whatever. I have (perhaps obviously) considered doing just this. It would take a bit of time however and right now my business life is killing me (worked much of this three-day weekend), so I can't see making it a priority any time soon. I already struggle to find time to do any modeling at all.

Jim

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Looks like I'll be seeing a few familiar faces,

[Robert]

Today was the start of this event. I attended and enjoyed myself perusing the bits and pieces and beyond. Also got to meet and visit with our Rufus T. Firefly face to face...very nice fellow with no evidence of a red nose at all. Also met and talked with Dan Dawdy (RDSRR) about trains in general and his success with O Scale Resource.

Quite a few vendors and a healthy collection of hobbyists selling off their excess. I remember the last convention a few years ago in Worcester, MA...I'd say this event was about the equal of that one. Took me about three hours or so to casually look over everything twice...of course I pass over the stuff that holds no interest for me...and stare endlessly at the stuff that causes me to see double.

I finally shelled out for a delightful PSC Pennsy N6B Center Cupola Cabin factory painted in as new condition from Norm Pullen...$175 was a steal to me...that paint job was worth that much alone. The rest of my purchases would fill one hand...bits & pieces I had to have. plus a refrigerator magnet from the O Scale Resource table.

All in all a very enjoyable day.

Robert

[RDSRR]

plus a refrigerator magnet from the O Scale Resource table.
Robert

That could be worth a lot on eBay some day Great meeting you and that caboose was very nice!

Dan

[Robert]

Perhaps so Dan, but I'll hold off until I see one actually listed.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

plus a refrigerator magnet from the O Scale Resource table.

Should have gotten that autographed!

[RDSRR]

plus a refrigerator magnet from the O Scale Resource table.

Should have gotten that autographed!

Now that's a good idea