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The Frisco Festival in Rogers, AR runs on the weekend before Labor Day each year.   Here's a few happy snaps from post-setup! 

The Gi-raffe Express table, snazzed up with some scenery borrowed from Gene D. Austin,  http://genedaustin.com/gallery/diorama :

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Gene does O scale dioramas which are, frankly, brilliant:

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Even the gi-raffes love them! 

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The Sugar Creek MRR Club features a "Mountain"  showing off all scales from Z to G:

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We also have a nice HO layout:

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The Rogers Museum Annex director and friend, delighted by the MTH Pennsy loco's smoke:

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And my G scale trolley playing nice with an N scale layout: 

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Here's the RTC in action: 

More pics from tomorrow (Saturday) coming up! 

Mitch

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John D. posted:

Say hi to my dad and Mr Gene for me!

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Will do!  Always glad to hear from my fan club! 

RSJB18 posted:

Very nice Mitch. Better keep a close eye on them Gi-raffe today

Yes.  Who knows what mischief they might get into?  ;-)

Sean007 posted:

Thanks for the photos and the link to Gene' s website. He does do he great work!

My pleasure!  And, yes.  Yes, he does. 

Mitch

Here's Saturday's happy snaps!  Pardon the occasional redeye... 

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When I saw this mountain yesterday, I said to myself, "Self, that mountain needs a trolley line".  And so it was that I built said line. 

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Oh, dear.  NOW what's Fortescue gotten himself into? 

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Mickey Mantle, left,  Gene Austin at center. 

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Last edited by M. Mitchell Marmel

The Mick is looking good! ;-)

Mitch, you set the standard for running trains for kids at shows.  Well done!  You're a credit to the hobby and Northwest Arkansas is lucky to have you!

You're also a good friend to Dad.  You give him an excuse to get out of the house and you inspire him to keep playing with trains (don't tell him I told you that).  Keep up the fine work, sir!  I hope to meet you and thank you in person some day!

John D. posted:

The Mick is looking good! ;-)

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Mitch, you set the standard for running trains for kids at shows.  Well done!  You're a credit to the hobby and Northwest Arkansas is lucky to have you!

You're also a good friend to Dad.  You give him an excuse to get out of the house and you inspire him to keep playing with trains (don't tell him I told you that).  Keep up the fine work, sir!  I hope to meet you and thank you in person some day!

Gawrsh!    Well, I WILL be at the Country Creek Winery in Telford  in October for my brother's wedding... 

mike g. posted:

Great job Mitch! Way to go about showing the next generation the fun and enjoyment in trains!

(bows) You're too kind!

Mitch

Walter Matuch posted:

Mich:

Really like those Santa Fe BEEF A-B-A set along with the Santa Fe PEEP baby madison cars.

They were a hit!  Folks really liked their detail.   You guys did a great job with 'em! 

prrhorseshoecurve posted:

Very nice demonstration of trains.

But wait a minute.... IF it's a FRISCO Festival, Why am I only seeing Santa Fe units? Where's the Frisco rolling stock and or locomotives?

My Lionel "Frisco" switcher is out on loan to the Fort Smith Trolley Museum.  However, the HO and N scale layouts had Frisco covered! 

Mitch

The club does need more Frisco engines and cars for the clubs layouts.  We have Frisco engines for the "N" scale layout and Frisco boxcars for the "HO" layout.  But no equipment in Frisco colors for the clubs "O" gauge layout that could be used on Mitch's setup.  We were setup in the old Post Office building one block west of the A&M (ex BN, ex Frisco) Railroad mainline.  The last Frisco train pasted thru Rogers in the 1980's.  Most of the people that saw our setup of model trains would not know that Frisco was the name of the railroad that owned the tracks one block away.

At the end of day we are all tried BUT it's well worth our time and sweat to see the looks on the faces of all of the kids.

Keith

 

 

 

 

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