CLINIC FOR JANUARY
The program for January will be given by Jack Seay. He is going to discuss making trees, scenery construction and design, wiring and whatever else he can think of. It should be a very informative clinic.
email sent to Jack Seay
SurŪng the net, we have found your home page and we have been able to check that you are interested in trains and model trains. Maybe you are interested in European models too: if so, we can offer you an exclusive Spanish model that you won't be able to Ūnd at any shop. We are handmade manufacturers of Spanish railways modeling and our editions are very limited. At this moment we are only offering a full-metallic hand made loco. The model is a GM-EMD locomotive that operated in Renfe's network between 1965-1984. If you want to know more about us and our products, please visit our home page at http://www.alejandromodelismoferroviario.com,
I have not checked out this web page nor do I know anything about this company. If you explore this on your own, please report to the club what you discover.
At the last executive meeting the board of ofŪcers for 2001 were selected. They are:
President - Jack Seay
V.P. - Ron Kutch
Librarian - Garon Cagle
Secretary - Ron Warner
Treasurer - David Lamberts
Editor - David Lamberts
Also on the new board are Margi O'Neill and Homer Morrow.
Congratulations to the new board. Special thank you to Bob Anconetani for his excellent year as president of the LMRA.
The January meeting of the executive board will meet at Homer Morrow's home January 15, 2001.
The club invested in new fabric for the modules. It is a light tan color, lighter than the old burlap. The executive committee discussed the possibility of cutting it into nine foot lengths, having it hemmed, and monogramming some of the sections with some sort of a logo or at least the name of the club to make the LMRA more recognizable at the venues where it sets up.
I have received a large inventory of decals from Jeff Ford for the McIlhaney Creamery Company of Lubbock, TX. The club is going to sell them for $4.00 a set. One set will do one car, both sides and ends. There is also a template included which shows the exact placement for the decal sets. Thanks to Jeff for his time and effort in preparing the decal sets. They look beautiful.
by Jeff Ford
Each set of decals can do one car. According to the information the club provided, the creamery owned Ūve cars, so I provided Ūve different car numbers on each decal set. No prototype information was provided as to the prototype's paint colors, so I simply designed the decals around a reefer yellow body with a brown roof and ends.
As for appropriate kits, I guess any ice-bunker reefer kit would work. For those with very little decal experience, I'd recommend a steel reefer. For the more adventurous, I'd suggest a wooden reefer, like the Accurail car, which I believe may even come pre-painted without lettering. The challenge of wood car kits is getting the decals to settle into the lines between the boards on the car sides. There are a number of Ūne kits on the market that could be used. Here is a list of recommendations:
Steel
Wood
As far as technique, I recommend using large amounts of patience. I also recommend using puriŪed water. For setting solutions, use Micro Scale's "Micro Set" and/or "Micro Sol." You can also use Walther's "Solvaset." Be careful using the Solvaset. I'd recommend getting the decal set in place, wait a few minutes to allow some of the water to evaporate, THEN apply the Solvaset sparingly. Do Not attempt to move the decal after you apply the Solvaset. Allow the decal to dry completely before reapplying. This is probably not a 20-minute project. Take your time and enjoy watching the car come to life.
The club set up and ran the modules at the National Ranching Heritage Center on December 8 and 9. We received the following thank you note from Stephanie Gray, the manager of education programs.
Thank you for your group's participation in Candlelight at the Ranch 2000!
We couldn't have asked for two more beautiful nights. As many of you know, a last minute call from Texas Country Reporter revealed they could not attend on Friday, but we have their promise of coverage for a future event. They certainly missed a wonderful time. However, everyone put their best food forward, and Candlelight was an event thoroughly enjoyed by the community.
Our special thanks to those who worked behind the scenes and to each of you for your involvement in making Candlelight at the Ranch a success. The ofŪcial count for Friday evening was 2,684, including volunteers, and 3,323 on Saturday, making a total of 6,007 for the weekend.
As 2000 comes to a close, we'd like to take this opportunity to offer our sincere thanks to you for sharing your time and talents with the National Ranching Heritage Center. May you have a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year.
This is the editor. The turnout at this event was bigger than anything we had done in 2000. We should consider doing it again next year (the opinion of the editor).
From James Aldrich:
Hi,Remember me??. This is James (Jim) Aldrich. I'm a former member of the LMRA. I still have my house in Clovis. There is the possibility of me returning to the area for visits. I'm working on getting back permanently. I have subscribed to the Egroups list. I'd also like to visit the group if my visit to the area is around a meeting date. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends there again.
From Dave Hagan:
Hi, my name is Dave Hagan and I'd like to inform you of a new chat forum on the web where all model train fans can meet http://www.the-gauge.com, We hope you will pass on our address in your newsletter to all model train club members or friends. If you have a web sit and would like to link to The Gauge please copy and paste the HTML code into your web page.
Ron Kutch wrote to the NMRA and asked "What can I get from the NMRA library?" Their response was as follows:
Mr. Kutch,
Thank you for asking about the Kalmbach Memorial Library's services. For the record, we always encourage the growth and use of the club, region, and division libraries. Libraries exist to share information, not for competition for patrons.
There are many things, however, these smaller libraries may not have access to. The Kalmbach Memorial Library collection is approximately 35,000 books, over 250 magazine titles and full runs of most of the publications, and over 50,000 images, many of them unique to our library. We have a large collection of historical society, club and museum newsletters, and the newsletters of the NMRA regions and divisions. We also have our Walthers collection which consists of kit instructions, catalogs, and advertisements from different model manufactures. Additionally, we have a professional research staff who can locate information in sources many patrons may not be aware of. All these materials and services are available to anyone, with a discount going to members. Our photocopy charges are $0.25 per page for members, $0.50 for nonmembers, to cover the cost of the photocopies and shipping. Research is available to members for $15.00 per hour and nonmembers $30.00 (most research services charge upwards of $100 per hour), and members receive one free question excluding photocopy charges, per year. Patrons are welcome to visit the library and research items themselves Monday through Friday 8:30 to 5:00 EST.
You may also want to read our frequently asked questions page http://www.nmra.org/library/libfaq.htm,
Sincerely, Jennifer Eble, Kalmbach Memorial Library .