Staying On Track
Lubbock Model Railroad Association
July 1999Main PageJuly 5 meeting
Monday, July 5, 7:30pm, at the Highland Baptist Activity Center. Dave Lamberts will show how to weather wood; and Jack Seay will share a few scenery techniques.
We will have items shown in the display cabinets at the Mahon Library all month in July.
Last month's Module Special Interest Group met at Joe Faherty's house. Eight people were there and built two modules. Next time: wiring. Details on place, date, and time at the meeting.
Wings N Things - Atlas SD50 in n-scale, Digitrax dealer, moving to new store probably next April.
The Texas Tech Museum will be burying a time capsule next January 1. It will be dug up in 100 years. There will be no charge for us to contribute something. Dave Lamberts has donated a Master Creations Lazerkit, the "Sasson Vinegar Kit" to the project. Perhaps one of your great-great-grandchildren will assemble it. You can see it at the meeting.
I need to have some of you write articles for the newsletter. Have you tried materials, tools, or techniques you like or dislike? Write a paragraph or two about it. Have you read a helpful book? Do you have an experience to tell about? Share your expertise, or trials and errors. You can give it to me at the meeting, email me at jackseay@sbcglobal.net, or send it to Jack Seay, 5801-22nd St. #24, Lubbock, TX, 79407.
Hello friends and family. Come June 23, my new address will be..... 6133 Malvey Ave., Fort Worth, TX, 76116-4654, phone 817-569-1372. This new old home gives me 355 square feet to build my model railroad in. Keep in touch, Gregory.
Wednesday, 7:30 P.M., July 21st, at Brad Jones house, 5008-58th St.
Clifford Trogen passed on to his reward this past week. He was a fine and true man. We will miss him.
A very important website I forgot to mention is Walthers http://www.walthers.com, You can search for specific items from certain vendors in particular scales if you want. It will also show whether or not it is in stock and if not, when it is due. A very useful resource.
Results of the Special Interest Survey -
(1) steam whistle, diesel horns, (2) tv, (1) trainsongs, (1) KRFE 50's music, (3) music, (1) golden oldies, (2) Quiet!!!, (1) gospel music, (1) steam engine sounds, (1) silence, (1) bluegrass music, (2) books on tape, (1) radio
Structures: (14) scratch-build, (16) kit-build, (6) kit-bash, (1) ready-to-run
Locos: (1) scratch-build, (7) kit-build, (4) kit-bash, (18) ready-to-run, (1) super-detail kit-bash
Rolling Stock: (1) scratch-build, (12) kit-build, (5) kit-bash, (13) ready-to-run
What materials do you like to use best for the following? (plastic, wood, brass, plaster, foam, etc.)
Structures: (14) plastic, (14) wood, (1) matte board, (1) strathmore, (1) foam board, (1) castingsLocos: (8) plastic, (5) brass, (1) metal
Rolling stock: (11) plastic, (3) wood, (1) brass, (1) metal
Scenery: (9) plaster, (1) glue/cloth, (8) foam, (1) etc., (1) misc., (1) natural, (1) plaster castings, (1) scratch and Woodland Scenics, (1) what works, (1) real things, i.e. dirt, (1) plastic, (1) whatever, (1) wood
What scales have you worked in? (2) Z, (9) N, (23) HO, (3) O, (2) G, (1) Lionel
scale? (1) Z, (1) N, (22) HO, (1) O
era? (1) 00's, (1) 20's, (2) 30's, (1) 1930 on, (1) 1939-1945, (1) 40's-50's, (1) 50's, (1) 60's, (1) 50's-60's, (1) 40's-60's, (1) 70's, (2) 60's-present, (1) 80's, (1) steam to diesel, (1) all, mostly steam, (1) transition, (1) any
location or geographic style? (1) logging, (1) plains, (1) caprock scenery, (1) upper midwest, (1) west of Chicago/east of Rockies, (1) southeast, southwest, (1) Colorado narrow gauge, (1) interurban (city or suburbs), (1) local, (2) midwest, (1) west Texas, (1) European, (1) mountainous terrain
Do you have a home layout? (15) yes, (7) no, (1) no, husband has one
% completed? (1) 100%, (2) 90%, (1) 60%, (4) 50%, (1) 30%, (1) 25%, (1) 15%, (2) 0%, (1), yes(?), (4) no
What other hobbies do you have? (1) crafts, (4) reading, (2) computers, (2) camping, (1) hiking, (1) RC airplanes, (1) control-line aircraft, (6) photography, (2) gardening, (2) cars, (1) boats, (1) gun collecting, (1) stamp collecting, (1) geneology, (1) guitar, (2) travel, (1) music (bass playing), (1) electronics, (2) coins, (1) none, (1) sleeping, (1) World War 2 history, (1) Civil War, (2) music
How could the club improve, what other things would you like to see us do? (2) more clinics, (1) swap meet, buy and sell, (1) set up modules more, clinics or other hands-on programs, (1) doing a great job, (1) railfan/museum trips, e.g. Clovis. Trip to Dallas/Ft. Worth for "tourist railroads". (1) keep working together and helping each other (keep up the fine work you're now doing), (1) more emphasis on prototype, (1) more showing of modules, (1) switching yard ladder for public participation, hi-rail O-gauge modules or layout
July
5 - 7:30pm - Meeting
21 - 7:30 - Executive Committee Meeting
all month - Display at Mahon Library
Sept
22-25 Wed.-Sat. - Narrow Gauge Convention