In these troubled political times we urge you to BUY CANADIAN when it comes to model railroad equipment. Support our local hobby shops. Amazon and Train World doesn't need your money, but Warehouse Hobbies and the Frog and Diamond do. Bachmann and Atlas doesn't need your support, but our good friend Jason Schron of Rapido, who has made several presentations for the WMRC, does!
At our next meeting Dave Ackmann of the NMRA Gateway Division will show how he has created billboards for his Baden, Vogt & DeSmet layout. Learn how to secure artwork from the Internet, how to turn images into decals, standardize billboard sizes, building support structures for billboards both from styrene and using 3D printing, and the utility of gauge blocks and assembly fixtures.
The fun starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, February 7th in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. Please note that the date of the meeting has been moved up from its usually scheduled time of the second week of the month. The canteen will be open, and we will have out usual model and photo displays and our 50/50 draw.
We had two great models submitted to the WMRC’s monthly model display at our January meeting. Don Cooper brought in a Bar Mills kit of the Old Dominion Brewing Company, and Larry Leavens showed us his BC Rail Roundhouse model bulkhead flat with a pipe load.
Larry used cocktail straws painted black with craft paint. Scale 4X4 lumber was cut to length to provide support for the pipes. Chart tape was used for the metal bands.
Our monthly model display is open to anyone who want to bring in any model that they’ve been working on. It’s a display, not a contest. Anyone who submits a model has a chance to win $20 in a random draw, so come to the meeting and show us your latest creation!
The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club has donated $2,000 to the Vintage Locomotive Society towards their fund drive to restore the Prairie Dog Central’s steam No. 3 locomotive and $1,000 to the Midwest Rail Association to go towards the renovations of the Winnipeg Railway Museum. The WMRC has long been a steward of the community. We have donated thousands of dollars throughout the years to St. Amant. This time we’re reaching out to our fellow railway organizations who need our help.
John Longhurst has been named a member of the Order of Canada in December. He is one of 88 Canadians who've received the honour in 2024. He joins more than 8,000 Canadians who have received the country's highest civilian honour.
John, who has been the faith page columnist for the Winnipeg Free Press since 2023 and is also a religion reporter for Canadian Affairs, won the award for his contributions to the country's religious and spiritual media, his efforts to promote positive interdenominational relations, to reduce hate and to help readers see the humanity in every person.
But John has always been very well known for his outstanding contributions to the hobby and to Winnipeg's model railroading community. John was the associate editor of Canadian Railway Modeller magazine for many years. He was an active member of the WMRC member, where he served as the club's publicity director. He has a model railroad blog, titled the CP Rail Manitoba and Minnesota Subdivision, which has had over one million viewers.
In 1998, John and his brother-in-law, the late Ken Epp, founded the Great Canadian Train Show, which became Manitoba's largest train show, and ran until 2012. He was the convention director for the 2005 Canadian Association of Railway Modellers annual national convention, titled Golden Rails, which was the only the second time the city had hosted a national model railroad convention.
The fun starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, January 10 in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. The canteen will be open, and we will have our usual mode land photo displays and a 50/50 draw. Guests are always warmly welcomed. Hope to see you there!
