Convention Clinics

Clinic List

Subject	Clinician	Description	Location
Smoke Stack Modeling	Blaine Holbrook	Learn FAA and historical information to make your smoke stacks operational and prototypical. Scratch-built smoke stacks have two timer-controlled smoke generators and appropriate lighting circuits.	Hotel

Turnout Control	Geoff Carter	Equipment touch toggling with tortoise machines.	Hotel

All Things Decoder	Soundtraxx	Clinic details decoders and electronics. Bring your issues and questions to discuss with the professionals.	Soundtraxx

Simple Signals	Mike Nelson	Mike demonstrates a simple way to install signals on new or existing layouts.	Hotel

Cheap/Easy Details	Doug Jolley	Doug is a master detailer. He saves every piece of scrap to make fine details such as fences, flue pipes, flue pipe caps, valves, used auto tires and more.	Hotel

Locomotive Maintenance	Geoff Carter	Geoff will show us how to get old worn-out locomotives running again. Fine tune up techniques will be shown and demonstrated.	Hotel

3D Printing	Cameron Lafleur	Cameron will review the basics of 3D design in Tinkercad along with printing, and finishing a 3D printed object.	Hotel

Weathering Tips	Gary Myers	Modifying your rolling stock out of the box or kit, by making some simple improvements, looking at the prototype, and using acrylics and Bragdon powders to make your model more realistic.	Hotel

Laying Track	Jim Wanlass	Jim Wanlass will demonstrate his methods for creating perfect complex turnouts and hand-laid track.	Hotel

Achievement Program Enhancements	Bruce Petrarca (Pacific Southwest Region)	Bruce will detail NMRA system improvements for members. Among those enhancements is one enabling easier Achievement Program record keeping using a newly developed mobile app.	Hotel