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  • Pappy
    edited August 2021
    No problem Muddy, subject was brought up and I shared my view and feelings. We are all different and respect all.
    I think its time to talk modeling and not the political drug stuff and move on...
    Be happy life is short...cheers guys!!
  • TomMich
    Muddy, look forward to your posts and hopefully photos of contest models.
  • KCSTrainsKCSTrains
    Amen Ken. I couldn't agree more. Phil
  • KKarnsKKarns
    Nice to hear from you Phil and appreciate the support.
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Tom...I have been away from the shop most of the summer busy with too many other things....the stuff I have been working on has been posted a lot here...so I will eventually just post the finished product....which will include O'Neills, The Sawmill (O), an the Tractor Repair / Truck repair module that was supposed to be ready for Hickory.
  • ALCOALCO
    Hope we have some award winners…!!?
  • adminadmin
    Day one, hope you all have a great time! Let's see some pics when this show kicks off this evening...
  • Jerry
    Nobody brought a camera!!

    Jerry
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    I have taken some photos, but haven’t posted yet.
  • Pappy
    edited September 2021
    I jealous!! Wish there were shows here in So Calif with all the modelers.
    Used to be train shows here before this pandemic :(
  • kebmokebmo
    Jerry said:

    Nobody brought a camera!!

    Jerry

    jerry, jerry, jerry. not a phone amongst ya?
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Yes, Muddy Creek and I have our phones, but we have no way to resize the photos for posting.
  • CraigHCraigH
    It might be on You-tube soon?
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    I just got home...I will post some photos tomorrow...on my phone they are too big for here.....Only one SW kit in the contest (Mountain Goats)...not too many entries....my 2 are still sitting in the shop not done yet....Tacoma....
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Mountain Goat....any good news?
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Trying to upload some photo's....not seeming to want to post...
  • CraigHCraigH
    Dont feel bad I went from windows 7 to windows 10 and I cant post pictures ....I should of stayed with my old setup I had no problems at all.
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    I just arrived home. My diorama did place 2nd at the National Narrow Gauge Convention. Brett's kits is what makes that possible.
    Turns out my neighbor placed 2nd in favorite trains also. I didn't even know he had entered. Not bad for this neighborhood......Rick
  • MuddyCreekRRMuddyCreekRR
    Did that open repair shed win?
  • Robert.GRobert.G
    Well done Rick !!!!
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    The O scale open repair shed did win. It was a great model. Hopefully you got a couple good photos of it. I haven't downloaded mine yet. I will see how they came out.

    I have a good friend who has too many awards who told me straight up if I wanted to win, I had to move to a larger scale. At this convention larger scales did win every category but one.
    However, that is the first time I have entered anything at a national level so I am very pleased with the results.

    Robert, thanks. I had fun at the convention.....Rick
  • Keep it RustyKeep it Rusty
    I saw photos of your build, Rick. Really great and many congrats on the win!!
  • geoawelch
    Congratulations, Rick. That’s quite an honor.

    George
  • adminadmin
    Congrats! A well deserved award for sure. Larger scales tend to win at Narrow Gauge Conventions but there are plenty of HO Scale modelers on this forum who have won in HO Scale, including many a SierraWest diorama over the years.
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Thanks guys. I am honored to have won my first time out at a national convention.
    Brett, the fact that so many have won with your kits speaks volumes about you and your kits. You should take a bow too. Thanks for your contributions to the hobby.....Rick
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Jaime Zepeda took several photos for me. He often does the contest photos for the Gazette. Super high quality work. (won two awards for photos himself) Thought you would like to see how I displayed it. The diorama is on a lazy susan with the batteries in the box off the back side. Originally I had a 4" tall box underneath but the rules did not allow any type of pedestal so this was my solution. I got several compliments for the ability to rotate the model for viewing.....Rick

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  • KKarnsKKarns
    Well done Rick and well deserved! Not only a great model but a great presentation as well. Such a nice way to top off the show...
  • Keep it RustyKeep it Rusty
    It’s such a stunning kit. I couldn’t be more grateful to Brett for producing it (and all the others).

    Well done, again, Sir. You’ve done it fine justice!
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Here is the O scale open air repair shop that took 1st place.

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    Obviously well done.
  • MountaingoatMountaingoat
    Don Railton took 1st place in structures with this.

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