| CLINIC: Suspended G-Scale Railway | ||
| DAY: Thursday | TIME: 7:00-8:00pm | ROOM: Wayne |
| DESCRIPTION: Mike Byle will present a program on the design and construction of his new suspended G scale railroad. He built the line to take advantage of space around the ceiling of his train shop, since the floor space was occupied by three other layouts and retail merchandise. The presentation will include planning, materials used, and construction methods for the track and track support system, as well as, a clear guideway system to protect against equipment falling accidentally. He will describe the methods that made use of easily available parts and simplified construction. | ||
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About the Clinician... Mike Byle has been a train enthusiast his whole life. He was born into a family where his father was a Trainmaster and his grandfather was a brakeman with many other relatives working on the railroad. He worked on track gang as a college student and later professionally as a civil engineer designing railroad bridges and track. He received his first American Flyer train at the age of 3, and has modeled in all scales from N to G. He is the owner of CB Train Junction train shop and is a published author on railroad modeling. He has been an active member of the National Association of S-Gaugers and NMRA. He has conducted clinics on many topics and has won modeling awards. He writes a blog and has published articles in the Dispatch, S Gaugian, and S Scale Resource, and New York Central Modeler. He also restores and repairs classic toy trains and accessories to bring them back to life and creates custom, unique models. |