Hi folks, Just a reminder that the third edition of BC RPM will be upon us in just under two weeks. Scheduled in conjunction with TRAINS 2010, the railroad prototype modeler's meet will run 9AM-4PM Saturday, November 13th in Burnaby, BC Canada. The usual all roads, all eras, all scales applies here. If you build railway related models or are interested in building some come and check us out. Remember to bring your models!
Photos from last year's meet are at
http://www.flickr.com/photos/32922165@N06/sets/72157622812956308/Participants at this year's show will also have the opportunity to take in a wide variety of clinics over the course of the weekend with one stream running on Saturday and three on Sunday the 14th. There are a few additions to the list since the last update.
In order of appearance they are...
CPR's Nelson, BC Diesel shops by Mike Barone
The BCR Dawson Creek Subdivision in N Scale Revisited by Tim Horton
Southern Railway (SRY) of BC Operations, 100 years in the making - by A.J. Shewan
Pacific Great Eastern Railway Steam Locomotives - by Greg Kennelly
*Identifying and Modeling Tank Cars - A Computer-based Tool for Prototype Modeling - Doug Rhodes
*Reliable Operations Keeping the trains on the tracks - Jack Hamilton, MMR
*Modelling the Hotels at Sicamous (yes, there were two!) - Brian Pate and Gordon Mitchell
*Introduction to Model Railroading - by Pete Steinmetz
*Manufacturing Model Railroad Products: How, What, Where, When and Why - Donald Smith
Achievement Program Assessment - Getting Qualified - Jack Hamilton, MMR, PNR Achievement Program Chairman
Coal to the Sea - Phil Mason
Great Northern Railway Depots and Right of Way Structures - Andrew Hutchinson
Small Space, Big Operation - by Don Mitchell
Mass-production of conifers - by Wendy Magnall & Edi Irwin
* denotes recent addition to clinic line-up
Cost is $20CDN for meet registrants
Of course the rpm meet and clinics are just a few of the events going on over the course of the weekend. There are layout tours, operating sessions, contest, banquet and the show itself with a raft of of operating layouts both large and small. For more information on these and other activities go to
www.bctrains.orgBC RPM / TRAINS 2010 is located at Cameron Centre (Across from Lougheed Town Centre and Millenium line Skytrain service to Vancouver)
9523 Cameron Street
Burnaby, BC, Canada
Thanks for having a read and I hope to see some of you there.
Andrew Hutchinson (ahutchinson.mudbay at gmail dot com)
BC RPM coordinator
