mdvle Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) After being forced to cancel their planned meet the Railway Modellers Meet of British Columbia is instead holding a virtual meet. It is *free* and will be held using Zoom, and will be held on 4 consecutive Thursday evenings starting at 7:00pm PDT, with 2 meets on each Thursday with a 30 minute gap. Registrations and sessions will start/be announced next week, though a blogger has already announced he will be doing a session on modelling in S scale. Blog post discussing the first session: https://themodelrailwaydotshow.wordpress.com/2020/04/30/join-me-online-at-the-railway-modellers-meet-of-british-columbia/ Page for the meet organizers http://railwaymodellersmeetofbc.ca/ Edited March 14, 2023 by mdvle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 The NMRA held a Virtual World Wide Web convention on April 24/25 on Facebook, they have now released the videos to YouTube for everyone. 20+ Videos available at: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBbDHVLodgxn8otpnudMsHdQMucCzcTWD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share Posted May 10, 2020 According to Model Railroad Hobbyist (May issue) the NMRA is planning more Virtual Conventions, to be held on May 16th, May 30th, June 13th, and June 27th. Each one will be on Facebook and be 12 hours long, with I would guess YouTube versions of the videos to appear a week or so later. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 Courtesy of a blog post, the May 16th NMRA virtual convention will run from 6am to 6pm ET The schedule (all time ET) 6a John Gaydon | NSW, Australia | Automated Model Railroad Signalling 7a Gerry Hopkins MMR | NSW, Australia | Virtual Layout Tour - Australian Nrrow gauge 8a Mike Mackey MMR | TX, USA | 3D Printing & Model Railroading 9a Joseph Giunto | AK, USA | Creating Simple Rust for Beginners 10a Perry Lamb | GA, USA | Detailing Diesel Locomotives 11a Dave Burman | WI, USA | Against the Grain - Modeling Prototype Agriculture 12p Kevin Marks | WI, USA | Build a layout with Fast Tracks using one turnout assembly fixture 1p Clark Kooning MMR | ON, Canada | How to build a DPM model Structure 2p Andrew Porter | CT, USA | Virtual Layout Tour - Elk Creek Logging Company 3p Tony Cook | MO, USA | An Overview of Revell HO 4p Ralph Benzetti | ON, Canada | Weathering Wall Signs 5p Eduardo Becherell | Mexico | Landscape 101 http://blog.thevalleylocal.net/2020/05/friday-fun-another-virtual-convention.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickBrad Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 I would tune in, but it seems I have to sign up to the NMRA to see the live convention? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 16, 2020 Author Share Posted May 16, 2020 (edited) 4 hours ago, NickBrad said: I would tune in, but it seems I have to sign up to the NMRA to see the live convention? Just checked, no membership required. If you are a Facebook member you can see and participate in the conversation as well as watch the video With no Facebook account you can simply watch the video. https://www.facebook.com/NMRA.org/ I would hope that as they did with the first live event they will eventually release the videos to YouTube. Edited May 16, 2020 by mdvle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Patrick SPF Posted May 16, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 16, 2020 I understand that today's event will eventually go up on YouTube, I believe it will be available on Facebook earlier. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 New Virtual RPM meet - Hindsight 20/20 Saturday June 13th from 12:00pm to 8:00pm EDT Focused on freight car models and research, it is free but requires registration as there is a limit to the number who can watch. Each clinic scheduled for 30 minutes with 15 minutes between clinics. http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-2020-registration/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 25, 2020 Author Share Posted May 25, 2020 The May16th events have appeared on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHw-7-1FWB5zQgTM0ZVY-Yw/videos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 (edited) To late for today live, but it appears the NMRA have started live streaming to YouTube as well as Facebook for their live vents. Today's streams can currently be found on the NMRA YouTube page - link in message above - as 2 multi-hour videos (I am guessing sometime in the next couple of weeks they will upload each segment as a separate video as they have in the past). Today's schedule was; 6a Mike Mackey MMR Texas Scenery with Florist Foam 7a Gerry Hopkins MMR Australia More Layouts from Down Under 8a Lloyd Henchey Ontario, Canada Layout Tour: MHO Junction 9a Jerry Britton Pennsylvania Moving the Presidents by Rail 10a Dwight Sturtevant Massachusetts Layout Tour - New Middleton & Stonypoint RR 11a Duane Richardson MMR Texas If it ain't dirty it ain't done 12p Scott Perry South Carolina Scratch Building Structures 1p Randall Hammill Connecticut New Haven Steam, A Detail Study for Modelers (1) 2p Pete Stenmetz California Simple, Effective Weathering Techniques 3p John Bate Manitoba, Canada A Gentle Introduction to Arduino Programming 4p Jim Sacco Pennsylvania Easy Streets Using Sintra (and some tips on modelling Streets) 5p Clark Kooning MMR Ontario, Canada Modelling Rocks on your layouts Upcoming schedule: June 13 6am - 6pm EDT NMRAx (the current stuff they have been doing) June 20 7pm - 9pm EDT Ask the MMR June 27 6am - 6pm EDT NMRAx July 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 - 8am to 11pm EDT each day - NMRAx 'GatewayX' - Clinics, Layout Tours and Ask the Expert 1) additional information to go with this video presentation https://newbritainstation-my.sharepoint.com/personal/randy_newbritainstation_com/_layouts/15/onedrive.aspx?id=%2Fpersonal%2Frandy_newbritainstation_com%2FDocuments%2FDocuments%2FClinics%2FNH Steam - Detail Study%2FNH Steam Handouts&originalPath=aHR0cHM6Ly9uZXdicml0YWluc3RhdGlvbi1teS5zaGFyZXBvaW50LmNvbS86ZjovcC9yYW5keS9FZ0ZoRUVFaDZaWkxqZWFNdl9CSDF3a0JzaHlSR2JvUDFKWUt0eDBpd3k3MmF3P3J0aW1lPTFWX1pldk1FMkVn Edited May 30, 2020 by mdvle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Following the success of the Hindsight 2020 virtual RPM meet the organizers are doing some more. First up is Wednesday July 15th 8:00pm to 9:30 pm EDT - LIghtroom for Model Railroaders Registration is free. Planning for a second virtual RPM is happening also, details to be announced. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted August 4, 2020 Author Share Posted August 4, 2020 Some upcoming events. The Toronto Railway Museum is having The Locomotives of John Street: Part 2 on Thursday August 6th at 8:00pm EDT (last about an hour) - John Street was the CPR's passenger operations roundhouse in Toronto. Registration is free, or you can choose to make a donation. https://torontorailwaymuseum.com/?tribe_events=online-lecture-steam-locomotives-of-john-st-part-2 Limited slots available. The second Hindsight 20/20 Virtual RPM will be held on Saturday, August 22nd from 12:00 noon EDT to 8:00pm EDT. There are 10 presentations scheduled, each about 30 minutes with a 15 minute break between presentations and a 45 minute meal break. Registration is free, and there are details on how to make a donation via PayPal to cover the costs of the Zoom fee for those willing. Full details can be found at http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-20-20-2-0-registration/ At time of posting there are only 244 spots left. And potentially coming in November is a virtual Trainfest. The annual Trainfest show in Milwaukee had to be cancelled as the venue was uncertain for their November dates, but they are hoping to run a virtual show of some sort. https://trainfest.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 The third Hindsight 20/20 FREE virtual RPM meet has been announced, Saturday September 26th from 12 noon to 8pm EDT. Tentative schedule: Pierre Oliver - making a great kit even better: improving details on the IMWX box car kit Clark Propst - 50's Flash - Minneapolis & St. Louis Freight cars in the Schroeder era Tony Thompson - improving the accuracy of PFE models Ben Hom - NYC hopper cars Ken Freeman & Jim Otto - Conrail RS3m Part One: The DeWitt Geeps Will Lawrence - a paper industry essential: modelling sodium chlorate hoppers Dave Owens - DODX 38000 series heavy duty flat cars Ralph DeBlasi - fun with flats Shannon Crabtree - planning an effective and rewarding room-sized layout Ted Culotta - scratchbuilding single sheathed car sides each slot is scheduled for 30 minutes with a 15 minute break, and a 45 minute meal break between 5:00 and 5:45 schedule subject to change virtual display room on Flickr to show images of recent/current projects. Link for info / to register - http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-20-20-3-0-registration/ PDF of the flyer/schedule - http://speedwitchmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hindsight2020-flier-3.0.pdf 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 YouTube playlist of layout visits and a couple of clinics from the 40th National Narrow Gauge Convention https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjWp6F8wZPVNnQio-UQJHDXCpOxCp12_V Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted September 22, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 22, 2020 On 13/09/2020 at 18:12, mdvle said: The third Hindsight 20/20 FREE virtual RPM meet has been announced, Saturday September 26th from 12 noon to 8pm EDT. Link for info / to register - http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-20-20-3-0-registration/ PDF of the flyer/schedule - http://speedwitchmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hindsight2020-flier-3.0.pdf I 'attended' the first 2 Hindsight2020 RPM meets and thoroughly enjoyed both, picked up lots of new tips and ideas and saw some top-notch modelling. For UK residents, the timing is doable, 17:00-01:00. Highly recommended, I've already registered for Hindsight 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Next event is a 1 hour Wednesday night presentation by Craig Zeni on the Penn Central ex-NYC F7 units and modelling them using Highliners body kits. Wednesday October 7th at 8:00pm EDT. http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-20-20-wednesday-october-7-2020/ http://speedwitchmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hindsight2020-zeni-flier.pdf Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GW Jim Posted September 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 26, 2020 Hello all. Half way into Hindsight 3 and finding it very enjoyable, will be in Wed 7th October issue!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 No details as of yet but they are also planning another full session on October 24th, and plans are underway for more after that. They also put out a request for anyone who would be interested in presenting a session to contact them (sessions are 30 minutes). Easiest contact would probably be Ted through the Speedwitch media website. - http://speedwitchmedia.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 The Iowa Chapter of the NRHS with Cedar Rapids Railfans is starting up a serious of monthly virtual slide shows starting October 25th, hosted on YouTube. Each session will be approximately 1 hour long (about 80 to 100 images) and held on a Sunday afternoon (in the US timezones) Current schedule (work in progress, subject to change) is: October 25th - Darren Ferreter November 15th - Barry Anderson December 13th - Andy Brown January 17th - Keith Graber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rkZC5MrPI (the YouTube link for the first video will give you the local time to you for the live presentation). The slideshows will also be available after the live event for those who can make the live events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 (edited) On 26/09/2020 at 20:14, mdvle said: No details as of yet but they are also planning another full session on October 24th, and plans are underway for more after that. They have a full lineup of presenters for the October 24th Hindsight 2020 session and are now started to accept submissions for a December 5th event. Edited October 5, 2020 by mdvle clarification Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hindsight 20/20 v4 is now open for registration, being held Saturday October 24th from Noon to 8pm EDT. Tentative schedule (in PDF) is here (2 layout tours are a new feature to this edition) http://speedwitchmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/hindsight2020-flier-4.0.pdf Registration (free, with optional tip jar for those who wish to help cover Zoom costs) http://speedwitchmedia.com/product/hindsight-20-20-4-0-registration/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) On 05/10/2020 at 12:05, mdvle said: The Iowa Chapter of the NRHS with Cedar Rapids Railfans is starting up a serious of monthly virtual slide shows starting October 25th, hosted on YouTube. Each session will be approximately 1 hour long (about 80 to 100 images) and held on a Sunday afternoon (in the US timezones) Current schedule (work in progress, subject to change) is: October 25th - Darren Ferreter https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rkZC5MrPI The slideshows will also be available after the live event for those who can make the live events. Just watched the first one - ran for 1h 22m and it mainly covered Cedar Rapids with the C&NW, Rock Island, and Milwaukee Road with some photos from other nearby places and the streetcar / interurban lines thrown in. If one had the space and couldn't decide on a railroad Cedar Rapids could be ideal with all 3 running next to each other through downtown with a union station for the first 2 and freight houses and some industry. Edited October 25, 2020 by mdvle Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium GW Jim Posted October 26, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 26, 2020 I registered for the Hindsight 20/20 v4 as soon as it opened for the meet held last Saturday, 24th. It was a brill collection of clinics, enjoying the layout tour from Tom Johnson, very impressed by his work, will keep look out for any news on his layout. A very talented modeller indeed. Stay safe. James. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 For those interested in the Hindsight virtual meets the next 2 dates have been made public for planning purposes, though note you can't yet register Quote With Hindsight 20/20 in the books, mark your calendars for December 5th and January 9th. We will not be opening registration until after we do one or two Wednesday night events. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdvle Posted October 27, 2020 Author Share Posted October 27, 2020 Generally the clinics presented are not recorded (copyright reasons for included material) but one of the clinics from the last Hindsight was recorded and anyone wondering what to expect may want to check it out. The presentation was "The Pennsylvania Railroad Transition Era Gondola Fleet (in 30 minutes)" and the PDF of the presentation can be found here: http://speedwitchmedia.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/PRR-Transition-Gon-Fleet.pdf And the video: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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