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2018 Model Contest Winners
2018 NNGC Model Contest winners
Motive Power - Rod Locomotive
Motive Power - Gear Locomotive
Motive Power - Internal Combustion
1st - Pete Watson
Rolling Stock - Caboose
Rolling Stock - Revenue Freight Car
Rolling Stock - Passenger Car
Rolling Stock - Logging Car
Rolling Stock - Special Equipment
Rolling Stock - Maintenance-Of-Way
Favorite Train
Structures - On-Line
Structures Off-Line
Dioramas - On-Line
Dioramas - Off-Line
Modules
Modular Layout
3rd - Near Sighted Narrow Gaugers
Square Footer
Youth Modeler (Under 18)
Automation
Photo Prototype - Color
3rd - Martin Pirnat
2nd - Herb Koenig
1st - Bill Jolitz
Photo Prototype - B&W
3rd - Brian Kelly
2nd - Daniel Raap
1st - Jeff Boock
Photo Model - Color
3rd - Bob Walker
2nd - Lori Flom
1st - Kenneth Ehlers
Photo Model - B&W
3rd - Bob Walker
2nd - Martin Pirnat
1st - Kenneth Ehlers
Special Awards
Midwood Memorial Award - Sam Swanson
Bachmann H. Lee Riley Memorial On30 Award - John Ehresman
Bachmann H. Lee Riley Memorial Large Scale Award - Dan Stengel
Fantasonics Engineering Award - Jim Burchell
Gazette Award - Robert A. Shields
Congratulations to all the winners.
Visiting friends’ layouts
Perhpas one of my favorite activities at the convention is to vivist the home layouts that are on tour during the convention. I was fortunate to visit the layouts of several friends’ layouts at this convention. Over the years I’ve developed friendships with many that regualrly attend the convention year-after-year. It was a pleasure to visit these fellows’ layouts.
2018 National Narrow Convention underway
It’s been a while but I am finally able to get back in the narrow gauge groove. The 2018 National Narrow Gauge Convention is underway. So far there has been a steam excursion and the model contest room was opened for entries. Meanwhile the vendor room is full of activity and many modular layouts are on display for convention goers. Clinics are keeping attendees up-to-date with the latest in the hobby.
I’ll have photos of the models soon.