Shows and Setups

About once every two years the club works up the courage to put on a show. Its goal is generally to promote the hobby of model railroading and showcase the talents of our membership.

• Rochester Hills Museum Engagement - 2004
  • The Rochester Hills Museum invited us back to be part of part of their railroad exhibit.
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• Rochester Hills Museum Engagement - 2002/2003
  • The Rochester Hills Museum invited us to be part of part of their railroad exhibit, a setup that lasted for two months!
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• Train Fest 5 -2001
  • This Train Fest featured the début of the Rochester turn back modules.
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• Train Fest 4 - 1999
  • The modular project reshaped their layout in a dog bone to create more room for more displays.
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• Train Fest 3 - 1997
  • Train Fest started as an excuse for the modular project to setup and has since expanded to include displays of all gauges as well as clinics and raffles.
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Projects

Our projects are geared toward getting a large number of members all working on their own version of some modeling project.

• Rochester Project
  • A truly memorable scene was needed for a new turn-back module, and historic down town Rochester fill the bill. We have modeled two blocks of Main Street, from University to 3rd Street as well as many other local landmarks.
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• Club Modules
  • The club maintains a set of HO modules and sets them up 2 or 3 times a year.
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• Club Cars
  • Every member is invited to build an HO freight car that has both the member's name and the Stoney Creek logo on it. These cars then make up a 'members train' that is run during modular setups.

Other

• Operating sessions
  • Dan Lewis, of Division 8, is currently organizing monthly round-robin operating sessions on local layouts. Sessions are generally on the last Friday of the month and are from 7:00 PM till everyone goes home. Anyone is welcome to attend or even host. These operating sessions are very relaxed and ideal for those interested in learning about prototypical operating sessions. Contact Dan or us if you are interested in attending.
• Clinics
  • 'Using the Web for Prototype Research', a clinic given at the March 2004 meeting.

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Last Updated: 04/02/05