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Clinics and Seminars at the Gateway 2001 NMRA National Convention

Clinics Listed by Category

All clinics were scheduled for a one-hour period with additional time for questions and set-up except for a few noted as "double sessions." Double sessions ran for 2½ hours. Check the Master Schedule for listings by day, time and room.

Click here for a list of clinics by presenter.


Airbrushing, Painting & Weathering

Airbrush Your Freight Car - Lee, John

Art Techniques to Enhance Realism - Miller, Ralph

Diesel Locomotive Model and Weathering Techniques - Osborne, Carter

Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Your Airbrush But Didn’t Know to Ask - Schlotfeldt, Ken

Fast and Easy Weathering - Bragdon, Joel

LaserKit’s Annual Make & Take Session - Lee, John

Weathering with Chalk - Morrison, Bob

Benchwork & Track

Amateur Carpentry, Irresponsible Engineering and Dream Fulfillment - Saxon, Gary

Building an Advanced Module - Parker, Creston B.

Foam SubTerrain — the Woodland Scenics Way - Hale, Fran and Miles Hale, MMR

Handlaying a Turnout - Sperandeo, Andy

Look What’s Growing in the Garden - Morris, Don and Morris, Alice

Making Turnouts Electrically Reliable - Kolm, Rich

Model Railroader Magazine’s N Scale Carolina Central - Buellesbach, Melanie

Computers

Animated VB Control for Virtual CTC Panels - Weyand, Rich

Computer Interface Application Design - Katzer, Matt

Computer Uses for Model Railroaders - Keller, Christopher J.

How Computer Switchlist Will Enhance Your Operating Sessions - Farner, Doug, MMR

Interfacing a Computer to Your Model Railroad - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

Microsoft Train Simulator—Activity Creation - Geersten, Mike

Microsoft Train Simulator—Route Building - Geersten, Mike

Using 3D Railroad, Concept & Design to Design Your Model Railroad - Logothetis, Nick

DCC

Advanced Acknowledgement: The Next Evolution for NMRA DCC - Ames, Stan

Advanced DCC - Ziegler, Peter

Computer Interface Application Design - Katzer, Matt

DCC: The Wave of the Future Is Now! - Ireland, Zana

Digi Hints, Tips and Tricks - Spurlock, Loy

Digital Plus by Lenz Users’ Forum - Lenz, Bernd and Deborah Ames

Digitrax User Forum - Ireland, Zana

Interfacing a Computer to Your Model Railroad - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

The NMRA 2001 DCC Roundtable - Ames, Stan and Brian Barnt

Reverse Control - Spurlock, Loy

Selecting a DCC System that Best Fits Your Needs - Ames, Stan

What’s New at System One - Wangrow, Don

Electronics, Signaling and Detection

Interfacing a Computer to Your Model Railroad - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

Nano-Animation for Under $10 - Eaton, Leslie, MMR

Signal Systems in Model Railroading - Albers, Gerry

Signaling Your Model Railroad - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

Freight Equipment

Airbrush Your Freight Car - Lee, John

Basics of Intermodal Trailers - Kreimendahl, Brian

Building Resin Freight Cars and Structures - McGuirk, Marty

Illinois Central Gulf Steel Cabooses: 1972 to 1987, Prototypes and Models - Kohlberg, Daniel

Intermodal Terminals and Ramps: Prototypes and Modeling - Kreimendahl, Brian

Modeling the Rock Island Freight Car Fleet, Circa 1952 - Hile, Steve

Open Loads - Frankrone, Bob

Open Loads - Wickhorst, Charles

Scratch Building 101: The Very Basics - Gough, Ron

Layout Design

Breaking the Rules or How I Built the Maumee - Darnaby, Bill

Building an Imaginary Wabash Subsidiary Railroad - Fink, Neal

Justifying a Freelance Railroad Design - Mayer, Gene

Raising a Fallen Flag—the NKP’s St. Louis Line - Koester, Tony

Really Big Dreams in an Unlikely Not So Big Space - Saxon, Gary

Track Planning: A Hands-On Experience - Wesner, John

Updates on the Sunset Valley Oregon System - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

Using 3D Railroad, Concept & Design to Design Your Model Railroad - Logothetis, Nick

Locomotives

Diesel Locomotive Model and Weathering Techniques - Osborne, Carter

Tuning Athearn and Similar Systems - Miller, Ralph

Upgrading and Repairing Athearn Locomotives - Vecchione, Joe

Vintage Dated F Units - Providenza, Jim

Miscellaneous

China Steam 2001 - Darnaby, Bill

Contest Judging - Harriman, Pat, MMR

Eyesight, Aging and the Modeler, Weyand and Meetz

Introduction to the NMRA Achievement Program - Harriman, Pat, MMR

Meet the NMRA President - Pollock, Allen

A Special Project - Hitchcock, Chuck, MMR

Traveling by Rail - Lenz, Robert

We’re from the Government and We’re Here to Help You, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the FRA - Leaman, Jeff

Workin’ On the Railroad - Strang, Lionel

Operations

Achieving Prototypical Operations - Chubb, Bruce A., MMR

Animated VB Control for Virtual CTC Panels - Weyand, Rich

Business Cars: Their Operations and Modeling Possibilities - Strang, Paul

A Day in the Life of a Train Dispatcher - Gust, Steve

Freight Train Operation Handbooks - Clark, Robert A.

How Computer Switchlist Will Enhance Your Operating Sessions - Farner, Doug, MMR

Operation Basics - Gust, Steve

Passenger Equipment

Business Cars: Their Operations and Modeling Possibilities - Hobbs, Paul

Detailing Passenger Car Interiors - Nichols, Joe

The Lincoln Train Is Coming! Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 Funeral Train. An Adventure in 1/12 Scale Urethane Casting - Wesolowski, Wayne

Prototype Modeling

Basics of Intermodal Trailers - Kreimendahl, Brian

A Brief History of the American Gas Station and Some Tips for Modeling One - Sacco, Jim

Hawaiian Railroads: Past and Present - Treutelaar, Ty

Illinois Central Gulf Steel Cabooses: 1972 to 1987, Prototypes and Models - Kohlberg, Daniel

Intermodal Terminals and Ramps: Prototypes and Modeling - Kreimendahl, Brian

The Lincoln Train Is Coming! Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 Funeral Train. An Adventure in 1/12 Scale Urethane Casting -Wesolowski, Wayne

Modeling the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad - Feeney, Kevin

Modeling the Midwest, Enjoying the Rockies—Modeling Agriculture - Lana, Patrick, MMR

Modeling the Rock Island Freight Car Fleet, Circa 1952 - Hile, Steve

Raising a Fallen Flag—the NKP’s St. Louis Line - Koester, Tony

Researching Your Models - Belt, Gordon

Scratch Building 102: Planning with Photos - Gough, Ron

Signal Systems in Model Railroading - Albers, Gerry

Vintage Dated F Units - Providenza, Jim

Railroad History

The Flying Yankee—It’s More than a Train - Lindblade, Carl

Going to Work on the Wabash - Warren, Bill

Hawaiian Railroads: Past and Present - Treutelaar, Ty

A Look at the Illinois Central through Its Annual Reports: 1945-1962 - Feeney, Kevin

St. Louis Union Station As It Was - Carstens, Hal

Scenery

Creating Geodesic Foam Scenery - Bragdon, Joel

Foam SubTerrain — the Woodland Scenics Way - Hale, Fran and Miles Hale, MMR

Foreground Quality Trees - Huddleston, Debra

From the Track Back - Larson, Lloyd

Making Background Trees from Weeds - Werner, Susan

Modeling the Midwest, Enjoying the Rockies—Modeling Agriculture - Lana, Patrick, MMR

Realistic Carved Foam Scenery - Maladecki, Thomas

Scenic Detailing - Swanson, Samuel

The Sky’s the Limit - Hale, Miles, MMR and John Lowrance, MMR

Terrain and Landscaping — the Woodland Scenics Way - Hale, Fran and Miles Hale, MMR

Structures

A Brief History of the American Gas Station and Some Tips for Modeling One - Sacco, Jim

Building Resin Freight Cars and Structures - McGuirk, Marty

Cities and Villages — The DPM Way - Hale, Fran and Miles Hale, MMR

Double Wall Structure Construction - Hundman, Robert

From the Track Back - Larson, Lloyd

JigStones, the Kit that Doesn’t Quit - Selzer, Marvin

Kitbashing the Walthers Car Float - Nesbit, William

LaserKit’s Annual Make & Take Session - Lee, John

Scratchbuilding Wood Structures - Persing, Ray

Signs of the Times - Wilson, Jeff

Tools and Techniques

Forty Years of Modeling Tips and Ideas - Wesolowski, Wayne

Model Railroading Techniques - Patterson, Ken

Proper Lubrication of Train Equipment - Kannry, Harry

RTV Mold Making and Resin Casting for the Modelmaker - Bragdon, Joel

Scratch Building 101: The Very Basics - Gough, Ron

Scratch Building 102: Planning with Photos - Gough, Ron

Scratchbuilding and Finishing Techniques - Swanson, Samuel

Scratchbuilding Techniques and Materials - Grosser, Rene

Styrene Tips and Techniques - Hundman, Robert L.

Tips and Tricks for Scratchbuilding and Kitbashing - Eaton, Leslie, MMR

What’s in the Tool Box? - Osborn, Daniel

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