THE OIL CAN. HEADLIGHTS Merlyn Jarman, Superintendent

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1 Cincinnati Division 7 Mid Central Region NMRA THE OIL CAN Volume III Issue 2 FEBRUARY 2009 The Oil Can is a publication of Division 7, MCR, NMRA, Inc. Opinions expressed herein are the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Cincinnati Division 7, the MCR, the NMRA, its officers, or its members. Space permitting, The Oil Can welcomes news items, articles and letters on Model Railroading and related topics. Deadline for submissions is generally the fifteenth of the month preceding the next meeting. HEADLIGHTS Merlyn Jarman, Superintendent Electronic Edition Ready for Spring Spring is right around the corner as our annual Spring Flea Market on March 14 th, 2009 fast approaches. Chairperson, George Roos has planned another great flea market event. Help make it a successful event by signing up and helping with show set up, tear down, and many other functions including staffing our Div. Membership booth (see Brad Bove). Contact Roy Hord for tables to sell your model railroad treasures. Your vote counts! I hope you took the time to return your Mid Central Region (MCR) ballot included in the MCR Kingpin to vote for Officers for the Region. As our own NMRA President, Mike Brestel pointed out; these elections can be won or lost by just a few votes. Speaking of which, Mike has announced he will run for another term as N.M.R.A. President. I hope you will support his efforts along with V.P. Allen Pollock in continuing to improve the vitality and value of the N.M.R.A. A tip of the hat to our Car Projects Chairman You have all seen the wonderful car projects that Div. 7 has rolled out over the past few years. Jim MacKnight s hard work as Chairperson of the Car Project Committee includes researching and bringing these projects to fruition. Behind the scenes, Jim is busy receiving the cars from the manufacturer, checking for quality and completeness. Then, Jim receives the orders by mail or , packs and ships the cars, handles the money, manages the inventory, and pushes product releases to the model railroad publications. Kind of like a full time job! Along the way, Jim has been assisted by Jim Hodde, Paul Maciulewicz, Roy Hord and many others over the years. Thanks, Jim for your dedication and keep those car projects coming! Don t miss the bus John Burchnall and I have been at work (well mostly, John) on putting together another Div. 7 motor coach tour to see some premier model railroad layouts. This year s Dayton Flyer will feature some REALLY nice layouts in the greater Dayton, Oh. area and is planned for May 9 th, See further details on the sign-up form, it s a nice day out with your model railroad buddies with lunch included. Ride in style and enjoy a great day of friendship and model railroading. The schedule has changed Remember, there will be NO regular March Division meeting-see us at the Spring Flea Market on Mar. 14 th. That also affects the Monthly Model/Photo Contest schedule. The updated schedules are printed here in the Oil Can and on the Division 7 website. Make sure you have the latest info to avoid disappointment when you are the sole Div. 7 Member in a dark room on the wrong date. See you in February! Merlyn 1

2 The Electronic Oil Can - February, Page 2 SECOND SECTION Randy Kerka, Asst. Superintendent 2009 is off and running! On January 11 th, Division 7 started the new year s slate of activities with a new type of interactive clinic. Harmony Lodge was the scene of our first Layout Design Clinic, a concept which sprang from the fertile mind of John Burchnall. John and his crew, Roy Hord and Dave Keith, held our interest and yes I believe everyone took away a few new ideas. The initial readout on the festivities was very positive. I know John would appreciate your comments. The honesty of the raffle was again proven when a few new faces made off with the good stuff. After the meeting we visited the Cincinnati Model Railway Club s superb O-Scale layout in Harmony Lodge s lower level and then Frank Feiler s logging layout located downtown. If you missed Frank s place you missed a very fine piece of modeling and a truly unique home with a phenomenal view of Cincinnati. February 8 th : Next month we will meet at the Anderson Senior Center on Beechmont Avenue. Our clinician will be Bill Edwards bringing his own brand of modeling chaos with his new clinic entitled Talent-Less Backdrop Painting. Don t miss this one as it is sure to be a hoot! Layout visits will be to Bruce McClure s No Rhyme Nor Reason HO layout and Matt Snell s Conrail New Jersey Division. March 7 th : It s the Annual Spring Flea Market at Lakota West High School. There will be no regular meeting this month so that we may apply maximum effort to assure a successful Flea Market. April 19 th : Our meeting will be at the Wingate Hotel and Meridian Conference Center in West Chester. The program will be a photo clinic titled Pictures on the Pennsy presented by Mssrs. Ed Swain, Rick Bailey and Curt Larue. Layout visits are scheduled to The Eastern Loggers and to Randy Kerka s West Chester & Southern RR April 30th to May 3rd: MCR Regional Convention - 21 st Century Limited - Columbus, Oh May 9th: 2009 Division 7 Dayton Flyer Bus Trip. (Tip: Seating is limited so sign up NOW!!!) June 14 th : We will meet at the Faith United Methodist Church in West Chester. We have tentatively scheduled MMR Ron Gough to return for Part Two of his Scratch-building with Wood clinic. Layout visits will be to two layouts we have not seen for quite some time. Jim Bonnett s Canadian Pacific's Kettle Valley and Don Leedy s Scofield Western. See you on February 8th at the Anderson Senior Center! Randy 2

3 The Electronic Oil Can - February, Page 3 Fiction and Fact from Don s Almanac In Memoriam Scott Firth NOTE: The program schedule as shown in the January Oil Can has been changed. Because of the Spring Flea Market, the scheduled meeting for March 8 has been cancelled. Please mark your calendars Spring Flea Market March 14 If you have an item or two you d like to sell fill out the White Elephant Form on page 7 and get it to Frank Koch. Or if you have enough to make it worth while, fill out the table form on page 8 and get it to Roy Hord before all the tables are taken. If you d like to help out, put your name on one of the sign-up sheets at the February meeting. Swoops is Coming Division 7 will sponsor the South West Ohio OperationS weekend, April 17-19, This will be an op til you drop weekend of four sessions at layouts in the Cincinnati, Dayton and Springfield areas. Eleven layouts have signed up for the event. We will also have several open house layout visits available on Saturday evening. This is the first OpSIG-type event in Southwest Ohio. These events have become very popular around the US, drawing up to 300 operations enthusiasts for a weekend. We are starting small in SW Ohio and expect to have 30 visitors over the weekend. This means a limited number of reservations are available. Division 7 members and others from SW Ohio are invited to participate. By the time you read this, registration should be open on the SWOOPS web site at: If you don t wish to do the entire weekend, you can also help out If you ve been operating at one of the layouts involved, contact the owner to see if he can use a few extra hands. We also will try to have an extra board pool to cover no-shows. For more information, Rick Stern at: rstern1@cinci.rr.com, or call him at All participants must make individual arrangements for transportation to the various sites. Division 7 and the SWOOPS committee are not liable for any vehicular damage, personal injury, traffic violation or other mishap that might occur during this event. Each driver must know and obey all applicable traffic laws and be especially careful in residential neighborhoods as children, walkers, cyclists, strollers and other pedestrians may be present. The organizers will make every effort to provide accurate maps and to allow sufficient time between locations. Layout owners reserve the right to begin an operating session at the announced time even if some participants have not yet arrived. Further, layout owners reserve the right to end (or extend) the session at the announced time as needed by local conditions. 3

4 The Electronic Oil Can - February, Page 4 Model and Photography Competition Categories for 2009 Month Date Models Photography JAN 11 Flats or Gons. with or with out loads Fallen flags railroads rolling stock FEB 08 Rolling stock with Graffiti Vehicles (must be railroad related and have the name of RR on the side) ie. MOW trucks, speeders, handcars, etc. MAR 14 No Competition Spring Flea Market No Competition APR 19 Vehicles (must be railroad related and have name of the Lumber industry rolling stock RR on the side) ie. MOW trucks, speeders, handcars etc. MAY 09 No Competition Division 7 Dayton Bus Trip No Competition JUNE 14 Off-line dioramas (maximum of 432 sq. inches) Bay window cabooses JULY 19 Excessively weathered/damaged passenger cars Railroad stations and/or freight houses AUG 09 On-line dioramas (maximum of 432 sq. inches) Black & White shots of steam and/or diesel locomotives and/or trains SEPT 13 Excessively weathered/damaged freight cars Personnel workin on the railroad OCT 11 Depressed center flat cars with load Railroad signs/signals (cannot be on the sides of rolling stock or locomotives) NOV 08 Servicing Facilities Photos of Division 7 members layouts DEC 13 Stock Cars Steam Locomotives Models: Flats or Gons. With/without Loads Box Stock: 1st Pl. Don Phillips Un-named Flat Car 2nd Pl.(tie) Jim MacKnight KCS Flat #9723 w/load 2nd Pl.(tie) Jim MacKnight WM Flat #2601 w/load Kit Bashed: 1st Pl. Jim Ossman Flat Car w/burro Crane 2nd Pl. Sam Parfitt GN wood sided Gon 3rd Pl. Sam Parfitt Un-named flat w/load Scratch Built: No entries submitted. Competition Results for January 2009 Photos: Rolling Stock of Fallen Flags Railroads Proto Slides: 1st Pl. Jim MacKnight C&O Caboose #3168 Diesel #710 2nd Pl. Jim MacKnight Monon Caboose #81528 at Cass, W.VA. No other entries Model Slides: No entries Prototype Prints: 1st Pl. Jane Hancock Monon Caboose #81528 at Cass, W.VA. 2nd Pl. Jane Hancock Elk River Coal & Lumber Bobber Caboose 3rd Pl. Sam Parfitt GN Boxcar #3249 Model Prints: 1st Pl. Jim MacKnight D&RGW Comb. #202 at Entertrainment Jct. No other entries Models Jim MacKnight 04 Jim Ossman 03 Sam Parfitt 03 Don Phillips 03 Overall Point Standings for 2009 (As of January 31) Photography Jim MacKnight 08 Jane Hancock 05 Sam Parfitt 01 Competition for February Models: Rolling Stock with Graffiti Photography: Vehicles (must be related to Railroads and have the name of the Railroad on the side). (Examples: MOW trucks, speeders, handcars, etc.) 4

5 The Electronic Oil Can - February, Page 5 The Dayton Flyer Saturday, May 9, 2009 Deluxe Motor Coach Tour to See Six Premier Model Railroads Departing 7:00 AM and Returning before 7:00 PM, from West Chester, Ohio Exclusively for Cinti Div 7 NMRA Members, their Spouses and Kids (10 years and up) Registration Deadline Monday, April 20, 2009 No Refunds After Then Tour Package See Six Premier Model Railroad Layouts! Fantastic Inspirational Day for a Great Price! Featuring select HO and O scale model railroads Deluxe motor coach transport, scenic trip, interesting houses within the Greater Dayton and Lebanon Area Deluxe box lunch, bottled waters, experienced guides Single Departing Location: West Chester, Ohio Optional Dinner Afterwards in West Chester Exact location disclosed later only to registrants Form own groups with your friends, extra fare on your own Carpools encouraged - park at own risk see hours above Select one of many fine restaurants off I-75 Union Center Blvd Ray Persing Cincinnati & Western Railway nice mostly scenicked 1958 era HO Appalachian coal road set in eastern Kentucky featuring extruded foam construction, steam, diesel, many beautiful scratchbuilt structures many awards Gary Salzgaber Pennsylvania RR nicely scenicked 1950 s era HO scale PRR middle division (Johnstown to Altoona) featuring steam and diesel with large fleet of beautiful scratchbuilt PRR passenger cars seen in 3 articles and video tape Dick Sine Bighorn & Western Railroad huge nicely scenicked 1960 s era HO line set in western Wyoming and eastern Idaho, paralleling Union Pacific, featuring kitbashed locos, hand laid turnouts, CTC operation, many diesels and some steam Dave Holl Penn Valley Railroad huge nicely designed and scenicked walkaround HO Erie to Allentown bridge route, with NYC LV, PRR traffic, high mountains, waterfront, city and town scenes, hidden staging published in GMR and recent MR Bob Fink, MMR Dayton Union Railway Co. nice large scenicked dual era (1939 steam, 1959 diesel) HO layout featuring PRR NYC, B&O and Erie operations around Dayton Union Station, with elevated trackage, plus trolley and traction lines Bob Bartizek Pennsylvania & Western Railroad nicely scenicked very large early 1950 s era 3 rail scale O pike featuring prototypical operations, sound equipped PRR steam, position light signals, 30 industries seen in 3 articles and HGTV Fares and Registration Bargain Fare of $49 per person includes: Deluxe Motor Coach round trip transportation from West Chester, Ohio, with deluxe box lunch and bottled waters Transport to six premier model railroads, each featured on bus tours at our Cincinnati Limited 2005 Convention Optional dinner afterwards at one of many fine restaurants (separate cost on your own, not included in $49 fee) Depending on the availability of additional buses, this trip may be limited to the first 48 registrants that sign up Cincinnati Division 7 reserves the right to modify or cancel this event due to complications beyond our control Name(s): Address: City State Zip Telephone: Number of persons x $49 ea. = $ Must pay by check or money order to: Cincinnati Division 7, NMRA Further info: Jean Jarman jjarman1@comcast.net Tel: (812) Mail to: Dayton Flyer Registrar Horizon Way Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

6 The Electronic Oil Can Page 6 Division Program Schedule Month Date Location Program/Speaker Layout Visits Jan 11 Central Harmony Lodge Winton Place Layout Design Workshop Burchnall, et al. Cincinnati Model Railway Club Frank Feiler s HO Logging Line Feb 08 East Anderson Senior Cntr Talent-less Backdrop Painting Bill Edwards Matt Snell Bruce McClure Beechmont Mar 14 Annual Spring Flea Market Spring Flea Market/Swap Meet Lakota West HS West Chester None scheduled Apr 19 North Wingate Hotel West Chester Pictures on the Pennsy Ed Swain, Curt LaRue, Rick Bailey Randy Kerka Eastern Loggers May 09 The Dayton Flyer Bus Trip None Six Super Dayton Layouts Cincy to Dayton and return June 14 North Faith United Methodist, West Scratchbuilding #102 Ron Gough, MMR Don Leedy Jim Bonnett Chester July 19 Near East - Master Model Railroader & AP Clinic To be scheduled Crossroads Comm. Church - Oakley Frank Koch Aug 09 NorthEast Good Shepherd Church Simple Upgrades for Vintage Brass Bruce Knapp Paul Miklos B&O Chillicothe Division Kenwood Sept 13 South Operations on the Pennsylvania Southern RR To be scheduled Johnny s Toys Latonia, KY Bob Weinheimer Oct 11 Far East Modeling Conrail's Office Car Special Dave Nenna Anderson Senior Cntr Beechmont Matt Snell Oct 24/25* Annual Fall Train Show Lakota West HS West Chester No planned Program or Speaker Show Layouts Nov 08 Hamilton Sr. Center Not Yet Scheduled To be scheduled Hamilton, Oh. Dec 13 West Westwood U. Methodist Church Annual Pot Luck Slide Show To be scheduled Easter April 12, 2009 Mother s Day May 10, 2009 Father s Day June 21, 2009 Updated: January 19, 2009 All Regular Meetings Start at 2:00 PM White Elephants are back in the 2009 Spring Flea Market I m back again for any individual Division 7 members with a few items they wish to sell, but not enough to justify the cost of a table. Fill out the inventory form on Page 7 listing your name, address and phone number and each individual item with a description and code, (so I can match it back to you) and your firm asking price. (I won t negotiate to a lower price) Each item must be clearly marked and priced. Put all your items in a bag or box and get them to me. Make special arrangements to meet me or bring them to the show on Saturday morning. I ll log them in, sell them, calculate how much you get back (the Division will keep 10%) and you can pick up your unsold material and/or money right after the show closes or at a later meeting. All items are placed in the White Elephant Sale at your own risk. Neither Division 7 nor Frank Koch assumes any liability for items damaged or stolen during the show, though we will provide due diligence for their safety. We will not accept items that are not prepared as indicated here. We reserve the right to refuse any material that we deem unsuitable. If you want to help out some time during the show, let me know. Frank Koch 6

7 The Electronic Oil Can Page Division 7 Spring Flea Market White Elephant Sale (10% of actual Sales retained by Division 7) Name: Street Address: City, State, Zip: Telephone #: Initials Last 4 digits of phone number Item # Description Price $

8 The Electronic Oil Can Page 8 NMRA Mid-Central Region Cincinnati Division 7 Annual Swap Meet & Flea Market Saturday March 14, 2009 Lakota West High School 8940 Union Center Blvd, West Chester, Ohio AM Dealer Setup, Doors Open 10AM 4PM Table Order Form (Please, Please PRINT!!!) Applicant Name: Business Name: Address: Phone: No. of Tables (8ft) $15.00 = No. of Admissions $3.00 = No. of Admissions $2.00 = Total Amount Paid $ $ $ ============= $ Special Requests: Notes: 1. Tables are reserved in the order that checks are received. 2. Layout space is for exhibit only. Attach diagram. No selling from layouts. 3. Everyone (except children 10 & under) must pay admission, including dealers. Payment of admission in advance is optional. (Adults $3.00, Youth $2.00) 4. Make checks payable to Division 7, MCR, NMRA 5. Send this form with payment to: Roy Hord, Registrar 6526 Hollowview Court Hamilton, Ohio Confirmation only by or include an SSAE. 7. Electrical outlet availability is extremely limited as such, no special provisions for electrical drops will made or requests honored. 8

9 The Electronic Oil Can Page 9 DIVISION 7 Membership Survey Results Division 7 Member and Company Store Proprietor, Neil Rothe, distributed and then compiled results from a Membership survey to better understand what interests YOU the Members of Division 7 with regard to monthly programs and general operation of Divison 7. Many thanks to Neil for his work on this survey. A total of 51 surveys were returned. Here are the results: Question #1 As a Div. 7 Member, do the monthly meetings meet your model railroading educational needs? Yes-30 No-7 No Response-7 Question #2 Are advanced or beginner clinics/talks more beneficial to you? Advanced-13 Both-24 Beginner-5 Question #3 Which of the following would interest you as topics for 2009 meetings? Scenery Clinics - 74% Track Repair & Loco Maint. 34% Scratch Building - 56% Wiring % Layout Design - 54% Bench work Building % Layout Planning - 46% Electrical Requirements % Track Laying - 37% Proper Tool Usage % Question #4 Would you be interested in paying a small fee for supplies for a handson building/learning clinic? Would pay a fee-73% Would not pay fee-24% No response-3% Question#5 Do you have any special skills you would be willing to share in a talk or clinic at a monthly meeting? Yes-31% Question #6 Would you like more hands-on learning times at the monthly meetings? More hands-on-69% No increased hands-on-31% Question #7 Are there any specific topics you would like to hear about at future meetings? Air Brushing Interurban Scenery Topics Building Modules Kit Bashing Scratch Building DCC Photography Weathering Cars Question #8 Would more future field trips interest you? Yes-85% No-15% Question #9 Would discussion panels by the experts to answer questions regarding certain topics interest you? Yes-77% No-23% Questions #10 Do you like the current monthly meeting format that we currently use? Yes-82% No-18% 9

10 The Electronic Oil Can February, 2009 Page 6 Division 7 Officers Superintendent: Merlyn Jarman Horizon Way Lawrenceburg, IN mjarman1@comcast.com Asst. Super: Randy Kerka 8127 Fox Knoll Dr. W. Chester, OH jkerka@cinci.rr.com Secretary: Bruce Knapp 118 Cliff Rd. North Bend, OH bruce_knapp@adelphia.net Next Meeting 2 PM Sunday February 8, Anderson Senior Center 7970 Beechmont Ave. Directions: The Senior Center is on the North side of Beechmont between Five Mile and Eight Mile Rds. It sits back from the road behind several other buildings. Treasurer: Jim Stewart 5510 Windridge Vw Cincinnati, Oh jebstewart@fuse.net Board of Directors Bob Adams Charlie Atkinson Mike Brestel John Burchnall Rick Crumrine Roy Hord Paul Maciulewicz Jim MacKnight Don Phillips Dave Read Ed Swain Committee Chairs Five Mile Rd Eight Mile Rd 7970 Beechmont Ave Beechmont Ave. I-275 Achieve.Prog: Frank Koch Comm. Srvce: Jim MacKnight John Altshool Co. Store: Neil Rothe Contests: Jack Laubisch contest@division7.org Membership: Bob Adams Modelers Aid: Pat Homan Bruce Knapp Fall Show: Rick Crumrine crumrine@fuse.net Flea Market George Roos Editor: Don Phillips dwp66@cinci.rr.com Web Master: Ivan Baugh iwbaugh@insightbb.com Pres. V.Pres Secr. Trsr. Mid Central Region Officers Dick Briggs 4397 Hidden St. Grove City, OH President@midcentral-region-nmra.org Merlyn Jarman Horizon Way Lawrenceburg, IN vp@midcentral-region-nmra.org Tom Atherton Newton Rd. Middleburg,OH secretary@midcentral-region-nmra.org Gary Sole 1837Farr sgardenpathwestlake,oh44145 treasurer@midcentral-region-nmra.org June 17 to 21 June 18 to 20 July 05 to 11 Sept 16 to 19 Around the Region 2009 Mar 14 Div 7 Spring Flea market Lakota West High School Mar Div 5 Railfest 2009 Kirtland, OH Mar 21 Div 8 Train Show Louisville, KY Mar Midwest Narrow Gauge Meet Greenford, OH Apr Div 7 SWOOPS Cincinnati, Dayton, Springfield Apr 30 MCR 21st Century Lmtd. MCR Conv Columbus, OH May 9 Div 7 Dayton Flyer Division 7 Bus Trip 2009 National National N Scale Convention-- Portland, OR National O Scale Convention Baltimore, MD NMRA National Convention Hartford, CT National Narrow Gauge Conv. Colorado Springs, CO 10

11 The Electronic Oil Can - February, Page 7 Knapp s Notes Scott Firth Merlyn called this morning [Wednesday, January 21, 2009] to tell me that Scott Firth had finished his earthly pilgrimage. I was fortunate enough to visit with Scott and Mary Ann earlier this month, and despite Scott s illness, we had a delightful visit. Scott never lost his joy of living and his delightful sense of humor. I got to know Scott as we both spent time with Russ Wenderfer, another division member. Russ was waging his own battle with cancer. Scott was a frequent visitor at the Wenderfer household and often took Russ to model railroad activities. I sat with Scott at Russ s funeral and worked with Scott, and Gordy Morgan, as we assisted Russ s widow with his large train collection. Scott worked tirelessly for the hobby and the NMRA. His contributions to Division 7 are almost too numerous to list here. I think my favorite memory of Scott is him being at the front door of each meeting venue saying, You got a dollar, here give it to me. That was Scott s way of selling tickets to our Highly Honest, No Springs, Monthly Raffle. Scott was also a charter member of WMPA, the Western Modelers Protective Association. Each one of us will have their own special memory of Scott, but I bet it will include his joy of life and his delightful sense of humor. We will all miss Scott, but we are all richer for having known him. My deepest sympathies to Mary Ann, and the Firth family, as they have lost a wonderful husband, father, and friend. I also offer prayers of thanksgiving for having had Scott as a friend. I also am saddened to report the passing of another friend, Bob Mense. Bob, along with his buddy Jack Fischer, were a long-time members of Division 7. I can t think of a division meeting, or convention without those two gentlemen. Bob, like Scott, will be missed by all of us. I keep coming back to my theme of model railroading is about friendships. Happy Modeling UÜâvx Lincoln Bi-Centennial February 12 th marks the 200 th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln s birth. Among the things he is remembered for, the least noted is his role in the growth of railroading in the U.S. As a young practicing attorney, he read of the economic growth the railroads brought and although he had never ridden on or even seen a steam train, he became the leading proponent for bringing railroads to Illinois. When the railroads finally did reach Illinois, he represented several in acquiring rights of way and was soon well known as the leading legal expert on rail transportation. When the Rock Island RR was sued for their bridge across the Mississippi River causing a navigation hazard, Lincoln not only defended the railroad but also won the case in a landmark decision that brought him national prominence. As a wartime president, he was quick to recognize the military advantage of railroads in supplying an army in the field. His U.S. Military Railroad Act gave the Union a tremendous advantage over the South in moving troops and supplies. He was the major factor in starting construction of the Transcontinental Railroad. In 1863, the Car Department of the U.S. Military RR built an elaborate coach to serve as his private car. On April 21 st, 1965 it served to carry the President s remains on his last train ride to his final resting place in Springfield, Illinois. Thus railroads continued to play a major part in his life. Coming 2009 Annual Spring Flea Market Saturday March 14, 2009 Lakota West High School 11

12 The Electronic Oil Can - January, Page 8 The Oil Can Coming Down The Line Cincinnati Division 7, Mid-Central Region, NMRA 2009 Schedule NOTE: ALL REGULAR MEETINGS START AT 2 PM (Unless otherwise notified) Month Date Location Program/Speaker Layout Visit Contest Topic Feb 8 East Anderson Senior Center Bill Edwards Talent-less Backdrop Painting Bruce McClure Models: Rolling Stock with Graffiti Photos: Vehicles (must be railroad related) North Mar 14 Lakota West High School Annual Spring Flea Market NA No Contests April 19 North Wingate Inn 7500 Tyler s Place West Chester Pictures on the Pennsy Rick Bailey Curt LaRue Ed Swain Randy Kerka Eastern Loggers Models: Vehicles (must be RR related and have name of RR on the side) Photos: Lumber Industry Rolling Stock May 09 Dayton Flyer Bus trip Cincinnati to Dayton and return None Six Super Dayton Layouts No Contests June 14 North Faith United Methodist Church West Chester Scratch Building 101 Ron Gough, MMR Don Leedy Jim Bonnett Models: Off-line dioramas (Max 432 sq. inches) Photos: Bay Window Cabooses Modeling Problems? Member aid Committee Pat Homan ( ) Bruce Knapp ( ) Cincinnati Div. 7 Hotline (513) 662-RAIL Div 7 Web Site - MCR Web Site - As of December, 2008 Division 7 s membership stands at