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Posted by: TinGoat, July 26, 2010, 03:28:45 PM
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Hi Loch,
Welcome to the ...
Hi Loch,
Welcome to the forum!
We'd love to see what you've got, and hopefully a portion will be portable so that you can bring it out for show and tell next April in Schomberg...
Posted by: TinGoat, June 18, 2010, 08:35:56 AM
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Next episode: Saturday June 19, 2010
Posted by: TinGoat, May 09, 2010, 03:48:18 PM
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Howdy,
A spider or "Bot" ...
Howdy,
A spider or "Bot" is something that search engines use.
Yahoo, Google, MSN and ask jeeves etc... They all use Web Crawlers [Spiders] and Robots [Bot] to search for new websites, and/or updates on old websites.
They then add the information to their databases.
So, if you search for "Narrow Gauge Madness Spiders" on a search engine like Google or Yahoo, you may be able to find this message.
Posted by: TinGoat, May 07, 2010, 08:47:33 AM
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We celebrate the birth of Queen Victoria! The May two-four.... Today is the day of the Queen's Birthday
If you don't give us a holiday we'll all run away!
Posted by: TinGoat, April 26, 2010, 07:56:48 AM
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Rick Hunter: Doing the Unthinkable ...
Rick Hunter: Doing the Unthinkable in On30 !!!
By some accounts the most exciting development in model railroading in the last decade or so is the growth in On30- HO track and mechanisms with O scale structures. So what is the problem?... if there is a problem, the locos seem dwarfed by their O scale surrounding. Some say that On30 works more better when you use S scale structures and details. What could be next?
Come and listen to Mr. Hunterlines make his case. Rick travels the continent going to train shows and he spends all his time with other modelers. He has a pretty interesting argument to make and will have examples to illustrate. Attention On30 hardcore dudes- mild chiding maybe but no heckling!
Rick Hunter: Barn board Stains
After unsuccessfully searching the world market to find a stain that looks like barn board, Rick decided to concoct his own. He will demonstrate the techniques and show you the results. A handle-out will be given to you, so you can try this at home.
Clark Kooning MMR: Hand-laid Track and Turnouts the Easy Way
Clark will show how anyone- regardless of skilll level- can hand lay track and turnouts in any scale or gauge. The secret, well... he uses the "Fast Track" method.Come and learn how easy it really is to get hand laid track work for your layout.
Walter Reid: The Dolley Varden Mine Railway
The Dolly Varden Railway was an 18 mile narrow gauge railway built between 1917-1920 in Northern British Columbia to haul silver ore from minehead to the waterside ore bunker in Alice Arm (British Columbia). It was also briefly used as a logging railway as well.
Walter will explore the railway's features and spend time focusing on the modeling potential such a specific prototype has to offer. This clinic will be of interest to modelers who are interested in mining or logging narrow gauge, as it's a welldocumented example of a railway built with minimal resources.
Niall MacKay: Ontario Narrow Gauge Revisited: Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway
The Boston Mills book "By Steam Boat and Steam Train- The Story of the Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway and Navigation Companies" appeared in 1982, compiled and written by our presenter, Niall MacKay. Over these many years it has stood as the prime reference book for modelers of Canada's best known eastern narrow gauge railway. Arguably, the subject is the most charming, small narrow gauge railway in North America.
The 8,000 copies in circulation have resulted in Niall receiving many comments on the book from all over the world. Now, with the benefit of the Internet, much additional information, particularly photographs that have never been published before, can now be included on a web site soon to be developed. The recent formation of a Yahoo Group has accelerated gathering info on this important, local narrow gauge railway story.
Please join Niall to hear more about this photo project. It will make you a fan of this narrow gauge railway if you are not already.
Ferd Mels: Getting Started in Scratch-building for the Narrow Gauge Modeler
Why scratch build?; a desired subject is unavailable in kit form or the right scale or it is entirely non-existent. Then there is the challenge factor or a desire to spend money in measured amounts (many kits today are hundreds of dollars in one shot!).
So, why do so many resist scratch building? Probably because it is assumed it is for the "master modeler" only. Well, not so says our presenter, Ferd Mels (a masterful modeler and photographer in his own right). Ferd will take you through the steps from using plans- when they can be had- or photographs that you source or take yourself.
Join us in the workshop on how to start scratch building as a new tool in your toolbox of the narrow gauge model railroad builder. We will cover the basics in developing plans and reference material, along with the materials and tools that are available to the modeler today. Don't miss this workshop if you wants to expand your hobby horizon- this session is for all levels of modeler.
Rod Clarke: "Modelling the Ontario Narrow Gauge of the 1870's"
Our speaker, Rod Clarke is the author of a truly impressive recent Canadian narrow gauge work- Narrow Gauge Through the Bush. He plans to take his audience through detailed information that a modeller would want to know if a narrow gauge layout or diorama were in the works. A background history overview, lots of technical developments featuring locomotives and rolling stock. Drawings and photo references will further underscore his presentation.
Come and listen and speak to the man who wrote the book on Ontario narrow gauge- Think of it: Canadian history with no exam afterward!
Posted by: TinGoat, April 23, 2010, 10:08:55 AM
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These are the exhibitors that ...
These are the exhibitors that you missed: Keith Stamper
Larry MacDonald
Garry Johnston
Bernard Hill
Peter Foley
Jeff Young
Dave Mehew
Ron Scott
Peter Reisiger
Chris Creighton
Brian Durell
Jim Burchell
Russ Nicholls
Dave Woodhead
Niall MacKay
Bruce Leckie
Gerry Cornwell
Jim Martin
John P. H. Morgan
Dave Ottney
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Gn3 Logging equipment 1:20.3 and On3 models
Feisty Mining - Old Gravel pit RR that has resurrected itself as a tourist RR
Frothingslosh Pale Stale Ale
New models and drawings of WWI War Department Equipment
1/12th scale models of 15" gauge Heywood estate railway models from the Eaton Hall Railway
Cold Creek Railway [30"x40"]
T. TOCS Logging Company [4'x7']
New Cooper & Sawyer Ry 4 foot module - engine terminal/roundhouse/turntable
New Mini-Layout(s) under construction
Qualicum Sound Timber Company [2'x4'] WyeKnott Time-Saver
Gobblers Knob Maple Syrop Mine with a scratch built 1 cylinder shay.
Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway Society http://www.portageflyer.org/
On2 Hastings County Feldspar Company - On3 Models
Assorted Large Scale Rolling Stock & Equipment
New Calabogie, Renfrew and Madawaska 26"x78", Old Calabogie, Renfrew and Madawaska 24"x48"
Rio Grand Southern Railroad Module 2'x6' module
Lake Erie Aggregate Railway
Friends of the E.B.T. http://www.febt.org/
Assorted Large Scale Rolling Stock & Equipment
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These are the Vendors that you missed: Creative Works 3D http://www.creative-works.ca/3d.html preisiger@execulink.com
Panther Hobbies http://www.pantherhobbies.com/ panther@ica.net
Hamilton Model Works hmw@cogeco.ca mmvoogt@yahoo.com
John Sachs' Modellers table and chop saws 519-884-4405
Schomberg Scale Models http://www.schombergscalemodels.com/ ChristopherCreighton@SchombergScaleModels.com
Railway Recollections http://www.railway-recollections.com/ barry@railrec.com
Friends of the E.B.T. http://www.febt.org/
The British Connection http://www.execulink.com/~britishconnect/britishconnection/HOME.html
Sylvan Models http://www.isp.ca/Sylvan office@sylvan.isp.ca
Trainz software simulations http://www.railtronics.com/Software_Sim_Trainz.html
Rebirth of the Portage Flyer: Huntsville and Lake of Bays Railway http://www.steamtrainhuntsville.com/
Niall MacKay's H&LoBRy memoirs of the purser & By Steam Boat and Steam Train nialljmmackay@gmail.com
Mt. Albert Scale Lumber http://www.mtalbert.com/
Mountainview Depot http://mountainviewdepot.com/
HobbyWorx http://www.hobby-worx.com/
Gnome Miniature Engineering http://gnomengineers.blogspot.com/
Narrow Tracks and Trains http://www.ptbo.igs.net/~ntt/ ntt@ptbo.igs.net
Clark's Model Train Layouts: http://www.handlaidtrack.com/entry/clarkft.php
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Posted by: bruces, April 22, 2010, 11:46:09 AM
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Thank you for your pictures, ...
Thank you for your pictures, TinGoat.
Bruce S.
Posted by: TinGoat, April 21, 2010, 05:58:25 AM
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Here's a note from Peter ...
Here's a note from Peter Reisiger on visiting Keith Stampers Layout: I was at Keith's yesterday afternoon and had a great time, personal tour of the layout and the whole nine yards. One guy was there before me, and while I was there Alex Rydydk and Larry MacDonald dropped in and we all ran trains, what a blast running 3 Geese while the other guys ran trains.
It's too bad more did not attend the layouts, as this was a great oppurtunity to see quality narrow gauge layouts and perhaps run some trains. I know the distances were large, but thinking back to the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Detroit, they were few and far between too, some an hour's drive from Convention headquarters.
I guess guys just couldn't get a "pass" for Sunday too.
Maybe we'll have better luck next year with a little more advance promotion of the Layout Tour portion of the Show.
Cheers,
Peter
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Narrow Gauge Madness on Yahoo
Posted by: ...NGM..., July 26, 2010, 10:22:07 PM
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Help save the LRC as our deadline approaches for paying for it!
26 July 2010, 6:17 pm
Just a quick note that the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre's "CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE LRC" is now in the home stretch. We have raised $26,000 to date and have
Source: narrowgaugemadness at Yahoo! Groups
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Huntsville & Lake of Bays Yahoo Group
Posted by: ...NGM..., July 25, 2010, 11:01:34 PM
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Re: Classic Trains Fall 2010
25 July 2010, 7:54 pm
Thanks for the tip, Mark ... will try and get a copy Russ ... From: huntsville_and_lake_of_bays@yahoogroups.com
Source: huntsville_and_lake_of_bays at Yahoo! Groups
Posted by: ...NGM..., July 25, 2010, 11:01:34 PM
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Classic Trains Fall 2010
25 July 2010, 7:33 pm
The newest Fall 2010 issue of CLASSIC TRAINS has a article on the H&LB written by Steven Duff [the cousin of noted railway photographer James A. Brown]. Neat
Source: huntsville_and_lake_of_bays at Yahoo! Groups
Posted by: ...NGM..., May 28, 2010, 10:07:41 AM
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Grand opening weekend of the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre!
28 May 2010, 4:30 am
Grand opening weekend of the Toronto Railway Heritage Centre! It all happens this weekend! Hours are 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Read all about
Source: huntsville_and_lake_of_bays at Yahoo! Groups
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