Dear San Francisco Bay Area O Scale Modelers,
What: O Scale Modelers Meet (including those who are in interested in O scale modeling).
When: Saturday, November 18, 10 am to about noon.
Where: Golden State Model Railroad Museum (GSMRM), Point Richmond, CA
Cost: Free to participants. Donations to the GSMRM are appreciated.
Website with Directions: https://www.gsmrm.org/index.shtml
Agenda:
1. Meet at 10 am. Introduce participants.
2. Discussion of the the state of 2-rail O scale modeling in the Bay Area. People can discuss their home or club layouts and their O scale modeling activities.
2. Show and tell. Display models and O scale projects that people are working on.
3. Possible Clinic: There will be a show and tell about battery powered O scale trains.
4. Run your trains or club trains on the GSMRM O-scale 2-rail display.
5. Lunch at a restaurant in Richmond. There are several good restaurants close to the club that is suitable for a group lunch. Everyone buys their own lunch.
The GSMRM O scale display occupies 4,000 square feet. Long trains can be run over various routes. The display has both DCC and DC operation on separate loops. This will be an opportunity for O scale modelers to run big engines and long trains through some really beautiful scenery. Please see the GSMRM website, (https://www.gsmrm.org/index.shtml) for more information.
The club also has an O scale interurban and On3 display. It is unknown if these displays will be operational during the meet.
Please plan to come and meet other Bay Area 2-rail model railroaders and enjoy a wonderful morning at the Golden State Model Railroad Museum.
Please tell your O scale friends about the meet.
Joe