NEW LAYOUTS FEATURED AT TRAIN SHOW
Two new model train layouts will be featured at METRO Model Railroad
Club's annual railroad show and swap meet. The event is scheduled
for Sunday, March 11th at Circle B Recreation on Highway 60 in
Cedarburg. For the first time, all gauges of model railroading will
be represented.
One of the new participants is the WIZKidZ, (Wisconsin Illinois Z
KidZ) who will be bringing Z scale trains. These are models so small
that a layout can be built in a cigar box, and indeed two cigar box
layouts and a much larger layout will be displayed by this group.
The Milwaukee `N Southeastern club will bring an N scale layout that
has never been shown locally before. It features various scenes of
small town America featuring large amounts of vehicles and various
eye catching scenes such as a train derailment, train watching park,
and many more.
METRO will be bringing back its own HO layout that has twice been
judged best in the nation at the National Train Show. One of the
most highly detailed layouts ever built and now freshened up after
many years of display, it has many animations and numerous (and
humorous) details designed to delight children of all ages.
The Lakeshore O-Scale Railroaders will again be bringing a Lionel
layout to the show and permitting anyone to run the locomotives,
including Thomas the Tank Engine, around the tracks. Kids can also
fire missiles from train cars, unload barrels and milk cans, and
enjoy seeing in small scale some of their favorite movie and TV
characters, including Buzz and Woody from Toy Story, Mike and Sulley
from Monsters Inc., Nemo and his friends, and many more.
Other returnees include the Badgerland S Gaugers showing the classic
American Flyer scale trains as well as new S-scale trains that are
currently available. The West Bend, Jackson and Southern will
showing examples of G scale equipment that is most frequently used to
create outdoor garden railroads and also some #1 scale trains. The
Grandkids Railroad will be on hand with its dazzling display of
lights and sounds.
In addition, more than 50 tables of dealers and swappers will be on
hand to buy, sell and trade model railroad equipment, both new and
used. Some notable dealers are Don Manlick of DM Custom Decals who
will be selling his GB&W and other decals, Cannonball Models of
Madison that specializes in N scale, Enginehouse Services of Green
Bay, Mullet River & Southern Hobbies, Setco Trains, The Toy Train
Depot with a huge selection of railroad video's, as well as many
other dealers. The many club members and dealers on hand will be able
to help modelers young and old with layout design, problem solving,
and scenic hints.
Attendees can sign up for door prizes which include railroading books
and one year subscriptions to Kalmbach Publishing's magazine Model
Railroader.
This is the 12th consecutive year for the show, which has become the
largest in southeast Wisconsin after Milwaukee's TrainFest.
Membership in all of the clubs showing is open; attendees can talk to
club members at the show for membership details. METRO can also be
found on the web at www.metrorrclub. org.
Show hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is by a $2 donation for
adults; as always, children under 12 are admitted free when
accompanied by an adult. Commercial sponsors of this year's show
include Ohana Ambulance, Kalmbach Publishing, and Tires Unlimited
Automotive Services.
Further details can be obtained by calling Ray Meyer at 262-
284-5566 (rgmeyer2@...) during business hours or by calling
Jim Bartelt at 262-284-5876 (jimbartelt@...) at other times

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