Clinic for March 15th 2011

The clinic for this month is MTH Remote Commander. Dictated by Bruce Urbanski.

He taught us that this is a very simple way to play and own trains. As you can see by the picture, you can have a simple oval track and the train will work. Bruce told us that there is color coded set up and the electricity goes from train to track and then your done.

Don't forget the bell's and whistles.....really there are! Bruce, with the remote, pressed button and the train talked as if there were men on that train. There was smoke and of course the bell's and whistles. All you need now is to add the accessories, like a town or some homes and don't forget the trees.

Here is the link to MTH main page......

http://www.mthtrains.com/

Until next month, please check out MTC.

Lisa

Where we will be next......

Want to see us? We want to see you....

We will be at the Costick Communtity Center's Trainorama Extra. This is located at 28600 11 mile road in Farmington Hills Michigan.

When you ask? March 20, 2011 from 10am until 4pm.

Come one, come all and can't wait to see you.

Clinic for February 15, 2011

How to Make Ground Foam for Pennies.........

Greg Ostroski showed us to to make this neat and very realistic ground cover.

First you need some firm foam that is an inch thick and you need to cube it so it's about 1" x 1". I noticed it kinda looked like cubed cheese at the Super Bowl Game party. Greg said that the size doesn't matter but it is easier to chop in the blender. See step two.

Step two. You need a blender. Make sure it is an old one because you will be adding paint. Load the blender up loosely. Put the lid on and turn the blender on low speed. While the blend is running the foam will start to climb the wall. You are going to have to push the foam back down to the blades with out hitting the blades. Greg used a dowel and he stated that if your dowel touches the blender blades you might get wood stuck in your foam.

Step 3 as you are pushing the foam pieces down, Greg added some water about 1/4 cup and turned the speed all the way up.

Step 4, when the foam is in tiny, fine, pieces, then you add the paint. About 1/4 of a 2 fl. oz bottle. Continue mixing, adding more foam or paint until you get the right color and texture you wish.

Step 5 Greg stated to spread the mixture onto cardboard or a sheet of paper. He also mentioned that you should NOT put a fan on to help speed up the drying. The foam will blow away.

Thanks Greg for that very interesting clinic! and if you would like a copy of the "hand out" Greg gave us, please goto http://dansresincasting.com/Ground%20foam.htm.

See you next month......Lisa

Where will be next......

On March 22, 2009 we will be taking a road trip to the Costick Community Center in Farmington Hills MI. Our layout will be displayed, along with other fun things, on this Sunday and we would love for you to come. Here is the address:

Train-o-Rama Extra
Costick Community Center
28600 Eleven Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills MI 48336

The show runs from 10am until 4pm. The cost is $4.00 per person with kids 12 and under free with paying adult.

Can't wait to see you there.
Lisa

Our Meetings

Hello and welcome.
I have taken some pictures of a meeting we had on January 20th 2009. Someone brings in snacks and we talk about everything. The meeting starts around 6pm and we talk about old and new minutes. Then we took a break. When we came back we had Show N' Tell. This month is what we got for Christmas. If you look it the background on one of my pictures you can see that one of our Bruce's received a Lionel Train Lamp. I brought this camera, which was my gift, so I could take pictures.

Come join us and see what all the fun is about.

Lisa

Would you like to see what we are about?

Would you like to see what were about? Would you like to become a member? There are 2 places we are going to be set up before the year is over. All of us at FMRC would love for you to come by and say hi.

Lisa

October 26, 2008
10am-4pm
Cost: $4 (12 and under free with adult)

Redford Model Railroad Club's Train-o-Rama Extra
Costick Community Center
28600 Eleven Mile Rd.
Farmington Hills, MI
(734) 953-2546

November 30, 2008
10am-4pm
Cost: $3 (12 and under free)

Rails-on-Wheels
Saline Farm Council Grounds
5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd.
Saline, MI
http://www.railsonwheels.com

New Blog Look

Hello and Welcome All

This is the New Ford Model Railroad Club (FMRC) Blog. This is where you will come if you would like information on where we will be next. I mean where we will be taking our show. We take our modules all over the Metro Detroit area and we hope you will stop by and say HI.

My name is Lisa, and if I can help in anyway please leave a comment. You can leave one at the end of this post. You will see a white bar that says "posted by:_____" then the time then it it has a number and the comment. Click on the word COMMENT. A new page will pop up. On the right side there is a white box that says "leave comment." Type in what you want, don't forget to add your name, and their word verification. Now click on the orange box that says "publish your comments." Poof.....your done. If you want to read other peoples comments click on the same comment section as above. You will be redirected to a new page and you don't have to type in a word. If you need to, email me and I can help better.

Thanks for visiting the Ford Model Railroad Club and I hope you have a "rail-tastic" kinda of day.

Lisa ( a FMRC member)