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June 2007 Meet Report and Contest Recap
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You
can click
on any of the thumbnails below, to see a larger photo of the absolutely
gorgeous models presented at the June 2007 Meet..
Click here to see the Special Show and Tell displays
at the June 2007 meet, including some fantastic treats by
the Bay Area Z Cooperative.
Model
Contest
*Congratulations*
to the
Model Contest winners by Popular Vote. Thanks
to *all* who
participated -
you are all winners by making a great show for us all.
New
web page feature: Closeups!
Click on the small thumbnails
to see a close-up view of the Model
Contest entries.
By
Popular Vote, the Model Contest
lucky winners were:
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1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Diorama
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Mike
Linxwiler
Hotel in O scale
Click the small thumbnails for closeups
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Jim Eckman
Yosemite Short Line Flagstop in On30
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Structure
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Kenneth Martin
CB&Q Station, Lowell, Nebraska in HO
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Traction and
Self Propelled Cars
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Alf Modine
Chicago, North Shore, and Milwaukee
Birney #320 - modeled in O scale
Click the small thumbnail to see closeup
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Kenneth Martin
CB&Q Gas-powered Coach #9568
Modeled in HO
Click the small thumbnail to see closeup
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George Freisleben
Pacific Electric #53
modeled in HO
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Thank You to *all* that entered a
model,
you put on a great show and inspired
the rest of us. We hope you enjoyed our admiration of your
work.
Here is a picture of our June 2007 Coast Division Model Contest
table:
In
the end, NMRA
contests are not about winning, rather, they are about the fun of
participating to share your pride and joy in modeling, and having fun
self-inspiring yourself. We all love love to see your pride and
joys. Bring something to share, and enter for the fun of it in a future edition
of the Coast Division Model Contest. Click here to see the upcoming Model
Contest categories.
:-)
Model
Contest and Show and Tell Chair: John
Sing
Special
Show and Tell Displays
We had a special Show and Tell Event at the June Meet, inviting our
members to display their modeling talents and techniques for all to
enjoy, and we had a very good turnout. Click on any of the many
thumbnails
below to see and enjoy photos of the displays. Thank
you to Superintendent John Marshall and Chief Clerk
Tom Crawford for putting forward the idea, and getting the ball rolling.
We had California Central Lines present their operations scheme, Seth
Neumann talking about the Operations SIG (Special Interest Group),
Kermit Paul displaying Computer-Aided Design stands, a scale HO rocket
and train car to carry it, a superb exhibit
by the Bay Area Z Cooperative, and I'm sure I missed some others.
Kermit Paul
Special Show and Tell Area
Check out the superb State of the Art Z scale modeling
displays, presented by
the "Bay Area Z
Cooperative", aka BAZ :
You
can see a complete set of all photos
of the Show and Tell - Bay Area Z Cooperative display by clicking
here.
You can learn more about Bay Area Z scale by contacting:
The "Bay Area Z Scale Cooperative" aka, BAZ
Ted LaMar - 650-345-2121
Jim Manley - 408-910-2128
There was so much activity, that we missed getting pictures
of all of
the displays! If you have
some pictures of displays that are not included here, we would love
to include you, please contact our webmaster,
and we will
put up those pictures as well. Thank you *all* who
participated and displayed, you put on a great show for
all of us.
Show
and Tell at
June 2007 Coast Division Meet
We also had great
participation and wonderful
models in our regular quarterly Show and Tell table.
Click on any of the many thumbnails
below to see the great models shared by participants in the normal Show and Tell table:
Thanks again to all who participated, and we look forward to
seeing
you at Show and Tell in upcoming Meets. Bring something that you
would like share - a model(s), display about your current project, a
work in progress, it's up to you, as any
category is always welcome for Show and Tell. We love to
see what you're up to!
Coast Division Model Contest and Show and Tell Chair: John Sing
Results of the June 2007
Switching Contest :
(Congratulations to
all who participated!)
The winners in the Brakeperson category (5 car problem) are:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
Ronnie
LaTorres
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Steve Williams
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The winners in the Senior Brakeperson category (6 car problem) are:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
Bill Burket
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Tom
Crawford
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Alan Havens
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Congratulations to all, and a special thanks to our Coast Division
Switching Contest Chair: Mark
Schutzer, who keeps the Allen Fenton Timesaver switching
puzzle running smoothly like a (fast) Swiss watch.
The Timesaver :
Is a fun, devilish little switching puzzle devised by the late, great
model railroader, John Allen.
Click on these links above to learn more about the Timesaver,
about John Allen, or his world famous HO Gorre & Daphetid
model railroad, which inspired an entire generation of model
railroaders worldwide. John Allen lived in Monterey,
California, and was a long time member of the Coast Division until his
passing in 1973.
Results of the June 2007 Photo
Contest :
(Congratulations to
all who participated!)
The theme was: "Model Trains":
There were many artistic,
noteworthy, and
creative entries, and every one is worthy of award and
mention. Thank you to
all who brought your photo to share, we all love seeing your
work.
Click on any of the thumbnails below to see a larger copy of the Photo
Contest Entry. By popular vote, the lucky Photo Contest
winners were:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
John Sing - "Santa Fe
Trainmaster"
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Kenneth
Martin - "High Trestle Narrow Gauge"
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Stanley
Keiser - "The Solano"
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We had many entries, all of them interesting and artistic. Click
on a thumbnail below to see our other beautiful entries:
Here's picture of our Photo Contest table:
Thank you to all who participated. We hope you enjoyed a few
minutes
of
fame and the ongoing admiration, of your fellow NMRA modellers and
guests.
Bring a photo to the next Meet's Photo Contest! Click here to see the upcoming categories.
Coast Division Photo Contest Chair: Pat LaTorres
Upcoming Model Contest
categories:
Coast Division
Model Contest Results for September 2007 will be
determined
by Popular Vote. Arrive
and enter early to get more votes!
September 2007: Steam Locomotives, Diesel
& Other Locomotives, Passenger Car
December 2007: "Favorite Model" (open
category)
March
2008:
Freight
Car, Caboose, Maintenance of Way
June
2008:
Structure,
Display/Diorama, Self-Propelled Cars & Traction
Optional: NMRA Judging
is available at the Coast Division Meet to any Model Contest
participant for:
- Achievement Program Merit Points
- Regional/National Contest entry preparation 'dry-run' and friendly
expert advice
- Or, just to see how you would have done (smile!)
Please contact the current Coast Division Model Contest Chair, John
Sing, or the current
Achievement
Program chair Kermit Paul, if you would to have your model judged at
the upcoming
meet.
Upcoming
Photo Contest
categories:
Sept 2007: "Working on the
Railroad" (i.e. railroad
employees on the job)
All photos should be matted (inexpensive,
resusable mattes can be had
at most art supply stores) and should be
between 5x7 and 11x14 in size. Hope to see your work there!
Results are determined by Popular Vote. Bring your photos early to get
the early votes.
Photo Contest Chair: Pat
LaTorres
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