1. 
Background Building
Using Your Computer & the Internet - Marshall Abrams
We will cover commercial
backdrops, backdrop painting ideas especially clouds, getting and
using pictures from the internet, manipulating pictures, sharpness,
resolution & printing, how to touch-up pictures, and perspective.
We will see how to mock up the scene, paste buildings to backdrop, and
use standoff spacers for 3d appearance. Two worked examples will be
presenteda downtown urban scene and a light industry. Reference material
includes lots of pointers to web resources, a list of top free or shareware
photo editors, and a book list. Computer briefing with many examples;
briefing handout provided.
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2. Ceiling Tile Rocks - Mark Andresen
A Power
Point presentation on geologic forms and trap rock, a moment of discovery.
Why are ceiling tiles used? When should they be used? How are the tiles
to be used? How do I get started? Thoughts, tips, and ideas along the
way. Give credit where credit is due. An hour presentation discussing
creating rock formations using ceiling tiles and the medium for construction.
A handout will be available.
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3. Getting your MRR
Authors Achievement - Martin
Brechbiel
So, you're contemplating working towards getting your
Author Certificate in the NMRA Achievement Program with the end result
going straight to quaking in fear with memories of those endless term
papers that tormented you for another time and place. This is really far
less intimidating than it appears and really is a readily achievable
category that is also a creative experience that encompasses giving
clinics, videotape, web pages, or the traditional article format at a
variety of levels. We'll go through all of the requirements & rules,
discuss the "nuts & bolts" of how to do it, as well as go through my
experiences with personal hints and tips for being a successful Model
Railroad Author.
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| 4. Building
in Wood: flatcar, small freight station, or milk station (Hands-on) - Martin
Brechbiel
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 Building
in Wood (Hands-on clinic) will be a
"builder's choice" of 3 kits: a flatcar, a small freight station, or a
milk station @ a cost of just $15. Bring your tools! The available
numbers of the latter two kits are very limited (2 & 5, respectively),
so this is a 1st come, 1st served opportunity, and maybe the last chance
to build the small freight station kit!
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5.
Weathering - John Drye
There are as many weathering
techniques as there are colors of dirt. Two of the most popular are
painting with washes and dry-brushes (lots of thinned paint and just a
little paint, respectively) and dusting with artists' chalks. The clinic
will look at these techniques as well as ways to show damage,
maintenance and repainting. To see how weathered cars look, the first
step is to take a look at prototype cars, to see how nature ruins the
railroads' collections. If you model the modern era, all you need to do
is to continue to photograph the train after the engines pass. If you
model an older era, there is tremendous variety of published material
with good color pictures of dirty, rusted dented, stained and grungy
rolling stock. Just what we're looking for!
Go from this: … …………………………………………to this!!!
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6. Making
Pine and Cypress Trees of the Southeast - Michael Hart
Constructing Pine and Cypress trees of the south eastern U.S., using
stick, clay and caulk techniques together w/ tree root branches, build
a model from scratch fallowing four easy steps to create a very realistic
looking tree.The photo shows the type of trees that will be modeled.
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7. Model Railroad Protography
- Paul Dolkos
A Portfolio of Prototype Based Layouts.
Over the years Paul has photographed many model railroads. In this clinic
he will present a selection of photos of many of the layouts and talk
about what the builders wanted to accomplish and other stories about the
modeler.
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8. Creating Brass Stencils
for Your Logo - Gil Fuchs
 When
decals just won't do the job, you can't find them, or you can't get your
hands on an Alps printer - create and paint your own logo on your preferred
rolling stock using this technique, which is borrowed from the world of
PCB production. The process is not very complicated, using your preferred
graphic editing program (Corel Draw examples will be shown), and materials
available at your local Radio Shack store and on-line. The result is a
durable brass stencil that can be used over and over with your airbrush
to paint logos on a large number of cars, engines and/or buildings. As
an added bonus, the printed logo can be made to have the fuzzy look of
sprayed-on lettering, as in the prototype.
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