Yes, Bill, we had a good tour. We had a bus of 40 by the house. I'm still not sure how the bus driver got that big thing turned around. Most of our guests had never seen scale S before and were impressed with both the car/loco offerings and the size. We did have two S scalers in the group as well. Hopefully all left thinking about converting. ;-) I sent them on to Pete's and the Des Plaines booth for more S.
Bob Hogan --- In [email protected], "scale S only" <scalesonly@...> wrote: > > And I am sure the Bob Hogan gave them a good show too. > Bill Winans > --------------------------- > Pete, > > Congratulations on your successful open house: the layout looks great! This > is one of the best ways to expose S to the other scalers, where they can > actually see the size advantage. Your clinics sound interesting and are > another way to send the message. Along with the efforts of the Atlantic > Coast S Gaugers, vendors and the NASG presence, the NMRA guys got a good > dose of S last week! > > Roger Nulton > --------------------------- > NMRA Atlanta Convention 2013 > > My "S" scale layout was open for tours two days and visited by the Bus Tour > on Monday. A total of 120 visitors, of which 50 were NMRA members, saw the > layout. > I completed most of the scenery and powered several more turnouts with "Blue > Point" machines. The operation of the trains went quite smoothly and seemed > to be enjoyed by the visitors. > I had information flyers for those showing the most interest in the size and > availability of "S" trains for possibly joining the scale. > I gave three clinics; Clinchfield Railroad, Modeling Prototype Track and > Modeling Bridges, plus plugged the "S" gage modeling possibilities of the > hobby. > The "National Train Show" following the convention had the NASG booth, well > stocked with the trains, accessories and knowledgeable people to answer > questions about the hobby. > Several vendors had "S" items displayed in their booths, such as MTH, Des > Plains Hobby, Motrak Models, Creative Laser Designs, Alpine Div. Scale > Models, Custom Trax and others whom I can't remember at the moment. > The local "S" group, Atlantic Coast S Gaugers- Ga. Div., had their huge > modular layout operating with both Hirail and scale trains all though the > three day show. > Pete Silcox > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
