Hi earl,
At the last Southeastern Michigan S Gaugers meeting the club decided to accept an invitation from the 2012 NTS at Grand Rapids to set up their Display Layout. Plans are now in the works to "Fine Tune" the Layout and complete several structures and scenery areas in time for the Annual Event. The club is looking forward to the show. Dave Held From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} S Scale layouts at NMRA / NTS in Grand Rapids I receive emails from the Sippin and Slippin Society of North Carolina. Most of you are probably familiar with this HO modular club. In my mind they have achieved a level of perfection in their setup and operation of long, smooth running, and very long trains. And the scenery is usally outstanding too. The email activity for the last few weeks has been related to planning of their modular setup at the National Train Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in late July. It makes sense that they would have to plan early by finding out how many members plan to attend and how many modules can be expected. If you have ever seen utube videos of their setup, it is pretty incredible. Their trains seem to go on forever before getting back to their starting point. I wonder if any "S scale" clubs are planning on setting up in Grand Rapids? I am personally not in a modular club though I hope that changes soon. I have to be in Indianapolis on the weekend of the NTS so that rules out even attending, though I have it in the back of my mind that I might be able to attend some of the NMRA clinics earlier in the week. The calendar may make it harder for S scalers to attend the NMRA if they are also attending the NASG convention the following week. All that said, after observing all the planning that the S and S Society of North Carolina is already doing, I thought I would inquire if any S "scale" clubs are planning to set up at the NTS. Also, the creation of a new S Scale SIG makes me wonder about its involvement in the NMRA and NTS. - Earl Henry, Nashville
