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Saturday, January 11, 2014

WinNtrak's N gauge modular layout at Kildonan Place this weekend

Our good friends at WinNtrak will be displaying their spectacular modular layout at Kildonan Place Shopping Centre. 1555 Regent Avenue West in scenic Transcona on Saturday, January 11 and Sunday, January 12. They'll be there from 9:30AM to 6:00 PM on Saturday and from 11:00AM to 6:00PM on Sunday. If you're a fan of N scale and have only seen their layout at the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's annual open houses, the Great Canadian Train Show or at the Manitoba Mega Train Show, here's your chance to see them again, and perhaps do some shopping as well. it's a win-win situation!

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club is now on Facebook!

It's official - the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club has joined the 21st century! Not only do we have this nifty blog site, but we're now also on Facebook for all the world to see! If you wish to "like" us on FB (And why not? Everybody likes the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club!) please go to this link:

https://www.facebook.com/WinnipegModelRailroadClub

December meeting's model display

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's monthly model display is held at every meeting by the No. 1 Northern Division of the NMRA. To qualify for the monthly prize, you must show that you've done some assembly or weathering. Each entry must include a short write-up describing the work that has been finished to date.

Ron Einarson, the modeller's modeller, displayed an L&N coal unloading trestle.

Ron also displayed some steel drums which he hand-painted in prototype colours. Is he going

to put them on his layout, or is he going to start a miniature Caribbean steel drum band?

Ron displayed a Walthers logging truck, which was a resin kit that he assembled mostly at

Gooch's open house in November.

Gino Kost displayed a 50' Canstock car. This type of car was designed specifically to
haul aluminum or steel coils for the manufacturing of canned food products.

Virginia Braun displayed this well detailed hen house, complete with chickens!

Saturday, January 4, 2014

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's annual Klinic Karnival: Part four

There were so many excellent clinics at December's Klinic Karnival that four posts had to be made on this site just to get everything in! This is the fourth and final post featuring all the things the Winnipeg Model Railroad Club does best: Educate, inform, share and have lots of fun doing it!

Richard Mikolayenko shows Tommy Kucera what Z scale modelling is all about.
Good thing Tommy is wearing his glasses!

Michael Leader, the undisputed master of the John Allen Timesaver Module,
demonstrates how to shunt those freight cars in record time to his sister Rebecca.

Past WMRC President and Photo Contest Chair Suzanne Lemon held a clinic on how to
create aged wood and peeling paint.

Thursday, January 2, 2014

The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club's annual Klinic Karnival: Part Three

There were clinics galore at December's Klinic Karnival! The even was well attended, despite it being held so close to the Christmas season, and during one of the coldest decembers on record! There was plenty of expert advice from some of Winnipeg's finest model railroaders on all sorts of subjects!

Merlin Loewen and Gerry Stempnick watch Dennis Rietze holding a clinic on DCC decoders.

Godfrey South listens to Doug Kathler as he conducts a clinic on custom switch stands.

Roger Kiendl at Ian Plett's freight car maintenance clinic.