Nov 17, 2012 - Meeting Summary
The San Diego S Gaugers held the November club meeting in our clubhouse in Liberty Station. Attendees were: Mike Forys, Raulf Polichar, Alex Sibbald, Bob Graves, Dale Minard and Al Keil.
Show and Tell:
Bob brought in boxcars in several gauges to create a display that shows their relative size. It was agreed that we should strive to obtain identical boxcars in all gauges. Dale brought in two large wall units he built to help organize our back room.
Treasurer’s Report:
Bob Graves reported that we took in $29.51 in donations in November. This has been a short month due to our meeting early to avoid Thanksgiving conflicts.
Old Business:
PY4/PY5 Passing Siding:
The turnout is installed and needs grass and the laying of track.
PY2.0:
This module needs a switch motor.
PY2.5
This module needs switch control.
Lift bridge module:
The Lift Bridge module base and side towers have been constructed. It is now residing at the clubhouse and is being worked on.
Window Layout:
Our activity counter recorded 855 hits since last month’s meeting. The lake bed is still being sealed with flex paste to contain the realistic water. The motel has made several visits to the clubhouse and should be completed this month.
Inside Staging area:
We are suspending progress in order to concentrate on higher priorities.
Upgrade SDSG Website:
Bob is working on installing the Land’s End order form on the club web site to facilitate the ordering of club shirts.
U Channel discussion:
Mike Forys has located U Channel with a slightly smaller ID and will order it to arrive before GTE.
New Business:
2013 Calendar:
There will be a Narrow Gauge Convention in Pasadena in August 2013. Bob will investigate our participation as part of the layout tour.
Insurance:
Mike Forys is looking into content insurance for our club. Our 100% NMRA Club renewal is due in November.
CY2013 Budget:
Dale is estimating $315 for the purchase of material to support our brochure, Junior Engineer Sticker and club business card creation during CY2013.
Future Clinics:
We will be expanding our clinic sessions to encompass other subject areas as well as engine repairs. The club plans to meet for a 3-hour session before each monthly Saturday meeting. We are considering having some work sessions before our open to the public sessions on Wednesdays and Sundays.
Next Open House:
We will be holding a holiday open house on December 15 from 11AM until 4PM. The club meeting will be held from 9:30AM until 10:30AM on that morning.
Future meetings are scheduled for Dec 15th and Jan 19, 2013.
The World’s Greatest Hobby Train Show is coming to the Del Mar Fairgrounds on the 9th and 10th of February. The two test track modules have been completed and are ready to be used as display modules at the NASG booth. We have received confirmation of our participation. SDSG will be the host club manning the NASG booth.
This show is fast approaching and the club went over a plan to tear down the display on Wednesday, Nov 28 after our visitor hours and transport some modules to Bob Graves’s garage. On the following Friday the remaining modules at the clubhouse will be picked up and delivered to the Fair Grounds. The modules at Bob’s place will be picked up afterwards. Setup hours at the fairgrounds are from 11AM until 6PM on Friday.
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