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Bob Kane.

I am looking after the clincs for our May 2010 convention in Saint John. We are
looking for MFMR members who would like to present
"hands on" clinics regarding some practical aspect of model
railroading. It can relate to scenery, maintenance, model building,
backdrops,you name it!If you would like to take part
please contact me asap at kanee@nb.sympatico.ca. Looking forward to hearing
I am looking after the clincs for our May 2010 convention in Saint John. We are

looking for MFMR members who would like to present

"hands on" clinics regarding some practical aspect of model

railroading. It can relate to scenery, maintenance, model building,

backdrops,you name it!If you would like to take part

please contact me asap at kanee@nb.sympatico.ca. Looking forward to hearing

from you...Bob Kane.

from you...Bob Kane.

When she picked it up she told me that it would be for her grandson who lives with his parents in Germany (his father is assigned to a NATO unit there).  But he would be home for a visit during the summer and they’d give it to him then.  I asked her to give me a call so I could get a picture to share with members of the MFMR.

About a week ago I received the call and made arrangements to meet their grandson, Brandon.  His grandfather, Gil, told me that Brandon was so excited to receive the train set that they immediately had to clear the dining room table to set it up and he’d been playing with it non-stop ever since!

Apparently Brandon is about as big a train fan as they come, and he’s only 5 years old!  Instead of dinky cars and action figures he has trains of all shapes and sizes from Thomas to the Polar Express (and that’s what he calls all steam locos).  He loves coming to visit his grandparents. Gill has a model railroad in his basement that he is allowed to play with from time to time.  He also loves where he lives in Germany too, since there is a small privately owned rail yard practically in his back yard.

I invited Brandon and Gill to visit the Bayside and Tidewater before Brandon returned to Germany.  I wish I had taken some photos because he was definitely in his glory (actually I was too busy keeping up with him to take pictures!).  He couldn’t decide what he wanted to look at or which train he would like to run.  I think he ran just about every loco in the room, for a foot or two at least!

It’s encouraging to see a young person this excited by trains, and to be supported by his family.  Hopefully Brandon  settles in the Maritimes when he moves back to Canada so he can participate in the MFMR!

Scott

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Jim also had a two page illustrated article in the March-April 2006 issue of Canadian Railway Modeller, on Adding a Decoder to an N Scale Track Cleaning Car.