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NATIONAL MODEL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION
MID-CENTRAL REGION
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Winners from the January meeting were;

MODELS

1. JOE KURILEC

2. BRIAN HAAS

3. DAVID LAWLER

 

DIARAMAS

1. JOHN PUCH

2. TIM BONNESS

3. JOE FILIPIAK

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    The January Division Meeting was the first meeting held in our new location.  It was a cold, snowy night but we had a strong turnout of members.  Model railroaders are some of the toughest people I know.  Not only did we have a strong attendance, we had a good number of entries both in the model section as well as the diorama area for our viewing pleasure.  Thanks to all who participated both in entries and voting.  The subject matter for the contest was a repurposed passenger car.  The results of the voting gave Joe Kurilec first place in models.  Brian Haas was favored with a second place for his Conrail green entry, and third place went to Dave Lawler.  John Puch was the favorite in dioramas where he won first place.  Second place went to Tim Bonness with his first time entry into the contests and third place went to Joe Filipiak with a SuperDiner.  There is no contest for February due to it being Auction Night.

The next contest will be in March with a steam engine that pulled a named passenger train.  I realized I caused some confusion by posting the contest for March as a steam engine that pulled a named passenger train then at the meeting announcing that the March contest was to have a stylized steam engine that pulled a named passenger train.  Well, out of confusion came opportunity.  The March contest will be a Special Contest with two sections in the model portion of the contest. One section will have non stylized steam engines while the other section of the model table will be for stylized steam engines.  Dioramas will remain as one area.  The ballots will be a special print reflecting the two separate sections in the model entries.  When you enter your model, please identify what passenger train that engine pulled.  I will have 3x5 index cards available if you need one to put the name on.  The April contest is an open sided or top off view of the interior of a building.

It looks like I need to shovel a little more coal in the firebox so I can get on down the line on this sunny winter day that has no degrees attached to it.  See you at the next meeting.

 

MODEL CONTEST FOR 2024-2025 SEASON

MAR - Steam engine used to pull named passenger train

APR - Open sided or roof off view of interior of building

MAY - Project built from toilet paper cardboard tube

 

       The 2024 -2025 contest season's subject matter has been set.   There is no February contest due to auction night.  The March contest is a steam engine used to pull a "named" passenger train.  The contest in April is an open sided or roof off view of the interior of a building.  The last contest of the season will be the May contest which is to build a project from a toilet paper cardboard tube.
     I have enjoyed organizing the contests at the meetings and I am looking forward to doing the same for next season.  I hope you have found the contests fun and a little challenging this past season.  By participating in the contests, your creative thinking will come into play, it may inspire you to do some research, and your modeling ability may well be home to a new level.  So, my friends, don't just sit there like a switch stand, get on track and get rolling!

 

 

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