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I want to throw my 2 cents in. I thought that our layout went over really
well with everyone. The kids loved
seeing the trains up close and many mentioned they liked the smoke from the
engines (just not the smell). I
even had vendors tell me they enjoyed watching the interactions of everyone
with us at the show. While track 2
was a pain at times, we did get it working Saturday afternoon (by accident) and
were able to run trains on it through closing. I am copying pictures I took on this email
(for the web page) and I also have 4 15 second silent movies of the trains I
took which I will bring on disk Saturday. Allan -----Original Message----- Thanks to everyone who participated and attended, and
a special thanks to those who participated in the layout teardown the week
before the show. We had steady participation for Saturday and Sunday and
a good sized group for setup and teardown. Both Setup and teardown went pretty fast since we had
a basic layout without the yard. I think it was 3x6 with two bridge
modules. Setup was just under 2 hours and teardown was under 1 hour 30
minutes. On Friday the following people helped with setup: Ron Baker Ron Fieblekorn Ricky Dolika Rick Dolifka John Eagle Jim Reesman Steve Rorer Russell Knoblach Ed Weltens On Saturday the following People helped with teardown: Rick Dolifka Ricky Dolifka John Eagle Steve Rorer Russell Knoblach Ryan Howell Randall Howell Ed Weltens If I forgot anyone I am sorry that my memory failed
me. I should have written this down. I especially wanted to thank
those who helped with setup and teardown that did not run trains. Ron F.
and Ryan and Randall fall in this category. The DCS system seemed to have some problems at the
show. I did find a single set of jumper plugs not connected between two
modules that I suspect could have been the problem, but it was mid-Sunday and I
don't think anyone tried DCS after I found it. The layout operated smoothly after cleaning many
sections of track. It seemed to have accumulated a lot of grease at the
railyard. This is not unexpected. Just remember that when cleaning
track to please use a cloth and a deg! reaser, please don't use an abrasive
cleaner on the track. I will probably bring some goo gone to the railyard
and do a quick pass next time I run up there. The Dolifkas brought a lot of different scenery items
that really spruced up what would have been a spartan layout. I have a
few pictures from Sunday I will send to Ira to see if he can add them to the
web site. The trailer is staged at the railyard at the same spot
it was previously. Ed Weltens |
