Clinics

New Clinic has Been Added!

"Moving On Up: Taking Your Modeling To The Next Level."
Thursday afternoon 4 to 5 PM

Charlie Getz, long-time columnist for the NG&SL Gazette and former President of the NMRA, will address improving your modeling by taking a systematic approach. Using his favorite topic, structures as an example, Charlie will discuss the philosophy, choices, techniques and materials for successful modeling. Even if you have been in the hobby for a while, you will learn something new in this clinic illustrated with Charlie's modeling, much of which has graced the pages of the Gazette. Though he models primarily in HO, the information is useful for all scales.

After 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, June 7, Reservations Must Be Made at the Door of the Convention.

Clinics

The Grand Canyon Special 2023 Convention will offer three simultaneous clinics throughout the day on Thursday and Friday. They will be located in the conference rooms just off the lobby of the Drury Hotel. Two of the Clinics will be dedicated to topics on model railroading. One clinic will be dedicated to the Northern Arizona area and be of interest to both modelers and anyone visiting the area. Below is an early list of clinics, others will be added as the convention draws near.

Clinic Schedule - Thursday
Room	9:30 – 10:30	11:00 – 12:00	Lunch	1:00 – 2:00	2:30 – 3:30	4:00 – 5:00
Abineau	Meet NMRA Western District Director Mike Mackey, MMR	Contest Form Completion Carl Heimberger
O’Leary	What is Flagstaff? John Lovely, MMR	Timber Tales Shannon Benjamin		The Peavine Tom McColloch	Arizona Mineral Belt, Central Arizona, and Atlantic and Pacific Railroads Richard McGaugh	Basic Operations Steve Gust
Sycamore	LED Lighting Control on the ARHS Museum Layout John Mick	Using Arduinos in Model Railroads John Mick		Building Turnouts Using Fast Tracks Harold Helland MMR	Scratchbuilding with wood Frank Baker MMR
McMillan	DIY Lotion-Make and Take Erica Guinn	LCC From the Ground Up Craig Faris		Creating Interesting Model R/R Landscapes Kevin Spady	Going for the GOLD: Earn Your Golden Spike Award Dennis Ranke	Moving On Up: Taking Your Modeling To The Next Level Charlie Getz

Clinic Schedule - Friday
Room	9:30 – 10:30	11:00 – 12:00	Lunch	1:00 – 2:00	2:30 – 3:30	4:00 – 5:00
Doyle	The Harvey Girls in Arizona Linda Irick	Flowerpot Transfers Jenny Poole		Judging Clinic Mike Allee KENDRICK ROOM
O’Leary	Trails and Roads to Rails Jerry Snow	A Virtual Grand Canyon River Trip Wayne Ranney		United Verde and Pacific RR Phil Piet	Archeology of the SW. Lauren Carter	Traveling on the Canadian Rocky Mountaineer Bruce Petrarca MMR
Sycamore	Hospitality	Hospitality		Outdoor Railroading John Lovely MMR	History of the Grand Canyon RR / Future of the Arizona Heritage Park Al Richmond	Saving the Engines Joe Meehan, John Lovely MMR, Ron Talbot
McMillan	Making Inexpensive Pine Trees [2 hour clinic] Don Stewart			Building with Frank [4-hour clinic] Frank Baker MMR

Hobo Jo sez: you can learn all about the Grand Canyon and railroading at these clinics.

Building with Frank

In this clinic you will build a crossing shanty as seen on George Sellios / Fine Scale Miniatures layout. You will learn the tricks” for construction, proper bracing techniques to insure longevity of model, use of water base pigments on basswood, weathering, roofing materials and other modeling techniques / details. All kit / paint / window/ door and other model parts included. Tools and glue furnished by clinician. Tools required by modeler include xacto knife and small clamps or weights.

Price of Clinic/model $35.00

Limitied to 12 participants

Estimated build time 4-6 hours

FB Clinic Structure resized

June 5, 2023	After 12;00 Noon on Wednesday, June 7 Reservations Must Be Made at the Door of the Convention.
June 4, 2023	Banquet Tickets and Train Box Lunches are sold out.
May 31, 2023	Clinic descriptions are now available. Click on the menu bar "Clinic" Discriptions and then click on the link in the resulting website page.
May 22, 2023	Extended Train Registration Period until Wednesday, Jun 8
May 15, 2023	Room Block at the Drury Hotel expired
May 1, 2023	Added Description of Engine House Tour under “Tours” Added Layout Drawing of the Drury Hotel and High Country Convention Center under “Convention” at left side of the page.
Apr 24, 2023	New Menu Button has been added for the Hobo Breakfast.
Apr 22, 2023	Convention merchandise available for purchase at the company stores has been added to the website. Shirts and hats may be ordered in advance from Daylight Sales, and a link to their website has been added.
Apr 18, 2023	A Café Car serving snacks, sandwiches, sodas, beer and wine has been added to the train for your traveling enjoyment.
Apr 14, 2023	The schedule for the clinics has been updated to reflect those clinics that will appear in the Timetable at the Convention.
Mar 14, 2023	Frank Baker’s “Building with Frank” Extra Fare Clinic added. Cost: $35
Feb 28, 2023	The First Class car is sold out on the GCR.
Feb 20, 2023	New Clinics and Tours have been added.
Feb 19, 2023	Information regarding the convention swap meet has been added. Click on the new menu bar option Swap Meet.
Feb 16, 2023	Convention Sponsors added to the website.
Feb 8, 2023	New Extra Fare Tours have been added. Check them out on the Tours Page. You may purchase them at the time you register for the convention or later at the registration desk if you have already register for the convention. New Clinics have been added. Check them out on the Clinics page.
Feb 6, 2023	ave been added. Check them out!! The Action buttons related to registering, contacting the Registrar, Registration Cancellations and others have been moved to the top of the website page(s) for easy viewing and access.
Jan 19, 2023	Hotel room reservations may be made in the date range for the convention of June 7 thru June 11 only. Any reservation outside of this range must be made separately at the then current Drury rate.
Jan 17, 2023	Website has a new Convention News Pop-up window option. Discount train and convention prices are in effect to April 1, 2023.

Clinics

Clinic Schedule - Thursday

Clinic Schedule - Friday

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