Every February the Wichita model railroaders get together to put on a model train show.
Part of the show involves experienced modelers giving 'How To' clinics on a variety of topics.
One such clinic was put on by Larry Diehl and involved how to detail various scenes including Colorado Mines. Larry is quite the modeler and brought one fine examples to support his clinic.
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| One part involved how to make realistic power poles |
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| Larry used a laser pointer to highlight specific details |
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| The models are all built on bases made of two inch pink foam |
Larry Alfred gave a clinic all about how to detail a plaster wall casting to look like the side of an old historic building. He took us step by step through each bit of detail added.
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| There was a nice N scale railroad display based on a Japanese city layout. Not often you see that in the Miidwest |
The guys from Dodge City were back with their 1/4 scale layout of the Old West. That is always fun to see and check out the latest details added
A N scale layout which captured the feel of living on the plains was new for me to see.
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| Tractor dealer |
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| Walmart Store |
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| One enterprising chap brought a locomotive cab and used it to sell simulator train engineer experiences |
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| Steve is a rancher from near Dodge City and gave a clinic on have to accurately paint cattle. This proved to be a lot of fun. You are best to start with a picture of a real cow to use as a guide. |
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| Once you have mastered painting cattle you can try other animals |
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| David and Chris brought a clever N scale switching puzzle to demonstrate |
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| This switching puzzle includes both a Timesaver and Inglenook track layout to test your RR car movement skills. |
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| This was a lot of fun to try out your skills |
Painting cows looked like fun! I like the flock of sheep too. Some of those layouts were beautifully done. You should do one of those little layouts.
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