What's new for April 2012? - April 12, 2012

We are still cleaning out the storage locker and finding items that we thought were sold out. A case of this, a few of that. Specifically some Bachmann Acela and Amtrak Cars, 250 Ton Santa Fe cranes, and lots of Bachmann N Scale locos and cars. Trees.....

Our stock of Steel Mill stuff is pretty good. Now is the time to stock up. Many of the steel mill specialty items are made by small businesses that produce on an irregular basis due to the pressure of a variety of things; a real job, family, health, you name it. The message here is: when you see it you better buy it. It may be a long time before you will find it again!

The 2012 Steel Mill Modeler's Meet

This year we are traveling to New Jersey for the Magarac Society's Steel Mill Modeler's Meet. The location will be the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 2349 West Marlton Pike, Cherry Hill, NJ, 08002 phone: 1-856-665-6666. Tha dates are: Thursday 08/30/2012-thru 09/02/2012. Room rates are $99.00 per night. When registering refer to "THE MAGARAC SOCIETY" to get this rate..Conference registration is $99.00 and includes the Saturday evening "Mill Hunkie Banquet" served buffet style. Spouse/significant others can attend the Saturday dinner for $37.00. There are no one day registrations. We will follow our established format:

Arrive Thursday midday, seminar/workshops in the evening
Friday seminars all day
Saturday layout tours
Sunday AM seminars

We will have our display room for models and vendors We will be presenting the “Dean Freytag” Award for the best model on display as determined by popular vote. We have added the “Joe Magarac” award for the “Best Photograph of a Model Steel Mill Scene” as determined by popular vote.

BRING SOMETHING FOR DISPLAY! IF YOU CAN”T BRING A MODEL, BRING A PHOTO!

If you want to present a seminar contact Mike Rabbitt at mrabbitt@snip.net . Seminars must be in Powepoint and focus on some aspect of modeling steel mill related subjects. No prototype only seminars. The current Saturday schedule includes six layouts in the area featuring steel mills. Saturday should be great! I've been assured that the hotel understands our "Mill Hunkie Banquet." I didn't have to explain what Perogies are to them! Please make you room reservations with the hotel. You can find the conference registration form by clicking on the “Steel Mill Modelers Meet” button. (Available as of 12 April 2012).

Questions? Contact me for assistance.

For the C&O Modeler

The C&O Historical Society will be holding their annual meet in Alexandria, VA this year August 8-12,2012. I will have my layout open for visitors on Sunday the 12th. My layout is called the "Peach Creek Division", which is a fictionalized replication of the C&O between Hinton and Quinnimont, with great liberties in the placement of towns. (I had to have Sewell). The railroad fills my 600 sq. ft. basement and is basically a loop to loop single track main line with several long passing tracks. The layout is designed for operating through trains and servicing three coal mines. All of the track is hand laid and all turnouts were built in place. Operation is MRC Wireless DCC. If you wish to visit send me a request.. Attendance is by invitation only.

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Can't Find It?

If you don't see it on our web site, just ask. We probably have it, and if we don't we can get it and sell it to you at a discount!

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