THE. Monthly Newsletter of Division 8 North Central Region National Model Railroad Association

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1 THE Monthly Newsletter of Division 8 North Central Region National Model Railroad Association Website: Division 8 Makes Donation to Troy Christian Chapel Troy, MI: John Jackson presents Dan Lewis pastor of Troy Christian Chapel a donation of $250 in appreciation for the use of the Chapel during D e c e mb e r 1 5, T h e N e w s Winner of Model of the Fourth Quarter Troy, MI: Dave Thornton is the winner of the Model of the Fourth Quarter 2011 for his O scale gondola. Dave explains that he began the scratchbuilt model while a college student. Over the years he painted, then weathered the gondola. Recently he added an appropriate MOW load of cable. Division 8 Members at Lansing Legacies Lansing, MI: Here s the group photo of Division 8 members and their guests who attended the NCR Convention Lansing Legacies in November. Errata My apologies for errors in the November Car House: o Per Phil Doolittle, the inspiration for his Brampton N-scale layout came from a book by Ian Wilson not Dan Wilson (as reported). o Per Phil Doolittle, the narrow gauge railroad named for his sail boat is not a logging, but a mining railroad, the Apparition Logging And Navigation Company (ALAN Co.) Page 1 of 8

2 Model of the First Quarter 2012 Troy, MI: The challenge for Division 8 s Models of the Quarters will be a variety of rolling stock and structures in D e c e mb e r 1 5, Rules: 1. Trestle model a. Can be built in any scale b. Can be built using any materials c. Must represent a real prototype (made from steel, iron, or wood) 2. Trestle model may be: a. Scratchbuilt or b. Built from a craftsman kit or c. Kitbashed The subject for the first quarter s model is Build a Railroad Trestle. 3. Minimum details required: a. Model must be painted b. Contain track appropriate to the scale modeled c. Be operational, i.e. suitable for installation on a layout and subsequent use by trains. Show & Tell My Five Favorite Slides (or digital images) or your favorite current project Dave Thornton displayed an O scale gondola. Bill Gawthrop offered a 120 ton Industrial Brownhoist Dave explains that he began the scratchbuilt model crane in HO scale. Bill built the model from a Tichy kit. while a college student. Over the years he painted, He weathered it using plenty of oily-black, sooty-black, then weathered the gondola. He added an and rusty-brown paints. appropriate MOW load of cable. M-of-Q contest WINNER. Jerry Shanek offered a ballast car in G scale complete with real ballast. This is a Bachmann product which Jerry lightly weathered. M-of-Q contest entry. Dan Lewis brought in two N scale maintenance of way cars, one with rails, and the other with handrails for gandy dancers. Dan built both cars from wood and metal craftsman kits. M-of-Q contest entry. M-of-Q contest entry. Page 2 of 8

3 Rick Ware displayed a rail and tie car in G scale. Rick scratchbuilt the tie box which rides atop the flat car. Phil Doolittle offered a project-in-progress, a deck girder bridge for his Wheatland Jct. Free-Mo module. M-of-Q contest entry. Ken Scherer brought in photos of the Grand Trunk Western Phil also brought in a great photo that his wife Althea took of a Tweetsie and double-headed on a trestle. Althea took the photo while they were attending the Narrow Gauge Convention. Fred Cosgrove offered a layout plan with photos of his On30 railroad. A combination of 3 lines make up the railroad including a lumber line, harbor line and the mainline. The engines range from to Mudhen. Gene Kome offered photos he took a while back in southeast Michigan of the Grand Trunk Western and Chessie. Terry Bossick read part of a story from the Hot Box 1988 summer issue. The story was entitled The Hobby that Ate my Basement by Kathy Norton Page 3 of 8

4 Larry Wolohon brought in a book, 40 Ford. The book included photographs of: o A 1936 Lincoln Zephyr along side the Pioneer Zephyr o A 1936 Lincoln Zephyr being loaded into a Pere Marquette box car. o Iron ore loading dock in Duluth o DM&IR diesel electric Locomotive o DM&IR Yellowstone ( locomotive Slides Presented by Rick Ware Photos taken at the Jackson, MI stop for the Amtrak 40th Anniversary Train 1 to 1 Scale Page 4 of 8

5 Slides Presented by Jim Clements Of his HOn3 Sugar Spring Mining Co. RR Slides Presented by Rad Jones Of his N scale MIO System Page 5 of 8

6 Jones continued Slides Presented by Dave Katona Of his HO scale Detroit & Mackinac Railroad Slides Presented by Dan Lewis Of his N scale Milwaukee Road (North Montana) Page 6 of 8

7 Lewis continued Slides Presented by Bill Moore Of the Prototype Rickel Malt Plant and Environs on the Near East-side of Detroit Page 7 of 8

8 Moore continued Please forward any and all erratta to Bill Gawthrop, Car House editor at Virtual tomatoes are also welcome.. it s part of our quality improvement.. The December clinicwas the group s participation in our annual slide presentation a.k.a. Show and Tell your five favorite slides. This Month s Clinic Upcoming Events January 8: De LaSalle High School Dad s Club Train Show, Warren, MI January 15: Avondale (formerly Troy) Train Show. At Avondale High School, Auburn Hills, MI February 18 & 19: 42nd Annual Ann Arbor Train Show & Sale, Saline Middle School, Saline, MI Division 8 Board of Directors Superintendent: John Jackson jdsmjackson@sbcglobal.net Treasurer: Gene Kome marjgenekome@comcast.net Secretary: Bill Gawthrop wegawthrop@aol.com Director: Saul Kalbfeld fjgbus@gmail.com Director: Jerry Shanek Jerry_shanek@yahoo.com January Clinic The January clinic will be The Interstate Commerce Commission by Lew Hoy. Next Meeting s Show and Tell What (model railroad item) that you received as a holiday gift or your favorite current project. Page 8 of 8

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