November 2013 Monthly Meeting

Our November Monthly Meeting included a modeling contest jointly sponsored by the Carolina Southern Division and Mooresville Hobby Town, our monthly meeting host. The contest was open to the public and judging was done by employees of Mooresville Hobby Town. The prizes, furnished by Mooresville Hobby Town, were:

• First Prize: Two (2) Crown Classic tickets on the Great Smokey Mountain Railroad
• Second Prize: One (1) Great Smokey Mountain ticket
• Third Prize: $25 merchant credit at Mooresville Hobby Town

The contest was primarily for model dioramas and rolling stock, but all models were accepted. Even though NMRA Achievement Program judging was not used in the contest, both Fred Miller, MMR, and Jim Rager were on hand to judge models as desired by the owners and to give advice to others concerning their models with respect to NMRA AP standards.

Models on Display

           

An exquisitely detailed and accurate model of Grimes Mill formerly located in Salisbury by Sue Weddington and Lin Stafford

              

A large manufacturing complex diorama by Chris Potter

                        

A pair of masterfully detailed outside braced boxcars by Jack Parker, MMR

    

A pair of scratchbuilt transfer sheds (left one in HO and right one in N Scale) by Gil Brauch

   

A hand/scratch built live steam 2-8-0 and Shay (no photo available of the Shay). Modeler is not currently known to us, but we believe he has a garden railway near Denver. If you know him (or are him), please contact the Webmaster so we can give him proper credit.

                      

Here is a peek inside the cabs of the 2-8-2 (left) and Shay (right)

                                 

A diorama including custom painted/decaled locomotive and rolling stock for Ligonier Valley Stone (in PA) by Rusty Doss

     

A diorama featuring Alby's Grill and Bob's Crop Dusting, LLP by Bob Halsey

There were a few more models, but unfortunately the close up photos of them did not turn out well. Oh yes... what we are all waiting for...

AND THE WINNERS ARE...

Third Prize

                                                       

                          Chris Potter for his diorama featuring Reaghan Feed Mill

Second Prize

                                                       

                                Bob Halsey for his diorama featuring Alby's Grill

FIRST PRIZE

                                                      

                                 Mike Gilbert for his large industrial diorama

   

Here are some additional views of the winning diorama showing the many details that make it truly outstanding

Our thanks to all who made the effort to share their modeling expertise with the rest of us and congratulations to those who took home the prizes.
We hope to have more of these events in the future.

Photos by Jack Haynes