CONTEST PAGE

The model challenge for October was a wood sided passenger car. Who knew that there were so many models of old wooden passenger cars waiting to be shown. There were reds, grays, and various shades of green. Some were even a bright yellow green. The various scales were represented from N to O scale. Some were even opened to see that the interior had been modelled. Thanks for bringing them in. Three dioramas that ranged from serious to silly were also present. The members that viewed the models picked Joe Kerilec's roof off interior finished car as their favorite. Second place went to Dino Peris and third place went to Jim Grell. The dioramas that the members looked at found John Hemsath's work of a station well worth the first place rating. John Hughes was given second place and Joe Filipiak's halloween diorama came in third. That one was just for fun. .

The next model challenge subject matter is to turn a Tyco car or other unworthy, cheap rail car into something that is representative of a worthwhile model. In other words, upgrade a cheap piece of plastic to something that looks more expensive. Now that I have finished this writing, I have a choice of either raking leaves or do some trackside rail fanning. The leaves can wait. If I'm lucky, they will blow away.