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Telltales New1 for Website.Pub September Telltales 2014 Newsletter of the Boulder Model Railroad Club This spectacular winter scene is on Mike Danneman’s N-scale layout. The “Arvada Triple Play” layout tour, scheduled for September 20th, will feature Mike’s layout, along with those of Ron Keiser and Doug Wright, three outstanding modelers. Details start on page 6. The contest topic is “Open (railroad -related)“ and our clinician, Jack Getz, will speak on “Enhancing Model Structures,” so bring a model for the contest table and join us Thursday, September 18th, 7:00 PM at the Louisville (Tri -City) Elks Lodge, 525 Main Street in Louisville . Come and share in the camaraderie! (Photo by Mike Danneman; used with permission ..) x EDITORIAL My Rotary club has a recognition called a “Quiet Hero Award,” given on occasion to those individuals who quietly and diligently perform a service, usually mundane, to the club but without which the club would function less effectively. Recently, I got to thinking about the many BMRC members who are quiet heroes in their own right but don’t always get the recognition that our elected officers do. Where would we be without (alphabetically): ♦ Joe Baldwin , our webmaster, who keeps our website – our greatest recruiting tool – up to date; ♦ Loren Blaney , our visual librarian, who catalogues, stores and updates our vast collection of DVDs, in addition to writing monthly reviews about new acquisitions; ♦ Keith Bobo , whose photographic skills enliven the T ELLTALES with great candid shots; ♦ Jim Froning and his committee, who spend a year out of the limelight planning our major revenue producer and community image, the annual December Train Show; ♦ Jerry Gilland , who arrives early at every meeting to set up the contest tables, runs the contest during the meeting, and takes down the tables afterwards and writes the report; ♦ Mike Gleydura , whose knowledge of videography, has helped those of us sitting in the back of the room to see the show -and -tell items, the contest models and various demonstrations made by clinicians; ♦ Spen Kellogg , who keeps our membership roster current and sees that new members get their name badges; ♦ Mike Mead , who lovingly cares for our book library and helps members find the volumes they need; ♦ Jeff Morrison , our club store manager, who sits in the back month after month helping those who wish to buy merchandise emblazoned with our club logo; ♦ Bob Uhr , our club historian, who had the foresight to save all the back issues of the T ELLTALES and shares our exploits of 20 years ago with us each month; and ♦ Doug Wright , who proofreads each issue of the T ELLTALES , thus keeping errors as close to zero as possible. These members, with quiet efficiency, help to keep our club successful by providing services that are often taken for granted. Please take a moment to thank them next time you see them. (My apologies to anyone I have forgotten!) X —Jack Rummel, Editor E Telltales Official publication of the Boulder Model Railroad Club, P.O. Box 1851, Boulder, CO 80306. The BMRC meets on the third Thursday of each month at 7:00 pm at the Tri -City (Louisville) Elks Club, 525 Main St., Louisville, CO.. We are on the Internet at: <http://www.bouldermodelrailroadclub.org>. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2014 Officers President - Jerry Bengtson — Vice -President - Dave Ennis — Secretary - Jack Curl — Treasurer - Chad Horner — Past President - Joe Baldwin — - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Submissions The TELLTALES welcomes articles, art, cartoons, puzzles, classifieds, workshop hints and other model railroading related materials. E -mail T all contributions and/or changes of address to: Jack Rummel, TELLTALES Editor e [email protected] 2 President’s Message: On the Mainline Bob Rothe was present for our August meeting. It was great to have him back again. Best wishes as you continue with your recovery, Bob . First, the bad news from the Railroad Model Craftsman Facebook page: “It is with regret that Carstens Publicatons, Inc. will be closing permanently at close of business on Friday, August 22, 2014. Carstens Publications, Inc. has been a leading publisher of leading hobby magazines for over 50 years. Unfortunately the current economic climate has placed us in this position.” Now, the good news from White River Productions’ press release: “White River Productions has acquired Railroad Model Craftsman and Railfan & Railroad magazines, effective September 1, 2014. Subscribers will be pleased to know existing subscriptions are to be honored and fulfilled by the new ownership.” We are happy to see that Railroad Model Craftsman and Railfan & Railroad magazines will continue to be published. I have mentioned this before, but for those who have not read Model Railroad Hobbyist magazine yet, it is time to give it a try. It is a very high quality FREE online magazine published every month. You can read it on your computer, tablet, or smartphone. You can download the magazine to read on your devices. Every back issue is available for free. It is available at <mrhmag.com>. Model Railroad Hobbyist also has a free online forum with lots of great information from fellow modelers. They also have TrainMasters TV available at <http://trainmasters.tv/>. TrainMasters TV is NOT free. You can purchase monthly or yearly access. They have 4 -5 videos, 60 -90 minutes of all -new train and model railroading streaming video per month on modeling, layouts, and prototypes. They are adding free online access to MRH Store eBooks for all subscribers this fall. They have free sample videos for you to watch to see what they are offering. Both are great resources to use for your modeling. And did I mention that the magazine is FREE? Thanks to everyone who participated in the mini –clinics in August. We are fortunate to have so may talented modelers in our group who are willing to share their knowledge. We will see you at the September 18th meeting. ———Jerry—Jerry Bengtson Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to use the internet and he won’t bother you for weeks, months, maybe years. —Anon. BMRC ELECTED AND VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Position Name Began Club Historian Bob Uhr ??? ELECTED POSITIONS Layout Tour Coord. OPEN President Jerry Bengtson 2014 Layout Manager Jon Bond 2009 Vice -President David Ennis 2014 Photographer Keith Bobo 2008 Secretary Jack Curl 2014 Video Cameraman Mike Gleydura 2013 Treasurer Chad Horner 2013 Club Store Manager Jeff Morrison 2012 Past -President Joe Baldwin 2014 Lgmt. Library Layout Jerry Bengtson 2012 VOLUNTEER POSITIONS Jerry Gilland* 2007 TELLTALES Editor Jack Rummel 1997 WOW Museum Layout Bob Rothe 2008 Webmaster Joe Baldwin 2010 Train Show Manager Jim Froning 2013 Membership Chair Spen Kellogg 2013 TS Layout Coord. Jon Bond 2013 HO -SIG Leader Frank Smucker 2004 TS Raffle Manager Marv Van Puersem 2010 N-SIG Leader Warren Hester 2011 TS Advert. Coord. OPEN Club Auditor 2014 Appt. pending TS Vendor Coord. Jeff Morrison 2013 Contest Coordinator Jerry Gilland 2011 TS Setup/Teardown Coord. Derek Walker 2013 Video Librarian Loren Blaney 2001 TS Door Prize Coord. OPEN Book Librarian Mike Mead 2011 (*provides electronic tech support) 3 As I write this, an 20 years ago, more HO-SIG NEWS intrepid foursome of HO - SIG members, Frank or less Smucker , Spen Kellogg , Roy Johnson and Contributed by Bob Uhr Bruce Dickerhofe , are in Kansas City with the SIG’s modular layout, running trains and demonstrating their modeling skills to all of the attendees at the National Narrow Gauge Convention. Please congratulate them when you see them at the September 18th BMRC meeting! —Jack Rummel, T ELLTALES Editor SIG News Hello, N -Scalers, N- The N -SIG has been busy these last couple of weeks working on the club’s raffle layout. Several wiring problems were fixed and an overall cleaning on the track was completed. Lighting and building repairs are done and it looks like we might even get the power lines that were broken restrung this coming Saturday. Then it's back to our modules for the remainder of our time until the Christmas show, which is rapidly sneaking up on us. Hopefully there will be enough room available for us to have all of our work displayed this year. Who knows, I might even be there with my yard scene, finally. Well, SEPTEMBER, 1994 until next time, hope to see you at the meeting and This month’s cover featured post cards and also on the layout tour on the 20th. Thanks, letters covering a span of 50 years, and had one —Warren Hester , N-SIG Leader thing in common; the RPO. This was the topic of this month’s program. Edwin Engart presented the September program about “railroad postmarks“. Edwin was a local expert on the RPO subject, and had been written up in the Rocky Mountain News. ACTUAL DATING AD FOR SENIORS Jim Ferenc reviewed the fall layout tours, scheduled for Saturday, October 22. Rich "FOXY LADY: Coleman discussed the upcoming Twin Peaks Sexy, fashion-conscious blue-haired Mall show the weekend of October 8 -9, featuring beauty, 80’s, slim, 5’4” (used to be HO modules, G scale trains, videos, and short 5’6”) . Searching for sharp-looking, clinics. sharp dressing companion. Matching The first section of business concluded with white shoes and belt a plus.” Rod Black and Carl Babb discussing the November show. All three levels of the Depot were to be used for the show. The September Contest was “Open”, meaning that if you built it, bring it in! And the Tier II: First place: Doug Geiger, Rio Grande results were: K-28 Tier I: First place: Brian Maytum, Acme Fast Second place: Larry Price, Water Tank Freight Second place: John Nahodyl , Tyco Rebuilt The club financial balance as of Caboose September 28th was $4,519.29.
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