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The Railroad Park October 2012 Volume 2 • Issue 4 www.trainfest.com 2012 Riding the Rails Trainfest A Close Look at Live Steam By Angela Podewils November 10th - 11th Railroads have inspired the imaginations What is Live Steam? of modelers as they create their model railroads, transporting them to a time The trains at the MLES Railroad Park are What’s Inside when the rail industry was at its peak. 1½" scale on a 7½" gauge track. The It’s why modelers dedicate their time to classification of live steam applies to How To: creating miniature replicas in their homes rideable trains which range in scale from The Three R's and jump at any opportunity to ride the 1:24 scale (2½" gauge) to 1:4 scale and of Modeling rails. larger. PG 4 With many model trains these two Large scale locomotives are modeled pastimes cannot be combined, but before after both steam and diesel prototypes. Bachmann: you book a cross-country rail excursion, The steam locomotives are powered In it For the take a moment to explore the world of live by steam much like their full size Long Haul steam modeling. counterparts with coal, oil fire or propane. Propane is the most popular method to PG 10 In southeastern Wisconsin, the Milwaukee power these trains, as coal can be hard to Light Engineering Society (MLES) runs find. The diesel locomotives are powered Expanded Kid's their 1½" scale trains at their Railroad Park by either gasoline internal combustion Activity Area located in the town of Jackson (about 30 engines, like a lawnmower, or electric DC minutes from Milwaukee). PG 2 motors with an onboard battery. If you ask Ken Rodig, MLES Club New at Trainfest: secretary since 1987, “The best perk Choo Choo Bob of modeling live steam trains is actually PG 14 riding and operating the locomotives as if you were running a full size train.” SPREAD THE NEWS! see Riding Rails Continued on page 8 Check out the back cover of this issue of Trainfest EXPRESS for the new 2012 Trainfest poster. Print it out and share the poster with your friends and community. It's time to start getting ready for Trainfest! ACTIVITY ZONE PLAN INITIAL ComingFinalized in November Floor Plan 2012 Returning Radio Disney Favorite! Thomas the Tank Sunday from 12:30-2p Engine® Inflatable Join the Road Crew for Kids love bounce houses! Jump music, dancing, games with Thomas 9a-3:30p Sat., & prizes. Sponsored by 9a-5:30p Sun. See attendant for Renewal by Andersen New! rules (e.g. no shoes, no rough play, Wooden Train Tables etc.) Complements of Trainfest Courtesy of Choo Choo Bob, kids can New! take a break to play with trains. Sponsored by Walthers Model Trains Story Time Inflatable Listen to fun train stories Thomas read by Choo Choo Bob’s Engineer Emily.. Once per hour 9:45a-3:45p daily. Sponsored by Walthers Model Trains Train Tables Just for Kids New! Train Demos A great place for kids (and parents Stage Carpet too) to learn how to set-up a train set H[OVTL+LZPNULKZWLJPÄJHSS`MVYBadgerland beginners! OnceS hourly Guagers 10a-2p Sat., 10a-12p & 2p-3p Sun. Sponsored by Trainfest and World’s Greatest Hobby Choo Choo Bob and the Holy Smokestacks Revue From the popular TV show, Choo Choo Mirror Table Bob, comes a 9-piece band performing hits from their ‘Choo Choo Dude’ and ‘Traniac’ CDs at the half of every hour from 9:30a-3:30p daily. Sponsored by Walthers Model Trains Trainfest’s “4 at 4” Station Stop Introduced last year for our 40th New! Kids Creative anniversary, it was such a hit, it’s back! Activity Area 4 trains given away at 4:00! Visit any 10 of the Station Stop locations, get your Kids can make a craft, get a card stamped, and drop it in the drum Trainfest tattoo, have their face by 3:30p on Saturday at the Trainfest painted, and color with crayons. Moo Crew VMÄJLWe’ll draw four lucky Choose one or all, daily 9a-5p or until supplies run out. winners at 4:00p for a Complements of Trainfest brand new Bachmann train set. See complete rules posted at the show. Walthers Trainfest Kid’s Activity Zone… for kids to just have fun! All activities listed here are free with admission to Trainfest. Children need to be accompanied by an adult. Kids’ admission coupons online at trainfest.com. Lionel Modular NCE Dog Bone Shaped Race Track Returning ® Kids love racing trains on this dog bone LEGO Play Area Favorite! shaped track. Presented by Midwest Division Use your imagination! Build and play in of the Train Collectors Association the LEGO activity area. Presented by the American Institute of Architects Returning 2 Favorite! DID YOU KNOW? In this issue, you will see interesting tidbits about Trainfest and model railroading. Trainfest Have an interesting fact to share? Send it to us at: [email protected] From the Sponsoring Publisher Wisconsin Southeastern Caboose Division, Inc., NMRA Summer heat has disappeared and frost Republic will be exhibiting at Trainfest for and freeze warnings have taken its place. the very first time! Publisher I am not sure if I am happy about this or John H. Tews, MMR The youth activity area is expanding this not. The white stuff has already fallen in [email protected] Wisconsin and yet I am still working on year. Lots going on here! We’re even the huge Trainfest jigsaw puzzle known having a huge inflatable Thomas the Tank Contributing Editors Engine for young train fans to play in as the floor plan. (As soon as it’s done, it’ll Angela Podewils while mom and dad rest their feet. Plus, be posted on the website.) Bonnie Moyer Topczewski make sure to visit the new “A Beginner’s Jody Delie I am very happy to report that the special Guide to Assembling a New Train Set.” It’s Julie Larsen Friday Product Showcase tickets are going to be great for new hobbyists. selling very well. In addition to getting Watch for the Trainfest EXPRESS Newsletter Design, special admission to the Manufacturer’s Web & Advertising Area on Friday and a catered supper, November issue, it’ll be loaded with Mercury Communication tickets are also good for getting into details. Partners, LLC Trainfest both Saturday and Sunday. If Trainfest is only a month away – Mark 262-782-4637 you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, your calendars. www.mercuryww.com see page 5 for details. In the spirit of Model Railroading, We’ve got lots of new things this year Photos Contributed by including new exhibits. One I am Clear Signals Always, Jeremy Topczewski anxious to see is a special layout to be Milwaukee Light constructed at the show by “RR in a Engineering Society Box” from Pennsylvania and then there John is a standard gauge modular layout all John H. Tews, MMR the way from Arkansas that has piqued TRAINFEST, Trainfest EXPRESS Executive Director – Trainfest and the Trainfest LOGO are my interest. Many favorites are returning registered trademarks of the too like Rapant’s Lionel layout, with its Trainfest EXPRESS is sent free via Wisconsin Southeastern Division, many operating accessories and real live email as a PDF or can be viewed on the Inc., NMRA. goldfish swimming in a pond. Trainfest website in an interactive, online paging-style format. You can also print The Manufacturer Area promises quite out the pages or articles you desire. a few new happenings as well. Electric Train Systems from Europe’s Czech www.trainfest.com Trainfest Committee John H. Tews, MMR Gary Kamin Joe Russ Executive Director, Trainfest Treasurer Wisconsin Southeastern Division, Inc., E-mail: [email protected] NMRA Superintendent Ed Padgett Richard Cecil Volunteer Coordinator Mercury Communications Asst. to the Director Advertising Agency Kurt Wamser Cedor Aronow Floor Director Trainfest is possible due to the dedication Security and hard work of our volunteers and board Linda Sukup members. If you would like to volunteer for Scott Porinsky Ticket Coordinator America’s largest operating model railroad Computer Services show, contact us via email: volunteer@ Terry Thompson trainfest.com. Trainfest is sponsored by the3 HMA-MRD Advisor Wisconsin Southeastern Division, Inc., NMRA DID YOU KNOW? One layout in particular, epitomizes the model train hobby’s concept of reclaiming and repurposing, while intriguing kids on so many different levels. It is the LEGO® layout created by the Pewaukee Road Lego Train Club. Begun by repurposing a Lego set from their then teenage sons, the layout today uses thousands of LEGO bricks to create the entire The Three Rs of Modeling: scenic backdrop of the layout. Repurpose, Reuse, Resourceful How-to: Repurposing everyday objects to create spruce trees for your layout Model railroaders have always been recycling and Peter’s message to new modelers is simply, “Don’t be repurposing items for the sake of their layouts. In many afraid to try anything, especially scenery. Many modelers ways modelers were “green” before it was cool. may be intimidated by scenery, but just try it and you’ll likely be amazed by the results.” When it comes to getting the detail of a piece of your layout just right, for many modelers anything in the house Model railroad layout details which intrigue many are often is fair game. With a little creativity, patience and time, found in the scenery. Peter has shared his technique to everyday objects can be transformed into realistic features create spruce trees with Trainfest EXPRESS. These realistic in a layout. trees are created using tools and materials that are easily found in any model railroading workshop or home.
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