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March 2010 Meet Report  We had many beautiful models displayed again for all of us to enjoy. We had switching contests, photo contests, and fun was had by all. Thank you to *all* the participants who entered and put on such a good show for the rest of us; we hope you enjoyed our deep admiration and appreciation for your sharing it with us. Click on the links below to see the: Model Contest - the winner in all three Model Contest categories was Bob Wirthlin, MMR! The competition was tough - Congratulations, Bob, you earned this superb achievement. Show and Tell Clinics Switching Contest Photo Contest Volunteers and People - See photos of our new Photo Contest Chair Keith Wandry, and our new Switching Contest Chair, Steve Parks. Click here to see the upcoming Coast Division Model Contest and Photo Contest categories for future meets |
We had a unprecedented triple winner in all three categories at the March 2010 Model Contest (at least in my 4+ years as Coast Division Model Contest chair). Congratulations to Bob Wirthlin, MMR, he was the winner in all three categories for March 2010. All the more remarkable, because the quality and number of entries was among the highest we've had in several years. Congratulations to Bob and all, for making such a wonderful show for all the rest of us.
| Category | 1st Place |
2nd Place | 3rd Place (tie) | 3rd Place (tie) |
| Caboose |
Midland, Rockies & Western #140 - Drover's Caboose by: Bob Wirthlin, MMR
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Burlington Northern Extended Vision Caboose #10042 in Z scale by: Robert Ray
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Burlington Side Door Caboose #14587 by: Kenneth Martin
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Rio Grande Southern #0401 Large scale Caboose by: Steve Wesolowski
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| Freight Car |
Docents Rebuilding a Boxcar by: Bob Wirthlin, MMR
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Flatcar #64 by: Frank Markovich
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Sandy River & Rangely Lakes 24 foot Boxcars by: Jim Eckman
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of Way
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by: Bob Wirthlin, MMR
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by: Frank Markovich
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Colorado & Southern Outfit Car #068 by: Kenneth Martin
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Show and
Tell at March 2010 Coast Division
Meet
At the
March 2010 Meet, we had another excellent Show and Tell display.
This time, we had:
Thank
you to all who brought a model for us to enjoy! This was
one of the biggest turnouts in recent times.
Alvin Ho's superdetailed N scale freelance Great Northern SD40-2 and SW1200. Alvin is 14 years old. What a great way to start out in life! And, thank you to Alvin's father for bringing Alvin and attending our meeting. It is Dad's like you, that are building the future for us all :-) :
Terry Hurley's splendid stucco
mission
building:
Paul
Ingraham's Canadian Pacific Slocan Lake Barge in N
scale: 
Alf Modine's beautiful O scale Chicago CSL MU traction and C&NW parlor car - both submitted and judged for Achievement Program Merit Awards:
Robert Ray's incredible Z scale scratchbuilt cabooses. Robert designs and cuts the parts on a laser. Now that's scratchbuilding using modern day technology! Check it out:
Coast Division
Model Contest and Show and Tell Chair: John
Sing
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We had our Clinics and Model Railroad Roundtable as we do at every Coast Division meet:
1) Mark Gurries and his famous DCC clinics on DCC hardware, software, decoders, command stations, everything :-) :
Got an idea for a clinic? Want to see
what's coming up? Contact the Coast Division Clinics
chair: John
Marshall
Results of
the March 2010 Switching Contest :
We had fun and
games again with the March 2010 Switching Contest. Here's a shot of
14 year Alvin Ho working the puzzle (you can tell he's having fun!):
Thanks to all who participated, it's a blast. Remember... it's not about winning, it's about you and your switching. You have to give it a try :-) .
The skilled winners and their competitors were as follows.
| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Nathan Mackle (7:53)!!! | Alvin Ho |
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| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| John Ameling (8:05) | |
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| First Place | Second Place | Third Place |
| Tom Crawford (3:27) |
Steve Williams
(4:03) |
Dennis Stokely (6:54) |
A special thanks to our new Coast Division Switching Contest Chair:
Steve Parks, who keeps the Allen Fenton Timesaver switching puzzle running
smoothly and staffs the TimeSaver for us. Thx, and welcome,
Steve!
What is the Timesaver ? (click below
to find out!)
It 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.
| First Place | Second Place |
Third Place |
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"Sierra Railroad Train" by David Armstrong |
 "Eureka & Palisade #4"
by David
Armstrong |
We had many entries, all of them interesting, artistic, and just excellent. Click on a thumbnail below to see all of our other beautiful Photo Contest entries:
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: Keith Wandry
Coast Division Model Contest categories are rotated annually according to the following schedule.
Therefore, the categories for the upcoming Coast Division Model Contest Meets are:
June 2010: Structure, Display/Diorama, Self-Propelled Cars & Traction
March
2011: Caboose,
Freight Car, Maintenance of
Way
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Results are determined by Popular Vote. Arrive and enter early to
get more votes!
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.
June 2010:
Railroad Structures
September 2010: Diesel
December
2010:
Trains In The
Seasons
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:
Keith
Wandry
Thank
you, Ted Stephens, who does the
essential job of meeting all of us at our Meets as our
Registrar: 
Our Switching
Contest Chair is Steve Parks. Here's a picture of Steve: 
Here's a picture of our Coast Division Photo
Contest Chairman, Keith Wandry: 
You can see
our current Coast Division Call Board by clicking here.
The Job’s Daughters
Steve Wesolowski, our Publicity Chair (and
super helper on Model Contest) recently said it well for all of us:
"So many people happily volunteer to make our
Coast Division Quarterly Meetings possible. In appreciation, whenever you
have the chance, please remember to thank someone else
in our
Division who in whatever way, helps to make our Coast Division Meets the success
they are today."
Thank you, Steve, well said.
:-)
Invite a new friend to come to the next Meet, and see what we're all
about!
See all of you at the Coast Division Meet in June
2010.
Please note the June 2010 Coast Division Meet is on June 13, 2010, (it's *not* on June 6, 2010 to avoid conflict with another event), and note that is is at a *new* location:
Masonic
Lodge
890 Church Street
Mountain View, CA
94041
Here are the directions to the meet!
See you there!
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