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REDWOOD EMPIRE DIVISION APRIL - JUNE 2016

Directions to Event Page 4 Tips and Techniques

Most Our hard working Events Manager, Dave

finally talk about and show the progress on his

Gus Campagna will entertain and enlighten us on

his multideck California Western Railway and

Come early and enjoy a Mary Moore-Campagna lunch

have our business meeting, Show and Tell and

1 REDWOOD EMPIRE DIVISION APRIL - JUNE 2016 CALLBOARD In this Edition Front Office Page 3 Directions to Event Page 4 Tips and Techniques Page 6 Coming Events Page 8 Monroe in May for a Most Our hard working Events Manager, Dave Grundman has corralled a long time member to finally talk about and show the progress on his large HO scale layout in Penngrove, Who else than Gus Campagna will entertain and enlighten us on the full buildout of not only the building but his multideck California Western Railway and Navigation Company. Come early and enjoy a Mary Moore-Campagna lunch with your RED friends and then at 1:00PM we ll have our business meeting, Show and Tell and general business meeting followed by Gus s presentation. Report from PCR 2015 Modesto Convention See Page 5 for details

2 DIRECTOR Steve Skold 5306 Yerba Buena Rd Santa Rosa, CA Steve Skold DIRECTOR SUPERINTENDENT Peter Barnes 6343 Meadow Ridge Dr Santa Rosa (707) CHIEF CLERK Ed Zakareckis 2408 Homestead Ct Fairfield CA CONTESTS Giuseppe Aymar 1330 Medical Center Drive MEMBERSHIP Gus Campagna 1915 William Dr Penngrove CA NOMINATIONS Open position ACHIEVEMENT PROGRAM Giuseppe Aymar 1330 Medical Center Drive Rohnert Park, CA ESTATE COUNSELOR Don Clauder 305 Garfield Park Santa Rosa, CA (707) CALLBOARD EDITOR Dick Foster I would like to thank all of you who voted for me. My first PCR board meeting was at the PCR Convention in Modesto this past April. For the Redwood Empire Division, the most important vote was the awarding of the 2018 PCR Convention to RED. It will be held at the DoubleTree Hotel in Rohnert Park from April 4 to April 8, Giuseppe Aymar, Ron Kaiser, and Dave Croshere have done a lot of work organizing the committee. If you would like to help on the Convention, please contact one of them. One of the ongoing discussions has been what to do about the Hawaii Division. It was decided to disband the Hawaii Division and attach them to the Coast Division. There are only 11 NMRA members in Hawaii and they have been inactive for a number of years. I have been appointed By-Laws Committee Chairman to amend the PCR Manual of Operations. It will be voted on at the Mid-Year PCR Board Meeting at the Western Railroad Museum at Rio Vista Junction on October 22. PAGE 2 OF 8 Cont next page

3 There were 84 entries in the model contest. The models from RED will be displayed at the Spring Meet on May 21 st at Monroe Hall. Guiseppe Aymar was unable to attend the Convention, so Dave Croshere ably handled the duties of PCR Contest Chairman with the help of Carol Alexander and Carol Skold. The Modesto Convention was at the DoubleTree Hotel which begins a string of three consecutive DoubleTree Conventions. Next year will be hosted by Daylight Division in Bakersfield followed by RED at Rohnert Park. I look forward to seeing you at the Monroe Hall on May 21 st for the RED Spring Meeting. Doors will be open at 11AM with sandwiches and refreshments provided by Mary Moore-Campagna. Peter Barnes Superintendent Message Enjoyed my one day outing to PCR Convention in Modesto. I learned about milk can deliveries and movement of mail and mail cars in the last third of the 19th first two thirds of the 20th century both by Bob Clark. So many options for operations... Then heard from Dave Bayless on how he switched the LA GM yard and environs for SP and UP and I no longer wonder why I tend get confused at new operating sessions. Experience is a big factor in doing the work in both situations. I need to see his presentation at least one more time to learn all he had to offer. The RED leadership is thinking about future venues/locations and programs/ clinics for our quarterly meetings. Please pass on your thoughts and suggestions to us as the Division is your club and needs your input to support your interests and needs. In a similar vein the PCR convention in 2018 sponsored by RED will benefit by as much RED participation is possible. Consider an open house of your layout or, giving a clinic on an aspect of the hobby that you are passionate about or, volunteer to help the convention organizers make this a success with strong support from local model railroaders. May your favorite RR and its train(s) run smoothly into Summer. Enjoy! 3 OF 8

4 AND NORTHWESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETY PAGE 4 OF 8

Some Models from Modesto Show and Tell These five pictures are all that I

But as mentioned earlier, ALL of the RED winners will be on display at our

I know that the locomotive is another fine job by Dave Croshere, and the

Sorry for not following up on this important part of our RED meetings.

5 Some Models from Modesto Show and Tell These five pictures are all that I could get from the 2016 Model Contest in Modesto. But as mentioned earlier, ALL of the RED winners will be on display at our meeting on May 21st. I know that the locomotive is another fine job by Dave Croshere, and the others are from outside of the RED area. Sorry for not following up on this important part of our RED meetings. Overall the Sierra Division did a good job on the convention except for the long hike to the clinic rooms. Some interesting layouts in different locations in homes! Having the WP people added to the variety of clinics and presentations. Didn t take any of the tours to other locations, but they seemed to be well organized and had good turn outs. Good job. Your CallBoard Editor 5 OF 8

Big Red s Workbench Tips and Techniques This is a short series of tips and techniques that have come from our fellow members as well as from some of the best craftsmen in our hobby. result.

Any glue that snuck out and dried won t affect the paint adhesion.

6 Big Red s Workbench Tips and Techniques This is a short series of tips and techniques that have come from our fellow members as well as from some of the best craftsmen in our hobby. result. During the contest judging at the Modesto PCR convention I learned from two expert judges several tips on keeping glue from showing on finished wooden models. #1 Tip: Sand all edges of walls. Any glue that snuck out and dried won t affect the paint adhesion. On way to limit glue squeezing out is to roll the glued wood onto the siding in the direction away from the side that might show glue over run or squeezing seepage. #2 Tip: Don t install corner trim until after the walls are assembled. This also helps to make sure everything is lined up and square because you can still see the edges of the siding. After the glue on the walls dries, scrape out any glue in the corners by dragging an #17 Chisel blade down the channel. If wall corners and not quite square, remove some of the back corner post, before applying glue,to get a snug fit with no gaps. Saw judges even looking in under carriage details for glue over runs or window glass not secured. In contest points are deducted for these minor mistakes thus possibly not even qualifying to get a 87.5 score. PAGE 6 OF 8

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8 REDWOOD EMPIRE DIVISION APRIL - JUNE 2016 Coming Down the Line Every Friday 7:30-9:30 PM / Tri-City Society of Model Engineers (HO, N) Niles Plaza, Fremont, CA / Stanley Keiser, sbkeiser@juno.com or May 21st RED event - Monore Hall Santa Rosa. 11:00 AM - 3:00 PM Building an Empire from the ground up. May 27th Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society - Monthly Train show. Larkey Park Walnut Creek June 25-26th Carquinez Model Railroad Society - Train show with Toy Train Operating Museum Loring Ave Crockett across from C&H refinery July 3-10th - NMRA Convention in Indianapolis ID. CallBoard 219 Avenida Barbera Sonoma CA 95476

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