Am forwarding this despite its length; hope someone can represent us there, I am probably out of it due to problems here. DJE
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 4:36 PM Subject: One Month to St. Louis RPM! 2008 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER'S MEET The 2008 St. Louis RPM Meet will be held on Friday, 15 August and Saturday, 16 August 2008 at the Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Center, Collinsville, IL 62234. Hours: 9 AM to 10 PM both days. Collinsville is 12 miles east of metro St. Louis on I-55/70. The heart of this event is your models! Bring your models, finished or in progress, for display. All scales, gauges and skill levels are welcome. Attendees are encouraged to bring locomotives, rolling stock, structures and any other models pertaining to prototype railroad modeling. There will be no contests or awards. Our purpose is to share information, present your best modeling techniques, and meet your fellow modelers and historians from around the Nation. 35+ 8' x 2-1/2' tables set aside for your models and displays Photos of the 2006 St. Louis RPM Meet can be found at http://www.pbase.com/golden1014/2006_st_louis_rpm_meet In addition to model displays, presentations by nationally-recognized modelers and historians are scheduled. Historical Societies and select vendors will also be in attendance. We have 10,000 fully-carpeted sq. ft. in the professional Gateway Center. We'll also have over $1500 in high-quality door prizes to present to paying attendees on Saturday afternoon! Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M both days. Check out our flyer at http://www.railyardmodels.com/images/2008_STL_RPM_Flyer.pdf. Admission $20.00 on Friday, $15.00 on Saturday and includes a $5.00 off one model coupon from WrightTrak Models. Vendor set-up at 7:15 AM Friday. Contact John Golden at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or (812) 919-7182 or Dan Kohlberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for more information. This is a not-for-profit event. CLINICS Presentations will run from 10 AM to 7:30 PM both days. We only run one clinic at a time so you won't miss anything! Ed Hawkins - Missouri Pacific AC&F-Built Express Baggage Cars (Saturday Morning) Nationally-recognized historian and Railroad Prototype Cyclopedia publisher Ed Hawkins describes MP's fleet from 1914 to the 1960s, plus similar cars built for Frisco, NC&StL, and Wabash. Pete Smith, MMR - Scratchbuilding in Styrene (Friday Afternoon) Modeling with the Masters Seminar host and Sn3 guru Pete Smith demonstrates his techniques for scratchbuilding with styrene. Frank Angstead - The Intermountain Rwy Co., Past, Present & Future (Saturday Afternoon) Frank Angstead provides insight on an American model railroad manufacturer, including history, development, tooling, marketing, and much more. This presentation was highly acclaimed at the recent AT&SF HS convention. Mike Moore & Clark Propst - A Tribute to Soph Marty (Friday Night) Don't miss this one! Mike and Clark present all-color slides from the great Midwest rail photographer, Soph Marty, in the 1950s and 60s. Tony Sissons - Scratchbuilding Prototype Turnouts (Friday Afternoon) Internationally-published modeler Tony Sissons describes and identifies turnout components, then guides you step-by-step to building turnouts closer to your chosen prototype. John & Dan Kohlberg - The Illinois Central Gulf Sparta District, 1972-1986 (Saturday Afternoon) Ride ICG's ex-GM&O Sparta District in this detailed multi-media presentation. Explore ops, right-of-way, structures and more in great detail, and see the changeover from GM&O to ICG. Mont Switzer - Tools, Tips and Techniques (Saturday Afternoon) Indiana's acclaimed scratchbuilder, author and Monon modeler demonstrates what tools to buy, how to use them, and how to make and modify other essential tools for specific uses. Stan Rydarowicz - Modeling Transition-era SFRD Refrigerator Cars in HO (Friday Evening) Stan demonstrates modeling numerous Santa Fe Refrigerator Division cars using the Intermountain model. Brian McQuitty - Researching Abandoned Lines (Friday Morning) DT&I modeler Brian McQuitty presents a case history on how to research lines and model lines that have been abandoned, including details on internet and library resources, plus field study. Dave Roeder, MMR - Prototype Modeling (Saturday Morning) Research, development, era, design and construction of a variety of models in different scales. Chad Hewitt - Gunderson Intermodal Maxi-I Well Car (Friday Afternoon) Chad provides an in-depth look at the prototype and modeling of the universal Gunderson Maxi-I articulated 5-unit well car. Backup: John Golden - Seaboard Steam Era Box Cars, 1923-1954 SPECIAL EVENT: GATEWAY RAIL SERVICES TOUR Join us on Thursday at 3:00 PM as we tour vintage passenger cars undergoing restoration at Gateway Rail's Madison, IL facility. See the Mark Twin Zephyr being refurbished for operation! 30-person limit; contact Dan Kohlberg at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for reservations. PRE-RPM MEET SOCIAL By popular demand, we'll meet at Bandana's BBQ on 4 Commerce Drive next to the Gateway Center at 6:00 PM on Thursday, August 14th. http://www.bandanasbbq.com/Flash/home.htm VENDORS No swap meet stuff here--only the best for your prototype models! 65 tables of elite vendors, including Intermountain, Tangent Scale Models, Speedwitch, American Model Builders, WrightTrak, Bob's Photos, Moloco, Rail Yard Models, Funaro & Camerlengo, Proto:87 Stores, ICG Custom Decals, Badger, Big Four Graphics, SC Model Works, Mountaineer Precision Products, Stan Rydarowicz, Red Board Hobbies, Mike Gruber Photos, Bluford Shops, and more, plus the TRRA, Nickel Plate, MoPac, Wabash, C&NW, Illinois Terminal, Central of Georgia, Penn Central historical societies! NOT ENOUGH? Don't forget that St. Louis features some of the best railfanning in the Nation, and is also the home of the John Barriger National Railroad Library (at the University of Missouri, St. Louis http://www.umsl.edu/barriger/) and the National Museum of Transportation http://transportmuseumassociation.org/, as well as the Gateway Arch and numerous other attractions. See you in St. Louis! Signed, John Golden Dan Kohlberg John Hitzeman Lonnie Bathurst [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Remember email etiquette: Subject line must contain the subject. Copying the whole original post is generally not necessary. To Unsubscribe, send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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