March 24, 2012 - Meeting Summary
The San Diego S Gaugers held the March club meeting in our clubhouse in Liberty Station. Attendees were: Mike Forys, Raulf Polichar, Bob Graves, Alex Sibbald and Dale Minard.
Show and tell:
Reviewed progress on blending of the C4/PY1 interface. Checked out the switch indicator on P5 and the new PY4/PY2 addition to upgrade track one from a stub to a passing siding.
Treasurer’s Report:
The treasurer reported that donations are exceeding electric bills at the clubhouse and the initial startup expenses of moving into the clubhouse are almost paid off.
Standards:
The new control box for the outside main, which includes a 12vdc regulated power supply for the accessory buss now has a fan installed. Raulf has installed a led switch position indicator on PY5 for us to review.
Old Business
Partition/Mural:
The lower panel extensions have been installed and painted.
NMRA Visit 03/10/12:
The visit went smooth and everyone appeared to enjoy the layout and cookies. The clubhouse really looked great for the event.
Lift bridge module:
Project progress has been slowed by the lack of metal work expertise. The club is still pursuing the design suggested by Roland that incorporates a long arm on the hinge. Several construction goals are rigidity and ease of transport.
Window Layout:
The window expansion module legs have been modified to enable adjustment. The accessory electrical pickup will be installed on both sides of the inside track.
PY1-PY2 siding addition:
Plan to install hill and tree and electrical control of switch.
SDSG Website:
Upgrade to table of contents in process.
Grand Re-opening:
National Train Day is on Saturday, May 12 and is sponsored by Amtrak. It would be a great day to celebrate our first year anniversary and have our open house. Alex will contact Amtrak and gather info.
San Diego Layout Tours:
Southern San Diego will host layout tours on July 14 per Bob Chaparro. Mike will contact Bob to coordinate tour.
New Business
Gilbert Yard Upgrade:
TMCC has been incorporated to enable some of the Gilbert Accessories to be operated remotely as well as with locally situated pushbuttons.
Things to do:
Mike handed out a list of work needed on the layout by module number detailing status. We need to prioritize work items and assign members to do the work.
Future Shows:
The club has decided not to set up our layout at The Poway Train Song Festival or the Poway Station R.B. Church event this year.
San Diego Model Railroad Museum:
Assuming we are invited back on Labor Day Weekend we will offer to set up through Tuesday, which would then have us there for Free Tuesday, a 5 day run. Mike will contact John at SDMRR Museum.
Inside staging area:
A track level shelf located inside the modular layout, for staging trains for use on the inside main line is in the feasibility and design stage.
Future dates:
The next meeting of 2012 will be held at the clubhouse on April 28 at 2:00pm. Future meeting will be on May 19. Instead of separate, work days we typically start work sessions 2 hours before scheduled clubhouse hours and 4 hours before club meetings.
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