2006 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER?S MEET
The THIRD ANNUAL St. Louis RPM Meet will be held on
Friday, Aug 25th -and- Saturday, August 26th at the
Gateway Convention Center, One Gateway Center,
Collinsville, IL 62234. Hours: 9 AM to 9 PM both days.
Collinsville is 12 miles east of metro St. Louis on
I-55/70.
The heart of this event is your models! Bring your
models, finished or unfinished, for display. All
scales, gauges and skill levels are welcome; attendees
are encouraged to bring locomotives, rolling stock,
structures and any other models pertaining to
prototype railroading. We were jam-packed in 2005, and
have doubled the space and to over 10,000 sq. ft. for
2006. There will be no contests or awards. Our purpose
is to share information, present your best modeling
techniques, meet your fellow area modelers and
historians.
In addition to model displays, presentations by
nationally-recognized modelers and historians are
scheduled. An operating FreeMo layout will be on
display. Historical Societies and select local vendors
will also be in attendance. A pre-RPM social/operating
session is planned. More details on the back of this
page.
JOIN US...AND BRING YOUR MODELS!
Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M both days. Admission:
$15.00 Friday and Saturday, $10.00 Saturday only.
Vendor set-up at 7:15 AM. Sales end at 5:00 P.M.
Saturday. Contact John Golden at Golden1014@yahoo.com
or (618) 624-8033) for meet info. This is a
not-for-profit event.
CLINICS
Presentations will run from 10 AM to 7:30 PM. This
year?s ALL-NEW line-up includes:
Richard Hendrickson ? Prototype Freight Car Weathering
& Vintage Dating
America?s leading freight car historian explains
prototype weathering patterns, plus detailed tips and
techniques on period-dating models prototypically.
John & Dan Kohlberg ? St. Louis/ E. St. Louis Area
Railroads, c. 1970s
An overview of facilities, towers, and freight
operations at the St. Louis Gateway through a decade
of change.
Gene Fusco ? Assembling Resin Models
Railyard Models owner and Rocky Mountain RPM Meet host
presents tips and techniques for assembling resin
models in HO scale.
Ed Hawkins ? Missouri Pacific "Signature" Box Cars
Historian, Author and Railroad Prototype Cyclopedia
publisher Ed Hawkins is back, presenting MoPac?s
signature box cars, plus tips on researching
Stu Thayer ? The Santa Fe Railway in New Mexico
MRN?s Editor and nationally-recognized modeler will
present the mighty Santa Fe, c. 1980s and 90s,
including trains, equipment, ops, scenery and modeling
notes.
Jim Mischke ? B&O Doodlebug Operations
B&O motor cars, c.1922-1953?-including operations in
Illinois and Indiana?-are discussed in detail, plus a
detailed ?how-to? guide for researchers!
Ted Culotta ? TBD
Speedwitch Models owner and RMC?s Essential Freight
Cars author is back with an all-new subject.
John Welther ? Prototype Diesel Locomotive Detailing
and Weathering
St. Louis?s model railroading icon presents in
multiple scales, from HO to G
Chris Thies ? Building a FreeMo Module (Tentative)
One Open Slot ? TBD
EVENTS:
PRE-RPM MEET SOCIAL AND OPERATING SESSION: TBD.
VENDORS: This year?s elite vendors include Bob?s
Photos, Westerfield, Railyard Models, Rails Unlimited,
Modeler?s Choice, Details West, Proto:87 Stores,
Moloco, AMB, Badger, Speedwitch, John Fuller Photos,
Joe Collias Photos, Mike Gruber Photos, and more on
the way!
HISTORICAL SOCIETIES will be on hand with books, maps,
and prototype information to aid your modeling
efforts. Societies attending include the Terminal RR
Association, Illinois Terminal, Wabash, Missouri
Pacific, Soo Line, C&NW, and Central of Georgia. More
to come!
FREEMO: Chris Thies and the GSMRE (Gateway Society of
Model Railroad Engineers) will present a large
operating FreeMo layout.
Not enough for you? Remember that the St. Louis area
also features some of the best railfanning in the
nation, and is home to the National Railroad Library
(at the U.of M., St. Louis) and the National Museum of
Transportation.
See you in St. Louis!
Signed,
John Golden
Dave Davis
Dan Kohlberg
Loren Casey
John Golden
O'Fallon, IL
http://www.pbase.com/golden1014
Hosting the St. Louis RPM Meet
25-26 Aug 2006 9AM to 9PM
Gateway Convention Center
One Gateway Center Dr.
Collinsville, IL, 62234
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