Modular Group News, Update 9/18/24

Great ride, Tom and Kanawha!  The best part is seeing the young faces in the glass and fingers hanging on the fascia!  Oh, the layout is great too!

Thanks, guys.........the camera car view is OUTSTANDING!

Petrr

On February 9th the group displayed our 12x15 small venue layout at the Dogwood Terrace Retirement Community in Western Henrico County (a Richmond suburb).

A great time was had by all....the residents have asked us back already!

Peter

Here is a picture of the crew for the day......

Conspicuous by his absence was our newly elected President for 2019, Tom (Gilly@N&W), who set the layout up the day before, so that we could run trains when we got there.....while he traveled to Roanoke to attend his nephew's Eagle ceremony.

Here's a picture of Tom, from the Fall of 2018, working on the big layout.......

Peter

Putnam Division posted:

On February 9th the group displayed our 12x15 small venue layout at the Dogwood Terrace Retirement Community in Western Henrico County (a Richmond suburb).

A great time was had by all....the residents have asked us back already!

Peter

God bless you, Peter, and your crew, for this wonderful effort of kindness!

Peter, Tom, and the rest of the Modular Group, that is a great service to those in need.  I am always glad when someone brings in a display or performance to the personal care homes my aunt and parents now live in.  I visit, but I can never visit enough it seems.

BTW, Peter, if you are having the Thursday breakfast at Tic Toc Diner in York in April, I will bring the maple syrup again.

HCSader73 posted:

BTW, Peter, if you are having the Thursday breakfast at Tic Toc Diner in York in April, I will bring the maple syrup again.

Wow!  Maybe I should see if I can get away just to go to the Diner breakfast and head back to Butler, since I can't go to the whole meet!!    It's one of the best parts of York!!

Mark Boyce posted:

HCSader73 posted:

BTW, Peter, if you are having the Thursday breakfast at Tic Toc Diner in York in April, I will bring the maple syrup again.

Wow!  Maybe I should see if I can get away just to go to the Diner breakfast and head back to Butler, since I can't go to the whole meet!!    It's one of the best parts of York!!

It would be great to see you there, Mark! It was wonderful meeting so many OGR forum men to put faces to names.

Pete, Yes it was nice meeting folks from here.  I was there in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.

Mark Boyce posted:

Pete, Yes it was nice meeting folks from here.  I was there in Fall 2017 and Spring 2018.

Then we just missed each other. My first and only time was this past October.

RC3R was back at it today with another work party. Today, a cart to transport the seven modules that comprise our 12x15 modular layout. This cart will allow us to unload and transport all modules in one shot. We built it 33" wide, so it should fit through doors in most public buildings. The modules fit into a 72.5"x 30" well. Rick (in the light tee-shirt) rolled this into the trailer single handedly. We should be able to unload the trailer in less than 5 minutes. As I type this, I'm mulling over another smaller cart for handling the legs, plexiglass barriers, and skirts.

This cart was planned at the onset of this layout. The next item will be lift-out scenery sections for each module.

There is already discussion about building one of these for the modules on the large layout.

Nothing like good planning and forethought.

Here are a few more pics......

Yeah....it fits!

I am bless to be associated with Master Craftsman!

Peter

It's a great idea and really does the job!  We all need to use our heads more and our backs less!

A generous donation of PostWar has been cleaned, lubed and is "ready-to-roll" thanks to  my modular group colleague, Gary.....

2 gigs next weekend with the 12x15' layout......

Saturday the 16th: Bon Air Library 1-3 PM

Sunday the 17th: Virginia Train Collector's Train Show. Bishop Ireton Hall. 3300 Courthouse Rd, North Chesterfield VA 23236. 9-3PM

Peter

A busy weekend March 16 and 17.

March 16....the Bon Air Library....the PostWar 681 in the video is a donation to the group that has been expertly refurbished by our group member, Gary.....

Peter

March 17 was the Virginia Train Collectors swap meet in North Chesterfield, Virginia.....

1st the stills and then the videos.....

This next pic shows another O gauge group, the Silver Rail Club....

......and back to the RC3Rs

The Santa Fe AA is another PostWar donation that member Gary refurbished.....its pretty beat up on the outside, but a great runner. The growl of the dual AC motors can be very nostalgic!

I put a lot of station pics. Does anyone recognize it? It is an exact replica of the Ashland VA Amtrak station and was done by a local modeler.

Peter

Some short videos from the 17th to finish.......and you can see what happens when 2 transplanted New Yorkers are running trains.....all of a sudden you are taken back to the heyday of the New York Central and you are transported to the Mohawk Valley between Utica and Schenectady.....

I love the Amtrak shots and love the growl of the PostWar Santa FE AAs......

Peter

Looks great Peter. I like the NYAR MP-15 too! I think the NY guys are taking over. I'm still up here and can't wait to get out.

Bob

Peter, Thanks for all of the pics of the passenger station. That is very impressive! Even without knowing the prototype, I was drawn to its detail and well landscaped grounds. 

Peter, I certainly did recognize the Ashland station!!  Excellent job!  All the photographs and videos are great!  I recall Bon Air from my days in Richmond, but had to look at Google Maps to see what is called North Chesterfield!  I see up by the Chippenham Parkway that was extended since I lived there in '76 and '77.  I used to drive Rt 10 to work in the City at Vepco every day.  Yes, I guess a lot has changed!

You gents do a fantastic job!!

Though I haven’t posted on the thread recently, the group has been busy.

We are sharing a storefront with an out-of-season Santa display. Our pay-back is to run trains the 1st weekend of the month whit we did yesterday.

We participated in Ettrick Train day 2 weeks ago and spent a Saturday morning in my garage building the raffle layout for this Christmas season.

Here are some pics......I will split them up into groups.

Peter

Storefront running pictures......

Peter

Peter, Thank you for the update and photographs!  You fellows have been busy!  The storefront idea sounds great!  What other groups and events go on at the Ettrick Train Day?

Peter,

Great fun and an excellent way to promote the hobby and give back.

Have fun this season.

Working on the 12x15' today to get ready for our next show.....the Virginia Train Collectors swap meet in Charlottesville, VA on July 13th.......and did some clean up......after the meet we will be switching over to the big layout......and then the real 

The trolley did not do well on the 16" streets.......so, we switched to a simple L with 21" curves. We will have to bolster the bumpers a little.

We continue to be active with a series of "open houses", exhibiting at the VTC Charlottesville show and getting ready for the end-of-August Chesterfield County Fair and the winter train season.....

Peter

Here we are at the VTC show in Charlottesville.....

Peter

Back to the storefront for a display next weekend......

The Station Module crew getting ready for the winter season......

The TimeSaver expertly refurbished by Gilly@N&W.....

Gilly's Halloween layout.

We'll be using this layout next weekend to run trains and then it will be part of a Santa display in the store......

The TimeSaver front view......

Peter

Very nice, Peter!!  I'm glad to see you fellows have been busy recently!!

Today, RC3R setup at the Chesterfield County Fair. This is our first appearance since 2015. It was here in 2007 that the four charter members of RC3R first met to run trains with a club from the Crewe Train Museum. We debuted the large layout consisting of four corners and eight straights in 2009. We've been growing slowly and steadily ever since.

This is our 12x15 layout. It has proven itself to be a reliable and popular layout. This is it's 5th appearance this year. Today's setup was accomplished in about 1 1/2 hours. We are able to use it for displays as short as one day.  

Some scenes from the 2019 Chesterfield County Fair.......

Peter

Gearing up as we get ready for the Fall Train Season......Midlothian Days is October 19th.

Running trains at the store for the public as we stand around and strategize for our upcoming events.

Have a great weekend......looking forward to seeing many of you at York. I will be walking around in a River City 3 Railer baseball cap.....if you see it, please introduce yourself. One of the great things about York is putting faces with a name....

Peter

Looks great, Peter!  I would say you gents will be ready as always!! 

Have a great time at York!  I wish I could go, but with my upcoming knee replacement surgery, I would be spending way too much time sitting at the tables in the Orange Hall tables.    Hopefully I will be recovered and ready to go next time!!  

While I’m at work today the guys are busy setting up for the annual Science Museum of Virginia show......this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more details, check out the museum’s website www.smv.org

Here are. Few pics........sure wish I was there to help them!

Great work, guys!

Peter

Looks great everyone!  Have a great show!

Wow! The large layout and a Christmas table!

Do any of the guys have some close-up shots of the Christmas table? I think I can see some clever decorations and buildings...

Putnam Division posted:

While I’m at work today the guys are busy setting up for the annual Science Museum of Virginia show......this Friday, Saturday and Sunday. For more details, check out the museum’s website www.smv.org

Here are. Few pics........sure wish I was there to help them!

 

Great work, guys!

Peter

Looking forward to more images Peter. That's one cool ceiling!