Lady & Gentlemen,
Yes, young Ruth Turner is on the above list.
The South Eastern RPM Meet 2008 will be held on March 28/29 at the old
ex Southern depot in downtown Greensboro, NC.
The specific room is the old coloreds only waiting room now named The
West Wing Extension.
Registration will open on Friday at 10 a.m. - Admission $25.00.
The official venue address is:
Rea Building
234 E. Washington St
Greensboro, NC.
Here we will have our displays, vendor tables and demonstrations.
Our weekend will be hosted by the Carolina Model Railroaders (CMR).
Their club rooms are virtually next door to the display room.
Here we will be holding our clinics and the line up is:
Commencing at 1.00 p.m. on Friday.....four clinics will be given. On
Saturday we will have our first clinic of another four, starting at 9 a.m.
Clinic subjects are:
Building your own detailed turnouts - Tony Sissons
Modeling Santa Fe's Alma (KS) Branch - Researching a Piece of the
Prototype - Jared Harper
Building an etch brass signal kit - The pitfalls of soldering - Mike Turner
Resin Kits - What's available in the marketplace & building a resin
"flat" kit - step by step - Kevin von der Lippe
Model photography - John Schneider
Building a Norfolk Southern C39-8. A difficult cut & shut kit bash
explained by - James Wall
DT&I 2nd Generation Diesels and how to model them - Brian Everett
Building the Wright Trak Radio Car - Bob Harpe
Steam 101: A Short Course for the Steam Modeler on Identifying Valve
Gear, Air Pumps, Feedwater Heaters and other Details of Steam
Locomotives - Jason Greene
Installing a Tsunami Decoder in a Heavy Steam Locomotive. Rick Bell
We will also have a slideshow conducted by Bob Graham with able
assistance from Warren Calloway. Whatever these two guys dig
out from their archives, I guarantee it will be good,
it always is...!! This slideshow will be held after supper,
kinda eight till late, although it is scheduled to start at just after 7
p.m.
Demonstrations:
What...? Yep, as an additional attraction we will have
three modeling demonstrations running throughout the duration of the
meet. Here you can sit, watch and discuss with the modelers
who will be making/building something that interests them, probably for
their own personal layouts, now or for the future. Rather than just
looking at a finished model it an be far more interesting
to sit, relax and watch someone in the middle of their model, mistakes
and all, right in front of your eyes. You may even learn some new and
different modeling techniques.
Other interesting diversions:
Southern Railway Historical Society.
Door prizes, given we all contribute to make that happen, so bring along
something please..?
We will have a set up so that you can have your model photographed
against a set scene under the lights.
I am still waiting to receive word from several other possible
participating historical societies.
Vendors:
Tichy Trains
Railflyer Models
DCC Installs
I am still waiting to receive word from several other
possible participating vendors.
Hotel Details:
Quality Inn & Suites
120 Seneca Road
I-40/BUS. 85 Exit 37
Greensboro, NC. 27406
Phone: 336.275.9575
email: _midtowngso@... <mailto:midtowngso@...>_
Please quote "RPM Meet" to get the room rate of $62.99/night. If the
person on the front desk has difficulty understanding you, start
speaking Spanish...!!
The Pre-registration form is attached as a PDF file. Please download it
and mail it with your check or money order to Ruth Turner, address is on
the form.
Please let all your RPM friends know of this alternative RPM meet to
what was going to be Savannah, GA. Look forward to the support and
seeing everyone there and
please watch for further updates. Feel free to forward this message to
those you think may be interested.
Thanks and cheers,
Tony Sissons
