February Program
Annual Auction
It's time for our annual "Clean out Under the Layout" auction. Gather up all that stuff that's in the way and turn it into a little cash. Entry sheets and rules are in the Callboard. This is always a lot of fun, so come on down!
The meeting will be held at Chapel 3 at WPAFB . Click HERE for map. Meeting will be on Sunday,February 19, 2012 at 2 PM. There will be no contest.
Model Railroad TRAINing day
Division 3 will sponsor a FREE model railroad TRAINing Day subtitled What do you do with the TRAINS after the Christmas Tree is gone? Here's an opportunity to learn the Joy of Model Railroading! There will be clinics and experts available on almost every aspect of the hobby. It will be at the Sulphur Grove United Methodist Church at 7505 Taylorsville Rd in Huber Heights from 10 am to 4 pm on March 3, 2012. For a printable flyer with map, click HERE.
FaceBook Update
Craig This has been doing a terrific job with the Division Face Book Page. It continues to be a hotbed of current information about Division and modeling related issues around the area. If you haven't yet, check out the page. You'll probably learn something. Thanks, Craig!
Show and Tell
We had a new segment at the April meeting. In addition to the contest and raffle tables there will be a Show and Tell table to display items you would like to share with the membership. It works this way, bring an item (with
any supporting material you wish) and place it on the table for members to view (admire, ask questions, etc.). At the appropriate time you will be asked to give a brief explanation of what you brought. The category is wide open, but it must be related to railroading, model or prototype. The idea is to encourage a sharing of ideas, techniques, or unique discoveries. (An example of the latter would be the locomotive wall plaque that George Ardwin brought in December.) It could be a model in any scale that you don’t want to enter, or doesn’t fit a contest category. It can be a project in progress, something completed or something purchased, such as a useful tool. It can be a project where you have reached the point that you are stumped and would
like some input or ideas. We have a lot of expertise in the division and there is a good chance someone has a suggestion that can you get restarted.
For a look at this month's items, plus some really neat stuff from the past, visit our Show and Tell page.
Contest Information
It came to my attention that I may have made an important feature of our website difficult to find. It was suggested to me that we should post photos of the contest entries. We've been doing this for years, so I must have buried them pretty deep. In any case, if you go to the contest page and click on the monthly category for a past contest, it will take you to a table of the winners, complete with links to the photos when available.
For a look at December's items visit our Contest page.
Video Library Update!
The Video Library contains over 200 titles of how-to programs, tours of
great model railroads, and a wide range of prototype videos. Many new titles have been added recently. These VHS
Tapes and DVD's are available for checkout by members. See Jim Montgomery at
any meeting. To view a list of titles, click
HERE.
Members are reminded to please return videos and books promptly so other members may enjoy them.
Got Mail?
If you have an email address and have not shared it with the Division, we are asking that you do. We are compiling a Priority Notification List to be used to make time sensitive notifications to members, such as meeting changes and short notice activities of interest to our membership. We guarantee that your information will not be shared and that there will be no "spam" type ads. We do understand that notices of area activities could be considered advertising. To be included on the list, just send your Name and email address to the webmaster. You can just click on the Division E-Mail button in the menu to do this.
Note: The site has undergone a major redesign. The changes should make it easier to find what you want, as well as making it easier to maintain. Please contact me with your suggestions and comments. - Webmaster
