When: October 14, 2023
Where: Northgate Baptist Church
We had a great meeting, with 43 in attendance. Dave Winans shared an interesting clinic on making rocks from ceiling tile, we reviewed the recent hands-on clinics and discussed the recent and upcoming NMRA conventions. We had great participation in the contests, (photo, favorite model and tips/techniques), and got to tour 2 excellent layouts (see photos). We also had excellent sales of our polo shirt and hats.
Our Palmetto Division was well-represented at the 2023 Greer RailFest. We had both our NMRA booth and our T-Trak HO layout up and running. Check out the photos from this community event.
Excellent hands-on clinic on weathering techniques led by members Chuck Jenkins and Jack Varadi. Slides available [here].
Given on September 30, 2023 at Northgate Baptist Church in Greenville, SC. After discussing the basics of weathering, clinicians discussed (and worked with) weathering with powders and washes.
We had two sessions of "DCC-EX Hands-On Clinic" on Mon June 19 (6-8pm) and Sat July 8 (9-11am) with 8 and 7 participants. Both sessions were at Northgate Baptist Church.
Notes [here]
Each clinician built, configured and tested their own Arduino-based DCC-EX command station.
The photos are from the 2nd session (we forgot to take photos at the 1st)
Our Summer 2023 meeting was a big success! It took place on June 10, 2023 at AMROC, 1800 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC.
The AMROC folks again provided us with an excellent venue for the meeting, and shared their many model railroads with us after. They are impressive in their willingness to share our hobby with others.
Rich Lehman provided a very interesting clinic on "Nearby Excursion Railroads". His slides are available here: [here]
Our Spring Palmetto Division Meet was Saturday, March 18, 2023 at Northgate Baptist Church in Greenville, SC
[click here for full agenda]
The meet and layout visits were well-attended, with lots of chances for sharing and learning from our fellow model enthusiasts. We had some excellent contest entries and lots of items for sale.
We enjoyed two well-done and informative clinics:
Our Fall 2022 Division Meet was held on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at Northgate Baptist Church fellowship hall.
We elected three officers:
Superintendent - Roger Liska
Assistant Superintendent - Chuck Jenkins
Secretary - Steve Todd
On May 21, 2022, the fine folks at Dreams Come True Railroad (DCTRR) in Cassatt, SC hosted a special Palmetto Division meeting. We were treated to some interesting clinics regarding the DCTRR, an excellent hot dog lunch, and we got to ride the trains! We had a good turnout, including quite a few guests from neighboring NMRA divisions. On the way home, John Kelchner opened his beautiful layout for us to enjoy. A great time was had by all!
We had a great Spring Meet on March 19, 2022!
