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Tables are selling out- get yours before they are sold out.
Looking forward to a GREAT SONC.
John P.Dunn Sr. Scale2Rail Promotions
Strasburg 08-11-2018 , 10-13-2018
Now that Atlas and others are in the soup, I wonder if Atlas will still be in attendance?
Dick
Nice job Dave!
Would like to attend I’m not thinking I will make it.
CBQer posted:Now that Atlas and others are in the soup, I wonder if Atlas will still be in attendance?
Dick
Why wouldn't they? Atlas O still has an obligation to their dealers and they have product out there to promote. Atlas O most likely paid in advance for their space to begin with. The only question is who are the guinea pigs going out there to face the music of their fans and followers?
Well, anyway, I'm sorry I asked an innocent question about Atlas. I'm on my way. Amtrak at 5:14 tomorrow morning into Rockville about 1 pm on Tuesday. Wednesday in DC. I have some friends to visit on the Vietnam Wall.
Dick
Any word from Atlas on finding a new factory or when they will resume production.Thanks
How about some active pictures, like in the middle of trading with people and tables uncovered.
Thanks for the photos. Roo.
DaveJfr0 posted:Bill said the factory issues are still being figured out as I write this. They have stuff in other factories that is doing just fine.
Would Bill say what was being produced in the other factories.Will it be rolling stock and locomotives that are scheduled to ship soon.thanks
Atlas said that track products were unaffected.
Jan
It is 11:08 Saturday night. This was a good meet. Tonight we were treated to a presentation by Tony Koester about his design on Winside that will be shown in an upcoming M.R. Well done. In addition, he was the keynote speaker last night at our dinner discussing trends in model railroading. Both talks were to the point and very informative. Thank you, Tony.
Dick
This was my first O Scale Convention and Dave and the rest of the team did an excellent job. Even though I live in the area and have the good fortune to work on and operate on Dave's and Bernie's layouts, I was amazed at the number of O scalers within a 45 minute drive of my home. The clinics were all useful and informative and the vendors were friendly and helpful and there were bargains aplenty. Seeing Tony Koester's Wingate in completed form was amazing; I had seen it in the planning stages and Tony is a very personable guy who gives a lot to this hobby.
Again, congratulations to Dave and Company for an outstanding job and providing a first-class experience!
Jeff
DWGTRAIN posted:How about some active pictures, like in the middle of trading with people and tables uncovered.
We will have it covered in the next on-line magazine. Due out Tuesday...
I enjoyed the show and it seemed to be well attended and put together to me but what do I know. I did my part and bought an engine. On the first day I went to the trading hall and there were at least 4 boxes of reasonably priced Atlas track for sale in the halls. I figured I'd come back and get a couple of boxes on Saturday. Nope, all gone.
The best part to me was meeting and talking to people at my open house. I enjoyed it thoroughly. We had well over a hundred people visit the layout, sometimes in waves.
"The best part to me was meeting and talking to people at my open house. I enjoyed it thoroughly. We had well over a hundred people visit the layout, sometimes in waves."
Chris how about a photo or two or didn't you have enough time, in return I will snap a photo or two for you!
Not that I have many visitors but any O scalers that turn up in Perth are always welcome.
100 people is not a bad effort or is that normal for America ? I would be flat out to take 20 here is the door to the train Room. It's 30 X 30 room .
Roo.
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Chris' layout was outstanding and I came away with a whole new idea on how to do my scenery against tight conditions. If you can stand my puss, here is Chris and myself at his layout.
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I too give my congratulations to Terry Terrance, Dave Vaughan, David Friedlander, Dan Pence, Pat Mitchell, Rich Randall, Ken Nesper, Andrew Dodge, and the myriad of others who contributed to an outstanding and memorable convention. It was extremely well organized and ran very smoothly, and I know that happens only if a lot of hard work was put in
Like Chris, I bought a few things to help the O Scale economy. I attended a few clinics, and even held one. And I hosted my layout in three sessions. My log book shows only 72 people came through. Not as many as Chris, but I did run my Aerotrain. Thanks to all who fought DC traffic to come by
I trust the committee is now taking a well-deserved rest
John
PS. you can find some photos of the convention action on their website:
Oh my gosh! Great shot, Dan. It must have been just after we were discussing the toilet.
Roo,
Somehow the convention landed less than 8 miles from my home and I was not even involved in the committee or anything. My proximity was the big factor to people getting to my layout for certain.
I also asked to be signed up for every time slot for the open houses because I enjoy it so much. I was open 4 nights including full days on Saturday and Sunday. I would have even opened up for later hours, no problem, but I just took what they gave me. If 20 people would have arrived at my house at one time, I probably would have had a panic attack, but there was a really nice stream with a few waves. I know some people were squeezed in at some points but that just happens. There were other times when only 3 to 5 people were here and that was okay, too.
I think John points out a problem with the region in the traffic. Getting to my home in traffic is a minor problem at 8 miles away, getting to John's house and others in Washington rush hour, good grief.
My wife was the hostess here for a good part of the time, and she said she heard two guys talking about how bad the traffic is and, "Do you want to go to the next layout," and the response was, "No, let's just go back to the hotel." That's too bad because the other layouts in the area are great. I always encouraged people to get through it get to the next place. If I'd have known John was going to run the Aerotrain, I'd have advised otherwise.
I did not take any photos. By the end of Saturday evening, I thought I was going to lose my voice from talking to people so much. Very little break until later, around 7 on Saturday evening. I had a stash of peanuts, waters, and V8 juice to get me through. It really was a great time, though. To my relief, the trains behaved perfectly during the whole time except for one very minor instance.
I'd add my hi-five to John's to the committee from every aspect I saw at the trading halls and the show. It really looked to be going well.
Thanks John for the link.
I could finish my layout in a month if I went to one of those shows!
Roo.
Thanks for the heads up Chris.
I could handle 4-5 visitors at one time, when you said 100 I thought good grief ! Are they coming in buses? The layout would be wrecked as well as the house!
I had eight blokes from a local club turn up once but because I knew they were coming I made sure I had plenty of coffee, tea and food that way they would not be in the room all at the same time!
Great stuff thanks.
Roo. (Neville.)
The 2018 OSN was a very nice show - thanks to all who put it together - and thanks to those who opened up their houses - layouts to us.
ps - traffic didn't keep me from traveling to layouts - but we'll see how many photo traffic tickets arrive !!! (I'm not used to such an environment :-) )
Very good meet / show! Maybe the best sales I've had.........well, ever! Well attended and clinics appeared to be quite popular. Nice models in the contest room - read about that in a future issue of OST. I know nothing about the layout attendance numbers although I have seen quite a few in the past being sort of local to the area. Traffic can be a very real issue in the DC area, but I was surprised at how light it was as opposed to the normal insanity.
Atlas, MTH, Key, were all there. Norm Pullen was on site, but not Bill Davis.....and no Scale City Designs.... Managed to find a few bit and bobs about the various rooms while also exercising considerable restrain - not one big trading pit room but several along a hallway and in the back of the hotel. Lots of very good bargains available and several that after I got home I regretted not buying. NMRA co-sponsorship appeared to work out, too. All in all, file this one as a real success for an O scale convention in recent history.
Sets the bar pretty high for future Nat'l conventions. Ok, was there any mention of any kind made anywhere, anytime made regarding next year's convention?
mwb posted:Sets the bar pretty high for future Nat'l conventions. Ok, was there any mention of any kind made anywhere, anytime made regarding next year's convention?
Yes, although the Website has not been updated it will be at O Scale West. Basically the same O Scale West with a banquet ....
railroad-guy posted:mwb posted:Sets the bar pretty high for future Nat'l conventions. Ok, was there any mention of any kind made anywhere, anytime made regarding next year's convention?
Yes, although the Website has not been updated it will be at O Scale West. Basically the same O Scale West with a banquet ....
Thanks; I knew that much, but was sort of hoping for more...........used to be something announced at the banquet..... So it goes.
Indy meet in a month!
Besides being spared the nightmare of D. C. traffic for the most part, the other added benefit that the folks coming in from out of town got spared from was the free sauna and afternoon deluges that Mother Nature usually provides this time of year although as I did layout visits I noticed it creeping back in Sunday.
As Columbo used to say "just one more thing...
If you weren't able to attend the Convention or make all the clinics, I heard the materials were going to be posted online. Perhaps someone could confirm this.
I attended two talks and two hands-on clinics. "Convert 3 Rail Equipment to 2 Rail: Why, How and Upgrades" by J. Sethian and it was excellent! I wish he could have talked and demonstrated more. Both the "Cardstock Structures (Hands-On)" by J. Gore and "Mold making and Casting (Hands-On)" by J. Beckham were very informative, inspirational, and fun – the time flew by. Overall I thought it was a terrific event.
The clinic slides are being posted as fast as I get permission from the authors. Not all presentations will be posted as some of the clinics have commercial value and the presenters do not want them out 'in the wild'.
Terry
I have posted but my CMRI and Mold and Casting Handouts on my blog. http://jaysoscalelayout.blogspot.com/
Jay Beckham posted:I have posted but my CMRI and Mold and Casting Handouts on my blog. http://jaysoscalelayout.blogspot.com/
Your presentation on CMRI was enjoyable and information filled. Thanks again.
Speaking about the OSKER group, I met a man who said he was OSKER #4, Rick Graves from Spring Green, WI. Talked to him at an art show in Sioux City, IA today. He is quite close to John #1 OSKER Pecos River Models. He had some RR art for sale.
