Congrats guys! Thanks for representing S scale so well! Sent from my iPhone
On Aug 5, 2012, at 7:13 PM, "bcgsteam" <[email protected]> wrote: > As many of you know, the NMRA held its annual convention in Grand Rapids, MI > this past week. As is their practice, on the weekend following the convention > they hold a National Train Show (NTS) where vendors of model railroading > products of all scales show their wares. Clubs also bring modular or display > layouts and the whole affair is open to the public. Our local S club, the > Southeastern Michigan S Gaugers (SMSG), spent the better part of the last > year significantly upgrading our 13'x36' portable display layout. The > improvements included complete rescenicing and the addition of 37 new > structures. > > We entered the layout for judging in the "Modules by a Group" category and > are thrilled to report that we earned the First Place Award. Over the course > of the 2 1/2 days we had the chance to demonstrate the beauty of S as a > modeling scale side by side with layouts of all scales. We answered questions > and passed out material directing folks to the internet for more information > on S, the NASG and the S SIG. It was a major investment of time and money for > the SMSG, of course, but we think we did S proud by sharing our layout with > the hundreds who came by to look and talk...and we took home the gold to boot! > > Two photos of the layout have been accepted by MODEL RAILROADER for use in > their Trackside Photos section and a feature article on the layout is being > prepared for DISPATCH. Perhaps other clubs can make use of some of what we > learned during this process. > > Brooks Stover for the SMSG > > > > > > >
