MODEL TRAIN SHOW FEATURES
NEW LAYOUT AND EXPANDED HOURS


METRO Model Railroad Club's 13TH annual railroad show and swap meet
on Sunday, March 30th at Circle B Recreation on Highway 60 in
Cedarburg will have a brand new layout and expanded visitor hours.
The show will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Metro President Ray Meyer
said the club wanted to alleviate congestion in the parking lot (last
year caused by a bowling tournament going on at the same time) and
make the experience more fun for families.

Among the new features of this year's show will be an HO scale layout
recently created by the West Bend Ballast Scorchers which has not
been seen in Ozaukee County before. Among its many scenes are
included a replica of the Sturtevant depot, a cement plant and a
soccer game. Show Chairman Jim Bartelt said the club is constantly
striving to make the show fresh and to show the public the
interesting things that are happening in the world of model trains. A
special treat will be an HO scale model of a modern rotary mining
machine which spans nearly 14 feet in length, Jim said.

All of the common scales of model railroading will be represented.
Among the participants is the WIZ 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 their popular N scale
layout that drew a lot of attention last year. It features various
scenes of small town America with large numbers of vehicles and
various eye catching scenes such as a train derailment, a train
watching park, and interesting industries served by railroads.

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 Grandkids Railroad will be on hand with its
dazzling display of lights and sounds. 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, which are trains large enough to actually ride on. If
weather conditions are right, train rides might be offered by this
display.

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, 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 13th 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. Further details can be
obtained by calling Jim Bartelt at 262-284-5876
(jimbartelt@...).

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.

James Bartelt
jimbartelt@...

METRO RR Club
http://www.metrorrclub.org

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