John Sethian posted:Thanks guys for the comments. Alos, thanks Goerge for encouraging me to bring it. George, and Rob, sorry I did not get to meet you guys. Perhaps next year!
By the way, I really enjoyed the convention. Most of the talks were very good, some were outstanding. Particularly the talk on The GG1 development by Hampton Wayt, and the talk on N5 cabin cars by Matt Hurst. Regarding the latter, I considered myself rather brave to attend it, as I am sure I would discover all the mistakes I made. Matt gave a great talk, and then graciously came by to look at my model. I was happy to find out I got it right.
By the way, several times I walked by my display, and a recurring theme among the viewers was something like "I should have/should be in O scale, but I am too invested in HO."
John,
You did all the hard work and deserve the recognition for a really spectacular model. I'm just good at recognizing talent. 
My stay at the meeting was limited to most of Friday. I really wanted to attend the GG1 talk, but it wasn't in the cards. I did see Matt Hurst's presentation on cabin cars.
George
