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June 2008 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 2008 Coast Division Meet..
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:
| Category |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Structure
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Kenneth Martin
Hilltop Station in HO, scratchbuilt
 
Click the small thumbnails for closeups
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| Traction and
Self Propelled Cars |
Kenneth Martin
Burlington gas-electric #9568 in HO
 
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thumbnails for closeups
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George Friesleben
"A Streetcar Named Desire" in HO, scratchbuilt
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Diorama
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( no
entries this time )
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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 2008 Coast Division Model Contest
table: 
We
all are fortunate to
have the opportunity to come together. Remember, the Model
Contest is
not about winning, it's about participating and having fun doing
it. Hey, your model is better than you think it is, come on
out to the next
Meet's Model Contest, we'd love to see your work. And who knows, you
may even win a ribbon or placque as a bonus:
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
Show
and Tell at
June 2008 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 Show and Tell table:
Here's
a photo of our 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. Come on out,
we love to
see what you're up to!
Coast Division Model Contest and Show and Tell Chair: John Sing
Results of the June 2008
Switching Contest :
(Congratulations to
all who participated!)
The winners in the Brakeperson category (5 car problem) are:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
Dave
Falkenburg - 5:05 (promoted to Senior)
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Norm Morris -
5:29
(promoted to Senior)
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John Sing
- 8:32
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The winners in the Senior Brakeperson category (6 car problem) are:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
Tom Crawford - 4:00
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Steve
Wesolowski - 6:31
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Norm
Morris - 8:18
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The winners in the Expert Brakeperson category (7 car - only for
masochists) are:
| First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
Dave Loveless - 8:59
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Tom
Crawford - 10:00
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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. Here's
Mark, watching over the winning 7-car time by Dave Loveless:
About the Timesaver
:
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 2008 Photo
Contest :
(Congratulations to
all who participated!)
The theme was: "Prototype Railroad Structures":
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 |
Stanley Keiser -
"Davis
Depot"
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Ronnier
LaTorres - "Keddie Wye"
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Pat
LaTorres - "Fairfield MOW Building"
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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
Our Volunteers
We are very fortunate to have wonderful volunteers at all of our Meets,
and this quarter we'd like to share a few photos of these folks who
give their time and energy for us all.
Food by the Daughters of Job:
Our Auction Volunteers:
Led by our star-struck outgoing Auction Chair for the past 40 years, Bill Burket:
Bill, on
behalf of Coast Division, Thank You! for your
years of service.
Upcoming Model Contest
categories:
Coast Division
Model Contest Results for September 2008 will be
determined
by Popular Vote. Arrive
and enter early to get more votes!
September 2008: Steam Locomotives, Diesel
& Other Locomotives, Passenger Car
December 2008: "Favorite Model" (open
category)
March
2009:
Freight
Car, Caboose, Maintenance of Way
June
2009:
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 2008: "Prototype Steam
Locomotives"
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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