St. Louis RPM meet - 2
Some 295 modelers from the U.S. and Canada attended the
event and brought over 1,300 models for display. Attendees
brought models of all scales, sizes and gauges, including rolling
stock, structures, non-revenue equipment, modules, vehicles,
and other equipment related to prototype railroad modeling
for display and discussion.
There are no contests at St. Louis RPM; instead, attendees
bring models to share their best work, demonstrate their tech-
niques and new ideas, show work in progress, and discuss the
prototype with friends and fellow modelers.
The St. Louis RPM featured a broad selection of clinics provided
by nationally-known figures and local talent. Modeling clin-
ics were provided by Barry Karlberg, Pierre Oliver, Rob Adams,
Dave Schroedle, Dave Roeder, Nelson Moyer, Bruce Smith, and
Mike Cougill.
In addition, David Lehlbach of Tangent Scale Models provided
a clinic on Tangent’s new Dry-Flo covered hoppers, and Ed
Hawkins covered ACF Type 27 ICC-103A/103B acid tank cars
and prepped the audience for a forthcoming series of HO
scale models.
Also, Tim VanMersbergen presented “Forty-foot Box Cars of
the 1970s” and Brian Banna – the well-known diesel modeler
– presented a 90-minute clinic on modeling Missouri Pacific
SD40-2 number 3320. Brian showed the model in the clinic
“Some 295 modelers from the U.S.
and Canada attended the event and
brought over 1,300 models for display.”
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3. Bruce Smith, left, from Auburn, Alabama, reviews photos with
another researcher. Bruce was one of the meet’s key speakers
and discussed “Modeling Maintenance of Way Rolling Stock”.
4. Charlie Duckworth of Omaha, Nebraska brought MP 1112,
a drover’s caboose built from an American Model Builder’s
kit. Charlie detailed the construction process online at:
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MRH-Sep 2014
