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SierraWest is attending the 2018 Narrow Gauge Convention!
I am very happy to announce that SierraWest will be participating in this years NNGC in Minneapolis this September 5th - 9th. As usual Karl will be traveling with me, keeping me entertained and sharing driving and show booth duties. I will have many of my pilot models at the tables and will be giving a clinic on painting and weathering detail parts. I haven't been to a show in several years and am very excited to see everyone!
Who else is planning on going? Be sure to come by and say hello to Karl and I.
Who else is planning on going? Be sure to come by and say hello to Karl and I.
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Terry
The pilot models for the Foundry, O'Neills in both HO and O scales, the Deer Creek Mine, O Scale Sawmill, and several others will be there too. Since I will not be attending any other National shows in the coming years this will be a unique opportunity to see these up close!
Terry
Terry
Jerry
Dallas = 100 degrees, Minneapolis = 75 degrees!
Later, Dave S Tucson, AZ
Despite the cold, I'm really looking forward to this one, it's been 4or5 years since we did a show and its going to be great to see old friends and make new ones.
There are some really great layouts in the Twin Cities. Two that are 100% complete and not to be missed:
Bill Briggs. His is massive--mountains and bridges everywhere. Additionally, he does some pretty cool things with forced perspective (last two pics are a behind the scenes view of that):
Also Eduardo Romo. He's got two layouts in his basement--one standard HO, the other is HOn3 (I think). The scenery is amazing and his structures are primarily scratch built (including the bridges). He's a retired architect and did a ton of research to track down accurate blueprints the buildings from his hometown in Mexico. He's awesome! I could've spent all day talking to him. Here's a glipse at his:
Muddy....if you ever get to Ft Meyers, Fl the Edison-Ford Museum is worth a stop also
Terry
I already have some travel bookings for 2019 but some are flexible.
It would be great to catch up. Or maybe in Texas?
Michael
Karl. A
Been too busy selling and meeting to get in contest room yet. It’s only open same time as dealer room and we have been busy busy at the booth.
I’ll try get some pics later.
Karl. A
Jerry
I must order the next HO kit before it's announced
Too bad about the beer break.
I will make the next show if I know a long time in advance.
Michael
Post photos please
To answer a few questions before they get asked.....
Yes, the Foundry kit was there and Bretts incredible pilot model, however, it was there as display only and we were just taking orders for it. Nobody walked away from the table with a kit. Brett is diligently working through the order list in the order they were received.
Yes, that's a very nice selection of individual CHB detail parts.... these will be appearing on the website shortly and be available to order. Brett is also working on making new molds for more of the CHB line and these will become available as time permits.
Which additional details will be added to the available line will be determined as the molds are made and therefor no further information is available at this time.
Yes, those are new O scale and HO scale detail sets/selections. These will also be appearing on the website shortly and available to order. There are currently four different HO sets and two different O scale sets. More sets may be added in the future.
Yes, those are SierraWest T-shirts with new designs from the previous one. They are available in black with one design and white with another. Again, these will be appearing on the website shortly.
Yes, it was a great show with some great people, the SierraWest display was amazing to see and we agreed it was the best so far, featuring the pilot models for...
O Scale Sawmill
O Scale Woodcutters Shack
O Scale Dueling Shacks
O Scale O'Neills Fabrication
HO Scale O'Neills Fabrication
HO Scale Brass and Iron Foundry
HO Scale Deer Creek Mine
Kevin O'Neills award winning HO RailRoad Camp diorama.
Thanks to everyone who attended the show and came by the booth and made it such a great show. We look forward to seeing you all, and more, at the next one we attend.
Karl.A