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 |
- 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
