Rail in the Rockies XI – Holiday Inn Conference Center, Estes Park, 16-17 February 2008

Other Railroad Events
We reviewed local train shows and events listed in the Colorado Time Table. This calendar of events and more are available on-line at:
http://trainweb.org/drgwscenicline/events08.html

Region Mailing Address
Don set up a Denver mailing address for the Region:

Sunrise Module Group
Second planning meeting for those interested in designing, building, and developing a Division portable layout of modules (to be set up locally, and taken to shows and conventions) is scheduled at Dick’s house, 7:00 PM, Thursday, 21 February 2008. Contact: Dick.

Promotions/Shows
A general dsiscussion of what are we doing to promote the hobby? World's Greatest Hobby show is generally limited to only a few cities each year. Lack of mall shows for free admission are fewer and far between. Suggestion: check into use of vacant commercial space for use to host a show in the future. Since CompUSA stores are closing across the country, stores like that are prime candidates, especially the one in the Aurora City Center north of Aurora Mall off Alameda.

Caboose Hobbies Clinic - Cancelled
Fred Carlson, Region SuperIntendent, will NOT be giving his clinic, as previously scheduled 2:00 PM, Sunday, 9 March 2008, on “Build a Chipboard Trackside Structure” at Caboose Hobbies due to TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.

Show & Tell: Cars, Trucks & Vehicles
Gary displayed a white metal Woodlands Scenics 1912 Federal "S" dump truck, painted with acrylics & floquil, weathered with RUST-ALL 1-2-3-4.
Photos by G.Myers

Don had several tractor trailers and TOFC. Included: Modified short Athearn trailers with double axle removed to model prototypical single axle trailers, a resin ladder fire truck, a Burlington trailer built from a block of plaster, painted with floquil paints and Microscale decals, and Santa Fe & Burlington resin tractors, and another Athearn trailer.

Rich brought in his vintage collection in the history of vehicles, dating from early Tootsie Toys, Varney dump truck, later Tootsie Toy dump truck, van, wrecker, school bus, early Lindenberg delivery trucks and dump truck, Ulrich metal semi-tractor trailers relabeled to local stores and former employers. Also some early Revell cars, a pair of early Hot Wheels construction trucks, Australian collectible matchbox semi, Lee Town delivery and flat trucks, an Athearn semi with details like mirrors, wipers, and mudflaps added and a cast metal street cleaner.

Future Activities

VIDEO – "Dream Plan Build" by Model Railroader
The evening was concluded with presentation of a video which showed operating techniques presented by the Model Railroader editorial staff. We didn't have time to watch the entire video, and will view the rest of the DVD next month. This month covered: