| CLINIC: The Helix | ||
| DAY: Friday | TIME: 4:30-5:30pm | ROOM: Auditorium |
| DESCRIPTION: When I decided to add a second level to my home layout I realized that I would have to construct a helix to connect the two levels as I didn’t have the room to have sufficient length to gain the needed height. I researched and built a single track helix that worked in the available space and now have both levels accessible by locomotives.
The clinic I have developed walks you through the necessary steps to design and construct a helix and also has information on what not to do when building one. From my time as a model railroader I know there are folks that don’t understand how a helix is designed and constructed thus the purpose of my clinic. Many lessons learned in building mine that I can pass along. HANDOUT: Click HERE. |
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| CLINIC: MMR Workshop: Mortar – How to Do It |
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| DAY: Friday | TIME: 7:30-8:30pm | ROOM: Devon |
| DESCRIPTION: In this clinic we will use different readily available products to enhance mortar joints on buildings. Participants will be afforded the opportunity to use stains and other products to provide a “better” look of mortar joints on brick walls and other building components. Participants are advised to bring rubber gloves. Free, and limited to the first 20 people who show up. |
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About the Clinician... Ernie is the superintendent, webmaster, and ZOOM platform master of the Potomac Division and a 1974 graduate of Virginia Tech with a B.S. in Building Construction. Ernie earned his Master Model Railroader designation in October 2019 and has assisted with Achievement Program evaluations within his division. He has an HO scale Norfolk Southern Connector Railroad which is still a work in progress and as a part of this he became interested in the use of JMRI Decoder Pro and construction of the various electrical-, scenery-, and locomotive-related items you find on a model railroad. Ernie is a retired Battalion Chief from the Prince William County Department of Fire and Rescue where he had a career of 38 years, and lives in Manassas, Virginia with his wife, Joyce. |