Clinic Schedule
Wednesday:
5:30PM
Russ Kauffman from N scale Architect
Presenting the KCT Tower #2 kit
This year’s kit and clinic is based on Kansas City Terminal (KCT) Tower #2, which was one of nine interlocking towers that controlled train movements in the Kansas City hub. This model represents the original wood framed design as it was built in 1910. This kit will be released in conjunction with the 2025 Kansas City Convention as an exclusive for NSE members.
Saturday:
10AM
Alex Postpischil
Live Overhead and Third Rail Operation in N Scale
Alex Postpischil will present an expanded version of the clinic he first presented at the Chantilly, VA 2004 convention. It covers hanging wire for traction lines and will now include third rail operations first suggested by Hal Riegger in the 1990s.
11AM
Richard Frazier
How to Get Younger People Involved in the Hobby
For many years we've heard that "the hobby is dying", or "we don't have enough young folks involved" but have you ever asked yourself why, or why not? Join this session and learn what the challenges are and how you can help grow the hobby and bring in young people in fun and creative ways.
12PM
LUNCH
1PM
Greg Goyette from GATR Works
FREDs, EOTs, Caboose & Passenger lighting.
A look at the state of non-locomotive lighting options for N Scale cars.
FREDs/EOTs are those sometimes-blinking lights on the last car of modern trains, these replaced the caboose in the mid-eighties. Caboose lights come in various forms from interior, single light, dual lights, dual lanterns, roof mounted and even sometimes FREDs. Passenger cars come with interior lighting and various End of Train lights and even headlights on Commuter Cab cars.
The workshop will cover the various options available today with both factory options and custom installations. Varieties of options including battery powered, track power and DCC.
The host, Greg Goyette, the "G" in GATR Works has over twenty years of experience manufacturing N scale End of Trains lights and has installed EOT in thousands of N scale cars.
2PM
Jeff Lee MMR
Why dismantle a perfectly good layout and rebuild?
Jeff had a large double deck layout that had been featured in magazines and it ran very well. Why did he decide to start again and dismantle a relatively young layout? What drove him to change? What resources did he use to plan the new layout? What are the things he wanted changed and what were his “Must haves”?
The new layout is well advanced.
Come and share the story and the benefits of starting again.
3PM
Doug Soard from ModelTrainMarket.com
Don't Let Your Trains Become Orphans: Estate Planning for Your Collection
Doug will discuss an issue that people don’t often want to consider, the who/what/how of looking after your N-Scale Collection when you no longer can.
