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Saturday, Nov. 9 &
          Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013
          Wisconsin Exposition Center

Clinics/Demos

Trainfest offers a variety of clinics and demonstrations on-site during the show. To get a glimpse of the type and quality of clinics and demos, check out an issue or two of our Trainfest Express newsletters. There are some great “How-to” features from some of our clinic/demo presenters.

Sampling of Clinics/Demos from Trainfest 2012.

Modeler Clinics on the Show Floor

Niagara Frontier Region NMRA Booth 1203

Clinic Presenter Clinic Description
Al Crisp, MMRRick Hatton

Eric Roth

Ron Colpitts

Brian Earl

Peter Hocking

Andy Orr

David R Smith

Clark Kooning, MMR

Martin Aldborough

Neville Meades

Roger Davidson

John Robertson

John Spring

Laura Spring

Dylan Harris

Bob Douglas

Bill Dewar

Kitbashing piggy back cars from the 1950′sScratchbuilding a backwoods water tower

Sratchbuilding a large coaling tower from St Thomas ON

Kitbashing an N scale depressed center flat car

Working on a Labelle O scale passenger car

Simple trees

Working on various rolling stock in HO

Constructing simple trees

Creating your own rock molds

DCC  loco speed matching

Working on a large South River model works Kit

Scratchbuilt HO cattle pens

Stone water mill in OO gauge

Constructing resin Automobile kits

Detail work on interiors and painting small animals

Working on a large bridge

Better Than Scratch lumber mill kits

Upgrading ready to run freight cars

 

The mirror table demonstrations are as follows (also at Booth 1203):
  • Al Crisp, MMR – Mounting Tortoise switch machines in odd spots using model aircraft hardware
  • Rick Hatton – The process of constucting his backwoods water tower
  • Peter Hocking and David Smith – Making simple trees
  • Clark Kooning, MMR – Creating your own rock molds
  • John Spring – Building resin automobile kits
  • Bill Dewar – Upgrading ready to run rolling stock
  • Martin Aldborough – DCC locomotive speed matching

Clinic Area 1 Booth 1218

Gutzmer & Timm Demos
Steiner Layout & Demonstrations

Clinic Area 2 Booth 1224

Bedell Display & Demo
Jansen Clinic & Demo
John Dornfeld Demo

Clinic Area 3 Booth 1230

John Drechsler Demo
Nefstead Demo

Clinic Area 4 Booth 1308

Karkoski Craftsman Kit Building
Mike Carlson Demonstration
Kiekhofer Display

Iwata-Medea, Inc. Booth 8302

Airbrushing

Hunterline Booth 8129

Structural bridge kits, weathering techniques

Woodland Scenics Booth 8319

Scenery techniques & detailing for Styrofoam structures

RR in a Box Booth 8238

Constructing a complete layout in a box over the weekend for giveaway on Sunday

True Scene Modeling Booth 8006

Scenery Techniques