2006 ST. LOUIS RAILROAD PROTOTYPE MODELER?S (RPM) 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 Drive,
Collinsville, IL 62234. Collinsville is 12 miles east
of metro St. Louis on I-55/70. Meet Hours: 9 AM to 10
PM both days.
The heart of this event is YOUR MODELS! Bring your
models, finished or unfinished, for display. All
scales, gauges are welcome. Bring locomotives,
rolling stock, structures and any other models
pertaining to prototype railroading for presentation &
discussion. We had 1100+ models in 2005! There will
be no contests or awards. Our purpose is to share
information, present your best modeling techniques,
and meet your fellow area modelers. And?we?re twice
as big as 2005?-we're now in 10,000 sq. ft.!
Presentations by nationally-recognized modelers and
historians are scheduled (see below). 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. Door Prizes!
Hours: 9:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M both days. Admission:
$15.00 Friday & Saturday, $10.00 Saturday only.
RPM-ers under are 13 free with paid adult admission.
Vendor set-up at 7:15 AM Fri. Sales end at 6:00 P.M.
Saturday.
Contact John Golden at Golden1014@yahoo.com (618)
624-8033, or Dan Kohlberg at paducah@mindspring.com
for meet info. The Gateway Center Website is
http://www.gatewaycenter.com/
CLINICS:
Presentations will run from 10 AM to 7:30 PM. This
year?s ALL-NEW line-up includes:
1. Richard Hendrickson ? Prototype Freight Car
Weathering & Vintage Dating
America?s leading freight car historian describes
prototype weathering patterns, plus detailed tips and
techniques on period-dating models prototypically.
2. John & Dan Kohlberg ? St. Louis/ E. St. Louis Area
Railroads, c. 1970s
An overview of facilities, towers, and freight
operations through a decade of change.
3. Ed Hawkins ? Missouri Pacific "Signature" Box Cars
Nationally-recognized historian, author and Railroad
Prototype Cyclopedia publisher Ed Hawkins is back,
presenting MoPac?s signature box cars, plus tips on
researching!
4. Gene Fusco ? Assembling Resin Models
Rail Yard Models owner and Rocky Mountain RPM Meet
host presents tips and techniques in HO scale. Check
out Gene?s website at
http://www.railyardmodels.com/pages/830157/index.htm
5. Stu Thayer ? The Santa Fe Railway in New Mexico
MRN writer and nationally-recognized modeler will
present the mighty Santa Fe, c. 1980s/90s, including
trains, equipment, ops, geography and modeling notes.
6. Jim Mischke ? B&O Doodlebug Operations
B&O motor cars from the expert, c.1922-1953?including
operations in Illinois and Indiana?are discussed in
detail, plus a detailed ?how-to? guide for
researchers!
7. Ted Culotta ? TBD
Speedwitch Models proprietor and RMC?s Essential
Freight Cars author is back with an all-new subject.
Check out Ted?s websites at http://www.speedwitch.com/
8. John Welther ? Prototype Diesel Locomotive
Detailing and Weathering
St. Louis?s model railroading icon presents diesel
detailing and weathering, from HO to G!
9. Clark Probst & Mike Moore ? Prototype Modeling:
The M&StL in Mason City, IA
Explore ops, interchange and heavy industry in one of
Louie?s busiest terminals, plus the challenges of
building an accurate, prototypical layout in HO.
10. Mike Dudley ? P&LE Gondolas of the 1960s
Acclaimed PL&E/NYC modeler demonstrates kitbashing,
detailing & finishing techniques in HO.
Backup: Ben Hom - Subject TBD
Backup: Dave Davis ? Vintage Prototype Track &
post-1980 MofW Equipment
PRE-RPM MEET SOCIAL AND OPERATING SESSION:
A pre-RPM social and informal ops session is planned.
Contact John Golden at Golden1014@yahoo.com for
details.
VENDORS:
40+ tables of elite vendors, including Bob?s Photos,
Rail Yard Models, Speedwitch, Rails Unlimited,
Modeler?s Choice, Details West, Funaro & Camerlengo,
ICG Custom Decals, Proto:87 Stores, AMB, Badger, Des
Plaines Hobbies, John Fuller Photos, Joe Collias
Photos, Mike Gruber Photos, and more.
RAILROAD HISTORICAL SOCIETIES:
20+ tables from the Terminal RR, MoPac, Illinois
Terminal, Wabash, NKP, Soo, C&NW, Central of Georgia,
and more will be on hand with books, maps, and
prototype info to aid your modeling. Plus, we?ve got
two new organizations?the Penn Central, and the
Litchfield & Madison.
FREEMO:
The Gateway Society of Model Railroad Engineers will
present a large, operating FreeMo layout.
If this isn't enough, remember that the St. Louis
Gateway offers some of the best railfanning in the US,
and is also the home of the National Museum of
Transportation
http://www.museumoftransport.org/index.htm and the
Barriger National Railroad Library
http://www.umsl.edu/barriger/. Want to catch the
Cardinals while you?re in town? They?re at home on
RPM Weekend?vs. the Cubs!
See you in St. Louis!
John Golden
Dan Kohlberg
Dave Davis
Loren Casey
John Golden
O'Fallon, IL
Hosting the St. Louis RPM Meet
25-26 Aug 06, 9AM to 9PM
Gateway Convention Center
One Gateway Center Dr.
Collinsville, IL 62234
Updated as of 01 Jun 06: http://www.pbase.com/golden1014
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