Be sure to check out a clinic while you're at the Train Show. These feature introductions to model railroading topics and how-to instruction for various skills. The clinics area is in the northwest corner of the outer hall, not in the main Expo Hall (look for the chairs). Two clinics will be held at the model railroad in the Expo Hall.
Schedule (with more to come):
| Time |
Presenter |
Topic |
| Saturday August 29 |
| 11:00 am |
Don Winn, MMR |
Do I Have the Right Cars? |
| 12:00 noon |
Jack Merkel, MMR |
Introduction to Operations |
| 1:00 pm |
John Larson |
Introduction to Model Railroading |
| 2:00 pm |
Steve Jackobs, MMR |
Smoke & Mirrors: Model Railroading in Small Spaces |
| 3:00 pm |
John Larson |
Introduction to Model Railroading |
| Sunday August 30 |
| 11:00 am |
John Buckley |
Having Fun with Animation (at the APN Layout) |
| 12:00 noon |
David Nicastro |
Realistic Rocks: Making Resin Mountains |
| 1:00 pm |
Cliff Scherer |
Historical Austin (at the AMRS Layout) |
| 2:00 pm |
Robert DeJohn |
Building O-Scale Modules Using the LCCA Standards |
Descriptions:
- Do I Have the Right Cars? - Don Winn, MMR
When you are building your railroad empire, go beyond buying one of everything and determine what cars are appropriate for your railroad. Don will share several ways to determine this.
- Introduction to Operations - Jack Merkel, MMR
Once you are tired of running trains around in circles, look into the fascinating world of model railroad operations. Jack will share what this means and how to get started running your railroad like a railroad.
- Introduction to Model Railroading - John Larson
Move beyond toy trains into the world of scale model railroading. Learn the basics of models, scales, construction, track, and scenery techniques and some of the tools and resources to help you along the way.
- Smoke & Mirrors: Model Railroading in Small Spaces - Steve Jackobs, MMR
Don't have enough space for a layout? Steve Jakobs will share how he built and operates his railroad in a portion of a small room through tricks and techniques that make it feel and operate like a bigger layout.
- Having Fun with Animation - John Buckley
Get a behind the scenes and under the module look at how the the circus scene was built and animated. Meets at the All Points North model railroad.
- Realistic Rocks: Making Resin Mountains - David Nicastro
See how David applies "Photo-Realistic Modeling" on his layout, and how he learned to make realistic mountains and rocks out of resin using the Bragdon Process.
- Historical Austin - Cliff Scherer
Come visit Austin's past recreated by the Austin Model Railroad Society. Cliff will give a guided tour of the layout and the real places that are represented on the layout. Meets at the Austin Model Railroad Society model railroad.
- Building O Scale Modules Using LCCA Standards - Rob DeJohn
The small scales don't get all the fun. Come learn about how to build O-scale modules using the Lionel Collector Club of America standards.
