TheFlaTwheel
Vol51Nbr04april2016
OfficialnewsletterofDivisionFour,MidCentralRegionoftheNationalModelRailroadAssociation.
AnalmostrideableNYCGP7madeanappearanceintheMarchcontest.
’Divisionwebsite:
Herbie’sRumblings2
GenMtgMinutes3
MCRConvention4
FlyerRequest4
AnnualDirectors’Meeting5
Raffle5
FamilyHobbyClosing5
MayLayoutTours(Div4)5
Officers6
Clinic7
UpcomingEvents8
LorainGrowthLetter8
ContestCorner9
JimBarnettEstateSale10
ModuleGroupUpdate10
CompanyStore10
AreaHobbyShops
Mike’sDiecast11
HobbyShopListings11-12
Herbie:
HelpEveryRailroaderBecomeInjuryExempt
April2016
DavidJameswillhavemoreinformationonour2016fieldtripatthemeeting.ThoseinattendanceattheMarchmeetingseemedtobeagreeabletoanyofthethreesitesunderconsideration.Theyare:1.ThePennsyl-vaniaTrolleyMuseum;2. atriptoScenicExpressforaMakeandTakesession,and3.EntertrainmentJunction.QuiteanumberofourmemberswereseenatDivisionFive’sRailfestlastmonth.Ourmodulegrouphada
setupwhichwaswellreceived–primarilybecauseofthenumberofyouthmembersinvolved.
ThetentativeclinicschedulefortheupcomingMid-CentralRegionalconventionhadbeenpostedat Also,theregistrationpacketsarenowavailableforthe2016NMRANationalConventiontobeheldinIndianapolis-July3–10.Youcangetdownloadthepacketfromtheconventionwebsite-
–somegoodones-see
IwanttopointoutthatyoucangetsomegreatideasfromwhattheotherDivisionsaredoingbyvisitingtheirwebsitesandreadingtheirnewsletters.Theeasiestwaytofindthemistostartat
Don’tforgettotakehomeafewDVD’sfromourlibrary.SeeChuckintheCompanyStore.And,seemeifyouwanttocheckoutasetofFastTrackstools.SeveralmembershavestartedusingtheFastTrackstools–wehave
#4,#6and#8turnoutkitsavailable.Alsoavailableareotherturnoutsownedbyindividualmemberswhohaveagreedtoloanthemout–theseincludeacrossoverandagauntlettrack,JohnHemsathbroughtanexampleofascaletrackthathebuiltfordisplaytotheMarchmeeting.
LeeSheffieldannouncedthattheannualpicnicwillbeattheNortheasternOhioLiveSteamersonLesterRoadinMedinathissummer.
Seeyouatthemeeting,SteveKaplan
Superintendent-Division4MCR
GeneralMeetingMinutesfromMarch
Minutesfrom 3/11/2016
DIVISION4,MCR,NMRAWelcomebySuperintendentSteveKaplan.
NewMembers/guests–BillFerryintroducedsomenewmembers,DominickLaoeus,NolanMacherandRon
Casey.
SteveinvitedeveryonetoBaker’sSquareafterthemeeting.
TreasuryreportbyGregNoeth. Currentassets: $59578.45.AdeposithasbeensenttotheCoppertopParty
CentertosecureourDecemberAwardsDinnerdate.
Clinics-LarryMadsonnextmonthwewillhearfromDaveWilliamsonmodelsurfacepreparation.LookingforclinicforMay…..
ModuleGroupActivities–LarryMadsonsaidthere’slotsgoingon,comejoin
MidCentralRegionalconventioninColumbus-FrankBongiovannigaveabriefpresentationyoencourage
Division4attendance.
Upcominglayouttours–JohnHemsath–Maybesomenewlayoutsoutthisyear
Contest–DaveLawler-greatmodelslastmonththanksfortheparticipation.Nextmonth’smodelcontestisfreightstations
GreatBereaTrainShow–DavidJames,ContractshouldbeoutbyendofMarch.Checkthedatesandweare
stillaresetfortheOctober.AndwehavetheOctober67,2017weekend.Resformgoingoutmay1.
CompanyStore–ChuckKlein:wenomoreboxcars.Justacoupleoftheotherscarssohurrybeforetheclear-ancesale.
Raffle–MikeKleingreatstufftonightfromtheClevelandarea.
ReviewofBoardMeetingitems–SteveKaplan
2019or2020RegionalConvention–SteveKaplan:wehaveagreedtohosttheregionalconvention,FallFieldTrip–DavidJames
PossibleLorainCounty4-Hgroupformation
OtherNews
Flatwheeldeadline–DaveWilliamsduethe24ofMarch
Commentsforthegoodoftheorder.Adjournment8:00PM
TheMidCentralRegion’sannualconventionwillbeheldApril28throughMay
1,2016attheEmbassySuites-WestinDublinOhio. Fridaywillfeatureatourof
theAgeofSteamRoundhouse. Therearealotofclinics,includingsomebyDivi-
sion4’sBruceBrintnallMMR,FrankBongiovanni,andRonMorgan. Division4
normallyhasagoodrepresentationinthemodelcontest.Thebanquetandother
activitieswillprovideadditionalfun.
Forcompleteinformation,see
(orgotonmra.organdselectRegionsthenMCRRegiontogetalinktothesite).
NoMembershipReportwasreceived.
ThankstoeveryonewhoworkedthemembershipTableatRailfest.
fromGarySchaefer:
UPCOMINGEVENTS
9-AprNETS-SwapandTradeMeetPainesville
9-AprBucyrusModelRailroadAssociationBucyrus
10-AprY'stownModelRailroadAssn.Toy-TrainFleaMarketNiles
Apr-16LorainCty.ChapterIPMSModelToySwapSaleWestlake
23-AprTCASpringShowParmaMay12-14SpringSpreeAllGaugeShow StrondvilleMay13-14 Spring OpenHouseRiversideRailroadClub Warren
NAME
#Taken
Ifyouareplanningonattendinganyoftheseeventsweaskthatyouhelpusbytakingflyerswithyoutoplacentheshow'sflyertable.Youcancontactmeaheadoftimeviaphoneoremail.Thankyou
GarySchaefer
440-759-3097
AnnualDirectors’MeetingforMembership-lastMonth
TheannualDirectors’MeetingwasheldbeforethegeneralmeetinginMarch. Nomembersprovidedanyinputtothemeeting,otherthanacommentthattheworkbeingdonewassatisfactory.
RaffleReport
April’srafflewillbeanotherfinevarietyofprizes.Therearemorethemerafflesintheworks.Staytuned.
TheRaffleDudes
FamilyHobbyClosing
PressRelease:
FamilyHobbywillbegoingoutofbusinessatthecloseofbusinessonApril30,2016.
StartingApril1,2016,ourfinalsalewillbegin,witheverythingexceptmagazinesdiscounted25%offretail. Aswegetclosertofinalclosing,thediscountswillincrease. Furnitureandfixturesarealsoforsale,atpricesmarkedontheitems(notdiscounted),however,reasonableofferswillbeconsidered.
Pleasepassourthankstoyourmembershipfortheirsupportoverthelast13years. Wehavebeenproudtohelpwiththeirprojects.
MayLayoutToursforDivision4
OnSunday,May15,we’vebeeninvitedtovisitthelayoutsofChuckKlein,TedOndrish,TheStrongsvilleSocietyofModelRailroaders,DennyWhitaker,andMyronKrajewski.Itwillbeinterestingtoseetheprogressthesefellowshavemadesinceourlastvisits.
OnSaturday,May21we’llvisitthreemorelayouts.TomBusinger,RichMayich,andtheNovakmenhaveinvitedus.ThiswillbethefirstopenhouseforRich,andTompracticallyhasanewlayoutsincewewerelastthere.
Pleasemarkyourcalendarnowandsavethedatesforthesegreatopportunities. EvenifyoudonotregularlyattendthemeetingsoftheDivision,youwillbemostwelcomeattheseopenhouses! It’sgreattomeetthesegenerousowners,askquestions,andgetinspired.
JohnHemsath
LayoutTourCo-Chair
DIVISIONFOUROFFICERS
Superintendent
Elected
SteveKaplan(216)
AssistantSuperintendent
Secretary
DavidJames h(440)717-1778c(440)785-9907
Treasurer
GregNoeth (216)789-2086
TrusteeEast
(216)587-4419
TrusteeQuadCounty
JimMoore (419)684-5833
TrusteeWest
DaveWilliamsh(440)
TrusteeatLarge
LarryMadson(440)
TrusteeatLarge
(440)871-9676
GreatBereaTrainShow
Appointed
DavidJames h(440)717-1778c(440)785-9907
Union Depot coupon provided through Joe Kurelic
MMR. Offersubjecttochangewithoutnotice.
’sbesttoinclude“Division4”inthesubjectlineandincludeyourname.
MembersoftheYahooGroupreceiveanemailwhentheFlat-wheelPDFhasbeenpostedontothewebsite.ThegroupisprivateanddoesnotappearontheYahoodirectory.
Uncreditedphotos: DWilliams.
TheFlatwheel ispublishedmonthly(exceptduringJulyandAugust)byDivisionFouroftheMid-CentralRegion(MCR)oftheNationalModelRailroadAssociation(NMRA). Allcom-mentsarewelcome,however,thoseviewsexpressedintheFlatwheeldonotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionoftheNMRA,MCR,orDivisionFour.
DeadlineforthenextFlatwheelisThursdayApril28,2016
Thedeadlineisalmostalways2weeksandadaybeforethenextgeneralmeeting.
TheFlatwheelisnolongermailed.
Achievement
BruceBrintnallMMR
Layouts
JohnandTomHemsath
Contests
DavidLawler
Historian/Archivist
MikeKlein
CompanyStore
ChuckKlein
Clinics
LarryMadson
FlatwheelEditor
DaveWilliams
Membership
BillBillyFerry
Modules
ScottBenson
N.O.A.R.S. Representative
Webmaster
BenLanza
Refreshments
JoeFilipiak
TrainingDay
GarySchaefer
TheClinicCorner
April2016 DaveWilliams
Clean: Eliminatingunwantedelementsinyourmodelingenvironment
Topicsincludemodelsurfacepreparationbeforepainting,trackcleaning,andevensolderingflux(it’sacleanertoo!)DaveLawlerwilldiscusstheuseofsandblastingforsurfaceprep.
May2016 GeorgeKeller
AccentingBrickonStructures
George'sprogramwilldemonstratedifferentwaystoaccentthebrickonbuildings.Frombasicmortarlinestoweather-
ing,hewillshowhistechniquesusingpaints,chalksandspraypaintstorepresentdifferentcolorsandtexturesofbricks.
ClinicsWanted
Help!!!!Iamnowlookingforprogramsfor2016-2017.Ifanyofyouwouldliketoshareyourmodelingtechniques,knowsofsomeoneIcouldcontactforaprogram,orhasasuggestionforaprogramtopic,pleasecontactme.Ifyouhavecontactedmepreviouslyaboutaprogram,pleasetaketimetoremindmeagain.
LarryMadson
440-934-2643or440-864-2305
Thanks,Larry
ClinicPresentationAids
Division4hasadigitalprojectoravailableforusebydivisionmembersforpresentingclinicprogramsindigitalformat.
Wenowalsohaveacarouselslideprojectorwithcarousels.Thedivisionalsohasavideocameraavailableforprogram
enhancement.Anyonewishingtousethecameraortheprojectorsfortheirprogram,contactLarryMadson.
LarryMadson
TheMarchclinicwasonLEDs,givenbyDivision4’sBobOr-lando(left)andAlanArthurofDivision5.Totheright,Alanisdemonstratinganarrangementforcarlighting.
UpcomingEvents
April23,2016Division2Jamboree,PittsburghPAsee
April28-May1,2016MidCentralRegionalConvention,ColumbusOH
see2016convention.div6-mcr-nmra.org/home_B.html
July3-10,2016NMRANationalConvention Indianapolis,IN see
fromGarySchaefer:
ContestCorner
DaveLawler
TheMarchcontestwasfor:ALocomotiveFromaClevelandAreaRailroad
Therewere15entriesand51votes,anothergreatturnoutwithsupermodels(notthegirlkind).
1st:GeorgeKeller,N&WEMDF-7
2nd:DaveLawler,ERIEUSRAHeavyPacific
3rd:JimGrell,ERIE2-10-0“Russian”
HonorableMention:RichMayich,GarySchaefer
PointStandingswithtwocontestsremainingareasfollows:
1st:GeorgeKeller,19pts.
2nd:(tie)JImGrell,DaveLawler,RichMayich,15pts.each
3rd:JohnHemsath,10pts.
4th:TomMcInerney,9pts.
5th:BillKovacs,8pts.
Justoutoftherunning:GarySchaefer,JoeFilipiak,LenSherry,DaveWilliamsJeffLauren.Withtwocontestlefttogodon’tgiveup!TheAprilcontestisfor:AFreightHouse/Station.Thisisgenerallyabuildingseparatefromthestationwithbaggagedoorsandno
baywindowasthereisnoagent/operator.SeethephotobelowoftheLSMS,Kipton,OhiofreighthousestillstandingontheNorth
sideoftheoldroadbed.ThestationthatwasontheSouthsideislonggone.
THISSUBJECTCANBEDONEASADIORAMA!
KiptonFreightStation
JimBarnettEstateSale
ThankstoallwhopurchaseditemsfromJimBarnett’smodelrailroadestatesaleattheMarchDivision4meeting.Jim’swifeCharlenewasthrilledtohearhowmuchfuntheDivision4membershadwhileshoppingandreminiscingaboutJimandhisuniquetalents.Andwiththesaleproceeds!
Anupdatedlistwillbepostedtothedivisionwebsiteestatesalepage,aswellasanewlistofJim’sbooksandmagazines.WatchforitduringthefirstweekinApril.I’llbebackattheAprilmeetingtofinishthesale.
ScottBenson
ModuleGroupUpdate
ThemodulegrouprepresentedDivision4attheDivision5RailFestinMarch.The45’layoutdrewacrowdthroughout
the2-dayshow,andwereceivedmanygreatcomments.ThespringdisplayseasonwrapsupwithdisplaysattheRitter
LibraryinVermiliononApril1617,andinparallelattheFirelandsTrainShowinMansfieldonApril16.Stopbyandvisit
thelayout!PlanningfortheNationalTrainShowisfirmingupnicely.WenowhaveagoodideaofDivision1andNCRHub
Divisionmembersparticipation,andmanynewDivision4modulesinwork.Thecombinedlayoutwilloccupya50’x110’
spaceatNTS.
ScottBenson
ModuleGroupCoordinator
CompanyStore
WearesoldoutoftheN&SSboxcarsnomoreleftnada.Wehaveabout8or9N&SShoppers(1setof4numbers).WehavesomegreatnewproductcominginMay!!!Hatsstillavailable,divisionpatches,askaboutDivisionshirtsweneed
$30.00beforeordering.ThecompanystorewillbeclosedattheAprilmeetingtheproprietorisheadingtoColoradoforhisGrandsonswedding.
ChuckKlein
ComingNextMonth:MorefromBruceBowie
We’vehadalayoutarticlefromBrucewaitingforsometimenowdueto-believeornot-spacelimitations.Well,nextmonth,nomatterwhosemailboxgetsoverloaded,we’llhavethatarticleintheFlatwheel.
AreaHobbyShopsOneinaseriesbyJoeKurilecMMR
Mike’sDiecastandCollectibles
4153RockyRiverDr.
photosprovidedbyJoeKurilecMMR
Cleveland,OH
Mike1-440-494-4581
Rob 1-216-551-8502
Thismonth’shobbyshopisalittledifferentbutstillhasmanyitemsthatcanbeusedonourlayouts.
Mike’sDiecasthasaverygoodselectionofcars,trucksandvehiclesofalltypesandofallscales.You’llbeamazedandthenumberofitemsthataredisplayed!
Mike’sDiecastislocatedonRockyRiverDrive,nearKamm’sCorners,betweenLorainRoadandPuritasAvenue.
Lookingatallthecarsandtrucksmountedonthedisplaywallwillgiveyoujustthetypeofvehiclethatyouneedforyourlayout.Theyhaveawiderangeofmodelsthatcanbeusedinall
scales.
Thereisaverygoodsupplyofusedmodelsthatwilleasilyfillupareasonyourlayoutthatneed“scenery”vehicles.
Besidesallofthenewcarsandtrucks,Mike’sDiecastalsohasalargeselec-tionofusedandcollectableitemsforsale.AtriptoMike’sisworthyourtrip.Donotforgettoviewthemanyotheritemsthatareinthestore.Itsaveryinterestingshoptovisit!Mikementionedthathehasinterestinexpandingintomodeltrains!
DivisionFourHobbyShops