Hi, all, Here's a late-night update for X2011 West and the National Train Show. By popular demand, here's some more shots of Mitch Valder's NWP 1958 layout http://www.pbase.com/atsf_arizona/x2011_west_layout_tours_mitch_valder_7-6-11 Also, if you havent' seen the many many updates for Friday afternoon, check them out at: http://facebook.com/x2011west On Saturday morning, We'll be at some clinics in the morning. Then back to the National Train Show in the afternoon, followed by a very special event... the X2011 west "Nonquet" in the evening: http://x2011west.org/banquet.html The "Nonquet" will feature a 'Best-of-WinterRail' presentation - should be spectacular. The fastest way we can deliver updates to you is via the X2011 West Facebook, so pls follow us there during the day on Saturday 7/9. No Facebook account is required, anyone can see our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/x2011west Go to the "Photos" link to see all our photos. John Sing X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
Hi, all, And from the Train Show floor.... More photos were added to: http://www.pbase.com/atsf_arizona/x2011_west_natl_train_show&page=all Finally, the Best of Show in Model Contest 2011 X2011 West NMRA Nationals: Again, if you havent' seen the many many updates for Friday afternoon, check them out at: http://facebook.com/x2011west On Saturday morning, We'll be at some clinics in the morning. Then back to the National Train Show in the afternoon, followed by a very special event... the X2011 west "Nonquet" in the evening: http://x2011west.org/banquet.html The "Nonquet" will feature a 'Best-of-WinterRail' presentation - should be spectacular. The fastest way we can deliver updates to you is via the X2011 West Facebook, so pls follow us there during the day on Saturday 7/9. No Facebook account is required, anyone can see our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/x2011west Go to the "Photos" link to see all our photos. John Sing X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
By the way, have you seen the 25+ videos that are on the X2011 West Facebook, documenting all aspects of the X2011 West NMRA Nationals? Go here (you don't need a FB account): https://www.facebook.com/x2011west?sk=app_2392950137 Enjoy.
More National Train Show pics from me: http://www.pbase.com/atsf_arizona/x2011_west_natl_train_show&page=all
FYI, the X2011 West team is posting this morning and thru the day, a whole series of video clips from National Train Show. Go here: http://facebook.com/x2011west You don't need a Facebook account to see them, it's setup to be open to anyone. Enjoy! There will be about 15 of them arriving during the morning 7/10/11, so if you don't see them all, check back in a couple of hours Finally, here's one more of the many photos from X2011 West and National Train Show this weekend on the X2011 West Facebook page: The X2011 West Convention is over now. The X2011 West Facebook page will stay up as a forever momento of a excellent model railroad convention. The National Train Show continues to be open tomorrow Sunday 7/10, from 10am-5pm Here's a direct link to over 340 photos from X2011 West: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.134614533240214.15637.104852949549706 and here's a direct link to 35+ videos from X2011 West convention: https://www.facebook.com/x2011west?sk=app_2392950137 Enjoy and have a good weekend . John Sing X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
BTW, just in the last 24 hours, more commentary and more photos on 2011 National Train Show are being posted on X2011 West's Facebook page: http://facebook.com/x2011west The latest discussion there is about who built the "Arsenal of Democracy" layout: Feel free to check that discussion as well as all the Photos and Videos, as we all recap and reflect on X2011 West NMRA Nationals and 2011 National Train Show. Keep on sharing photos and commentary, pls! John Sing X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
I should add that the X2011 West Facebook team's job is far from over. We are now in the post-convention phase, moderating and facilitating the many many many post-convention posts, sharing, and recaps that are swelling the forums and X2011 West Facebook this morning. All really good stuff and indicative of how much more happened than any one individual, club, or team could see at X2011 West and National Train Show, visible to a worldwide audience that couldn't be there, and as a documentary record that is available online for worldwide viewing right now while the convention's just 1 day over. Enjoy that info at: http://facebook.com/x2011west If you wish to see what I mean. No Facebook account required to see and observe, you won't be flooded with X2011 West content if you click on the link above, you'll be just a 'viewer' of the over 340 photos and 25+ videos and most of all, what others said and discussed about the X2011 West and National Train Show. We are also in the post-convention learning phase. Valid comments were made about 'hey, how do I opt-in or opt-out from real-time coverage?" We're investigating how we could do this better next time. We need to make sure all users have options in Facebook to 'tune down' or 'turn up' or segment coverage. We'll be reporting on that soon, and making sure that future Facebook endeavors know how to prep users for giving them those options as well. Thx, all, and continue the comments pls! John Sing X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
Had a busy weekend so couldn't chime in. Plus, the camera on my phone is acting wonky so I don't know if I got any pictures at all. The Openhouse at the club went very very well. 65 people on the bus itself and a good number of people coming on their own. And that was despite the fact that the NMRA apparently couldn't give decent directions to save themselves. My club is on the Placer county fair grounds so you have to park in a parking lot and walk in. NMRA should have made that clear. Went to the train show Saturday and left with sore feet and a whole bunch of ideas. My favorite layouts were the arsenal of freedom, the Freemo HO layout and the modular layout from Alberta canada. Those guys took lights and animation to a new level. The Freemo layout had some of the best scenery I've ever seen in a modular style layout. Talking to some of the Freemo guys, they said all the static grass on the layout was done with the home made flyswatter style applicator which gives me some hope that that method will work for me too. Probably the only product that caught my eye was that the Walther's El Capitan and that was mainly, because they said they got a lot of requests to do the Skylounge in Amtrak Pacific Parlour colors which I've been wanting for a while. There were more hobby shops there than I expected. Which was nice, because I'm always on the lookout for shake the box kits. Only one vendor I saw actually had them priced reasonably though. Everyone else was at best pricing them at sticker. It was also a good thing I didn't bring too much money with, because I would have spent it all at Scenic express. They did give us a free catalog though, because we were a club.
Did you know that selected X2011 West clinic handouts are available for free download, currently over 25+ already available on the X2011 "Clinic Handouts" webpage for download by anyone. Thx to all the clinicians for providing this, and thx and to Dave Grenier, the webmaster for X2011 West, "The Unconventional Convention" : http://x2011west.org/handouts.html John Sing Modeling the Santa Fe's Peavine Line (Ash Fork - Phoenix, Ariz) in the 50s and 60s http://home.comcast.net/~j.sing NMRA PCR Coast Division Model Contest chair-flunkie and webmaster-dude: http://www.pcrnmra.org/coast/contest.shtml X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator http://www.facebook.com/x2011west http://www.twitter.com/x2011west http://www.youtube.com/x2011west http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees
That was an interesting recap of the convention. Too bad I wasn't able to make it. Thanks for sharing. Dieter Zakas Wistful, NJ
