TheFlaTwheel
Vol48Nbr10December2013
OfficialnewsletterofDivisionFour,MidCentralRegionoftheNationalModelRailroadAssociation.
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ArtBumpus,Division4Superintendent
TheDivision’sannualAwardsBanquetandChristmasPartyisFriday,December13th.TheeventisatMichaud’sPartyCenterlocatedat16808PearlRoad,Strongsville44136.Arrivaltimeis6:30PManddinnerwillbeservedat7:00.Thecostofthedinneris$15.00perpersonandchildrenarefree.ThisisthemonththatMikeKleingoesalloutfortherafflewithlotsofdifferentprizes.Wewillagainhaveentertainmentandtherewillbegiftsforthekids. Unfortunately,eadlinefor
makingyourreservationis(well)beforenoononFridayDecember6th. Ihopetoseeyouthereforsomegreatfellowship.
ThenextBoardofDirectorsmeetingisDecember17thattheChurchoftheRedeemerat7:00PM. Membersinterestedinattendingarewelcome. OneofthediscussionpointswillbethefillingofthevacatedChairmanpositionforTrainingDay.GarySolehasdecideditistimetostepdownfromthisposition. IwouldliketothankGaryforallthetimeandeffort
r440-526-9184.
AsDivisionSuperintendent,itisnotuncommonformetohearthequestionfrommodelersastowhattheNationalNMRAorganizationdoestodeservetheannualmembershipduesitrequiresformembership. Mostmodelershaveheardanswerslikesettingstandards,education,recommendedpractices,increasingmodelerskillsviatheAPprogramandseveralothers.Allthoseanswersaretrue,butdonotseemtofostersolacetothepersonwhoisaskingthequestion. Iftheanswerisnottangible,itdoesn’tseemtohavetheimpactassomethingthatcanbeseen,orfelt. Iwouldofferthisasanalternativeexplanation. ModelRailroadingasahobbyissmallinnumbers. Itenjoysproductsfrommanufacturerswhoare,ingeneral,smallinsize. Ifyoulookatthenumberofproductsavailableinthemarketplace,itisamazingsomanyproductsarecommerciallyavailable.Thereasonisbecauseofsomanydedicatedmodelerswhodecidethattheywouldliketoputtheirideasintoproductionandoffertheproducttothemodelermarket. Remember,thatmanyofthesepeoplehaveadayjob.Themodelingproductionistheirsparetimejobanditisdrivenbypassion.TheNMRANationalorganizationhelpsblendallthosemanufacturerstogethertoprovidethemodelerwithaconsistentproduct(wheel/flangeshapeareexamples)thatallowthemodelertorunhiscaronanytrackinthecountry.AnditbearsnotethattheNational
organizationisalsocomprisedofpeoplewhosharethesamepassionandvolunteerincrediblenumbersofhoursinsharingthepassionbyshapingconsistencyanduniformityinthemarketplacebyworkingwiththemanufacturer.ThemoneyconsumedbyNationalhelpsmodelersdolibraryresearch,maintainaphotographcollectionofhistoricalimportance,costsassociatedwithoutreach,productionofamagazineforthemodeler, publishingofbookswithhighinterestpotentialtothemodeler,andprovidingaNationalConventionwhichis “glue”tohelpingmodelersmeetandbecomefriendsfromacrossthecountry.
Toeachoneofyou,Iwishyouandyoursawonderfulholidayseason.And remember,Nevertradesteamforwater.
NMRADIV4MeetingofNovember8,2013
OpenbyJimMooreat7:30PMGreetingsandwelcome
Treasurer’sreportthatwehaveAssetsof$37,833.69
Membership–JoeMehalic: 6newmembersweresignedupattheShow.BillGerhardfromMedina,WM.Thepro-temSuperintendentpointedthecorrectdirectiontoBakersSquare.
MomentofsilenceforthepassingofChuckBaddandAlvinStaufer
HolidayParty/AwardsBanquet–December13,2013atMichaud’sPartyCenter.SignupwithBruceandpaytonightoratthe
Party.$15.00perperson,childrenFree.TrainingDayonNovember 9,2013
Programs/Clinics–LarryMadson,theJanuaryClinicisaworkinprogress.ContactLarryifyoupaintedwithsomethingotherthanFloquilorPollyScale.
ModularGroup–wehaveashowNov.16Berealibrary;Nov.30–Dec1BlackRiverLanding;,January45,2014World’s
GreatestHobby (WGH)andanotherWGHinMichigan.
Div4websitehasaplacetosellsomestuffpleasecontactBen.
Contest-DaveLawler-thismonthwasservicestations.Lastmonth1st–DaveWilliams,2nd–BobMcInernie3rd--BobOrlando. Showandtell-JohnHemsathbroughtsomeshortextensioncordstogiveaway.Januarycontestis2bayhoppers.Layouttours–JohnHemsath: AttheBODmeeting,Iproposedtotheboardthat,inlieuoftheupcomingNationalandthelayoutopenhouses,weforegotheDivisionlayouttoursinMaysothememberscancontinuetoworkontheirlayoutswithout
interruption. Theboardagreed.If,however,youwouldreallyliketohaveyourlayoutopeninMay.Letmeknow.Ifwecangetenoughvolunteers,inareasonablegeographicarea,I’llputatourtogether.PleasecontactmebytheendofDecember.ThankstoRonMorgan, BruceBrintnallandSteveRiddelbaumandTomBusinger.
NationalConvention–Chuck-eventsarecomingtogether.ThebigmailerinFebruarywilltellyouhowtosignupfortours.OldBusiness-
Newbusiness–ThebudgetwaspresentedasapprovedbytheBODtothemembership.MotionwasmadetoacceptthebudgetaspresentedbyJohnHemsath andsecondedby AlSeman,passedbythemembership.
Adjournmentat8:15PM
David James
Secretary
BODMeetingMinutesfromOctober29.2013
LocatedattheChurchoftheRedeemer,WestlakeOHCalledtoorderat7:09pm
OpenwithadiscussionabouttheAwardsbanquet.IthasbeenproposedandpassedthatwewillaskthemembershipnottobringanyalcoholtotheawardsbanquetduetothebringingoftheWestlakeHSJazzBandforentertainment.
ThetreasureristryingtoconsolidateaccountstoFifthThird.ThiswouldputourCDinvestmentportfolioinabetterposition.MotionbytheCheckKleintoinvest$15,000($5000.00in3separateCD)inCDportfolioatFifthThirdBank,secondedbyJimMoore.Passed
MuchDiscussionaboutthebudget.ChuckKleinmademotionandLarryMadsonsecondedthatthebudgetattachedbepresentedtothemembership.Passed.
JohnHemsathbroughtupaboutnothavingopenhousetoursinMayof2014.ThisisduetothepreparationfortheNationaltours.Hewillpresentthistothemembershipatthemeeting.
MikeOster,TrainShowChair,broughtthesampleofthenewlogoforourannualevent.Healsobroughtinsampleshirtsforthetrainshow. NewnamewillbeTheGreatBereaTrainShow.Mikeiscurrentlyworkingwithagraphicartist.Thedatesareset
fortheShowasOctober4-5,2014.Somediscussionwasbroughtabouttheadvertisingandwhatwecoulddotohelptheshow.DowelookintosomeTVadvertising?
Adjournedat9:19PM
David James
Secretary
December2013
Birthdays
AndersonDavidEConser Russell LFekoFrankLHemsathJohnHHenningPatricia Klein CharlesBKostkaWilliam J Lanza BenLaurenJeffrey R SaundersJosephHSouleLee D SpencerCharlesDTwarogowskiStephen M. VollmarMichaelWhitakerDennis F WitouskiJosephWoskowiczEd J
Re-RailMembers
NickosonMathew
ShieldsRobertA
NewMembers
AshmanJohnKellerGeorgeKwiatkowskiRichardMcKinleyKyle
Puskas Nicholas
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Holiday Party/Awards BanquetFriday December 13th
Michaud's
16808 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH 44136
$15 per adult, children free
Dinner at 7 P.M.
Entrees: Sliced Top Round in Demi Glace and Chicken Cordon Bleu w/ Cream Sauce
Sides: Penne Marinara, Herb Roasted Redskins, Green Beans w/ Baby Carrots
Ifyouhaven’tsignedup,emailorcallBruceBowie:,419-602-3584beforeFriday
December 6th to meet Michaud’s deadline.
RAFFLEREPORT
Itishardtobelievethat2013isalmostover,andanotherHolidayRaffleishere.Onceagaintherewillbemanyfineprizesontheraffletables.Asalwaystherewillbesomethingforeveryone.Therewillbecarkits,buildings,puzzles,ladiesbaskets,andofcourseanotherfinepictureplusmore.Socomejointhefunattheawardsbanquetandholidayparty.HappyHolidays.
TheRaffleDudes
New York Central System Historical Society Inc. Layout Tour Exchange
MrBillFeth(Division1)iscoordinatoroflayouttoursfortheupcomingNYCSHSconventiontobeApril25-27,2014attheHolidayInnonRocksideinIndependenceOH.Heislookingforan“availabilityexchange”oflayoutsinthearea-ourconventionwillbeabletovisitNYCSlayoutsnotnormallypartofNMRAtoursandtheNYCSHSconventionwillvisitNMRAlayoutsintheareabelongingtopeopleoutsideoftheirmembership.Ifyouhavealayoutandwouldbewillingtobeopenduringtheconvention(April25-27,2014),pleasecontactJohnHemsath:yemailorataDivision4meeting. JohnwillthencoordinateinformationwithBillFeth.MrFethhasstartedthingsrollingbyofferinghisownlayoutforviewingduringourconvention,anditsoundslikeareallygoodone!
(WehavepreviouslypostedthisrequestasbeingforNYCthemedlayoutsbutChuckBeargiestatedduringthelastmeetingthattheNYCSHSisinterestedinotherarealayoutsaswell.)
Training Day 2013
I wanted to express my appreciation to all of the Division 4 members who helped out at our Training
Day. The module layout group did a great job. Those guys (and ladies, if there are ladies in that group)
really represent us well.
Specialthankstomywife,Krisanddaughter,Alexisforpreparingandservingthefood…thereisalotofworkthatgoesintodoingthateachyear.
Happy Holidays,
Gary Sole
Brian Haas demonstrates tree making.
LarryMadsondetailsastructurebetweensoldering clinics.
Alvin Staufer
Railroad book author Alvin Staufer, age 88, of Medina, passed away on October 30, 2013. Besides
writing, Al had an O scale layout stated in the early 70’s that featured four mainline tracks in some
areas. HisbooksincludeC&OPower,SteamPoweroftheNewYorkCentral,EriePower,PennsyPowerOne,andPennsyPowerII. Alprovidedhisowndetailedillustrationsinthebooks. Hismaterialwaswidely quoted in other books and magazines.
TheClinicCorner
December2013
NoClinicforDecember,joinusattheAwardsBanquet
AFutureProgram
IhaveanideaforaclinicthatcanpossiblybepresentedattheMarch2014meeting.Iwouldliketotitleit“Life
AfterFloquil”.Iwouldliketohaveseveralparticipantswhoarefamiliarwiththe“other”paintsuppliers,
i.e.Scalecoat,BadgerModelflex,Tru-Color,etc.Thisprogramcanbeapresentation,agroupdiscussion,ora
combinationofboth.
Ifyouareinterestedinparticipatingorcontributingtothisidea,
ClinicsWanted
AnyDivisionmemberwithanideaforaprogramsubjectorwishingtopresentaprogramforthe2013–2014season,pleasecontactme.IamlookingforaprogramforJanuary2014!
Larry
ClinicPresentationAids
Division4hasadigitalprojectoravailableforusebydivisionmembersforpresentingclinicprogramsin
digitalformat.Wenowalsohaveacarouselslideprojectorwithcarousels.Thedivisionalsohasavideocameraavailableforprogramenhancement.Anyonewishingtousethecameraortheprojectorsfortheirprogram,contactLarryMadson.
phone:.
LarryMadson
Bill Cramer’s November clinic covered the BO’s
Chicago Division between Williard Ohio and Garrett
Indiana.
DIvISIoNFoURoFFICeRS
Elected
Superintendent
ArtBumpus(440)
AssistantSuperintendent
JimMoore h(419)
c(419)370-3007fax(419)684-7030
Secretary
DavidJames h(440)717-1778c(440)785-9907
Treasurer
BruceBowie (419)-602-3584
Trusteeeast
SteveKaplan(216)
TrusteeQuadCounty
GaryDunn(419)625-0413cell(419)504-8090
TrusteeWest
ChuckKlein(440)
TrusteeatLarge
LarryMadson(440)
Brian Weisman’s layout has appeared in both
Model Railroader and Railroad Model Craftsman.
TrusteeatLarge
Appointed
GreatBereaTrainShow
Mikeoster
Yahoo-TheDivisionhasaYahoogroupavailableformembers. ’sbesttoinclude“Division4”inthesubjectlineandincludeyourname.
MembersoftheYahooGroupreceiveanemailwhentheFlatwheelPDFhasbeenpostedontothewebsite.ThegroupisprivateanddoesnotappearontheYahoodirec-tory.
Uncreditedphotos:DWilliams.
TheFlatwheelispublishedmonthly(exceptduringJulyandAugust)byDivisionFouroftheMid-CentralRegion(MCR)oftheNationalModelRailroadAssociation(NMRA).TheFlatwheelcanbemailedtoallDivisionFourmembersfreeofcharge,howeverwerequestthatallmemberswithInternetaccessdeclinereceivingamailedcopy. Subscrip-tionsareavailabletoothersfor $12.00annually. Allcommentsarewelcome,however,thoseviewsexpressed
intheFlatwheeldonotnecessarilyreflecttheopinionof
theNMRA,MCR,orDivisionFour.
DeadlineforthenextFlatwheelisThursdayDecember26,
2013.Thedeadlineisalmostalways2weeksandadaybeforethenextgeneralmeeting.
Achievement
BruceBrintnallMMR
Layouts
JohnandTomHemsath
Contests
DavidLawler
Historian/Archivist
FrankBongiovanni
Raffle
MikeKlein
CompanyStore
TimSheffield
Clinics
LarryMadson
Flatwheeleditor
DaveWilliams
MembershipCo-ChairsTomBeutlerJoeMehalicDarrallSwift
Modules
ScottBenson
N.o.A.R.S. Representative
ChuckBeargie
Webmaster
BenLanza
Refreshments
JoeFilipiak
ContestCornerconductedbyDaveLawler
November 2013 Model Contest: Auto Repair Garage
There were 2 entries and 28 votes.
1st:TomMcInerney
2nd: Dave Williams
Point Standings:
!1st: (7 points each) Tom McInerney, Dave Williams
2nd: (4 points each) Paul Novak Jr., Jim Grell
3rd: (3 points each) Paul Novak Sr., George Gelehrter, Brian Weisman
Notmanyentriesthistimebutmaybewe’lldobetterinJanuary.
Thiscontestisfor2-BAYHOPPERCARS.Everyoneshouldhaveoneofthosetoenter.
Also,rememberthattheFebruarycontestisforClevelandarearailwaystructuressogetbusy
on that Terminal Tower/CUT model you’ve always wanted to build. Don’t forget the flag on top.
DaveWilliams’entry
Tom McInerney’s entry
Inormallydon’tknowwhichentriesbelongtowhoatthemeetings. Isometimestrylaterto
matchdescriptionstopicturesbutthatactivityisfraughtwithdanger. FortunatelytheNovembercontesthadamanageablenumberofentriesformewithbothcontestantsshowingupatthesametime. -editor
TheFlaTwheel
Vol48Nbr10December2013
NewsletterofNMRAMCRDivisionFour
Divisionwebsite:
Nextmeeting:FridayDecember13,2013
Holiday Party/Awards Banquet
at
Michaud’s
16808 Pearl Rd, Strongsville, OH 44136
Dinnerat7pm
Reservationsrequired-seepage3
BrianHaasdescribedthereallifebasisforsceneson his layout during the November Open Houses.