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Lodging and convention venues will be at the Glenstone Lodge in downtown Gatlinburg. Information will be posted as it is finalized. Rates will be $75 + tax per night. These rates will be in effect until May 1, 2012. After that the rate will be available only on room availability.

The rate will be in effect for 3 days before and after the convention for those who wish to spend additional time in Gatlinburg.

See the attached registration form.  The deadline for early registration is May 1, 2012

The convention hotel for the 2012 Convention is the Glenstone Lodge. Please make your reservations directly and ask for the model railroad convention rate of $75/night. Rate is good three days before and after convention dates.  Phone: 1-800-362-9522 Web Site: www.glenstonelodge.com

Attachment: 

SER 2012 Registration Form.pdf

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2012 SER CONVENTION CLINIC SCHEDULE

Pulp & Paper Industry: Railroads Supplying the Mills

by Walt Liles(Friday, 3 pm, Azalea)

Will take a look at the variety of railcars used to transport pulpwood, woodchips and other raw materials. Most of the presentation will consist of southeastern railroads and how they got raw material to the paper mills. We will also will be discussing some of the paper making processing so you get a better understanding the need of the raw materials.

Modeling Slate Roofs

by Bruce DeYoung(Friday 10 am, Highlander 1)

Because slate was used as a roofing material over a wide geographic region, there are many modelers who will want to have slate roofed structures on their layouts.  This clinic, an extension of the clinicians article in the May 2009 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman, will look at how slate roofs were/are constructed in the real world, and ways to simulate them on models.

Modeling Eastern Log Cars

by Larry Smith(Saturday, 1 pm, Azalea)

Self descriptive.  From an article in HOn3 Annual 2010.

Hand-laying Track Work

by Paul Locher(Friday, 4 pm, Highlander 1)

This clinic is in two parts. In Part I, the items you will need for hand-laying trackwork will be discussed. In some cases, items are available commercially and in other cases information is given for making the items yourself. In Part II, the use of these items for hand-laying trackwork will be covered. All the tools, jigs, templates and materials described in Part I are used to do the work described in Part II.

Modeling Tips & Tricks

by Bruce DeYoung  (Friday, 2 pm, Dogwood 1)

Ideas to make modeling easier and more enjoyable.

Trendsetting: The V&O Story

by Allen McClelland(Friday, 2 pm, Azalea)

The Virginian & Ohio RR's background,concept,track planning consideration, computer designed  benchwork,construction techigue, lighting, staging, and operation. A ward winning photo tour of the Afton Div.and Gauly Sub Div. has many excellent ideas for your railroad.

After Market Sound Installations in Locomotives

by Rick Bell(Friday, 2 pm, Highlander 1)

An SD40-2 will be used for an example.

Modeling Water, Water  Falls, and Special Wet Effects on a Model Railroad

by Bob Beaty(Friday, 3 pm, Dogwood 1)

There are several reasons to model water on your layout.  Water was here first as rivers and streams and the railroads followed their paths of least resistance to traverse the terrain.  Modeled water (rivers, streams swamps, marshes or puddles) add a scenic touch, getting a lot of “oohs” and “ahs” from your visitors.  A river or stream also justifies that bridge you built.  Modeling water can be intimidating to some but is fairly easy  and adds life to a scene.  There are several different techniques and materials available to model water in its various forms (running, leaping, falling, standing, sitting, deep or shallow)  This clinic will explore the various techniques and demonstrate several of the easier methods to add a stream to your theme.

Modeling the Circa 1900 Logging Scene

by Charlie Crawford (Friday, 10 am, Azalea)

What's available, what can be kit-bashed, and what can be scratch-built.

Operations of the CD&P

by Dave Houseman & Ned Burgess(Friday, 3 pm, Highlander 1)

A guide of the Chicago, Denver, & Pacific Operations from inception to the present. Covering where, how, & why to start a operating layout.

Stamp Mills & Associated Structures

by Dr. Joe Nichols, Jr. (Friday, 4 pm, Dogwood 1)

The V&O Today (K&M Sub Div.)

by Allen McClelland (Saturday, 10 am, Azalea)

The Virginian & Ohio RR is currently operating conjunction with Gerry Alber's Virginian Railway. We have created a segment of the V&O's main line between Gauly and Dickinson WV. At Alloy a small yard with interchange with VGN and C&O, industries to be switching and a mine
run to pick-up coal for a barge loading dock.

Creating the Whistle Stop Cafe

by Dr. Fred Alsop(Friday, 11 am, Highlander 1)

Detailing the steps in kitbashing an HO scale trackside diner ifrom a RTR Roundhouse woodside diner car will be presented .The completed model will be exhibited and all questions about it's construction will be answered by the modeler.

How to Choose a Speaker for Your Sound Installation

by Rick Bell(Saturday, 9 am, Dogwood 1)

Various examples and options will be discussed.

A Model Without Peers

by Lou Sassi(Saturday, 9 am, Azalea)

In this clinic, while discussing three different modeled scenes,  Lou will explain how, by better understanding the workings of  the subjects depicted, the modeler can apply more realistic modeling techniques to a structure or scene.

Transfer Table for Staging

 by Joe Norris(Saturday, 9 am, Highlander 1)

This clinic presents construction and powering for a transfer table adequate for staging in scales HOn3 and smaller. It includes a simple technique that can be used for precise positioning of any moving mechanism. Demonstration and detailed handout are included.

Modeling Delaware, Lacawana, and Western Wooden Milk Cars

by Ben Bartlet (Saturday, 10 am, Dogwood 1)

Self explanatory

A Primer on Signals: Prototype and Model

by Gordon Fewster(Saturday, 10 am, Highlander 1)

A brief summary of signal history, types and aspects common on the prototype and some thoughts on adding signals to a model railroad.  The model application discussed does not use a computer for signal logic and can be used with either regular DC or DCC.

Passenger Operations on the Bluff City Southern

by Allen Keller(Saturday, 1 pm, Dogwood 1)

How the passenger operations were developed and run are handled on Allen's Bluff City Southern 1950's era layout.

On to Kingfield

by Lou Sassi(Saturday, 1 pm, Azalea)

In this clinic Lou will explain the design and construction of an On30 scale spring scene in Maine on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad.  Included in his discussion  will be the use of Styrofoam as a scenic base along with commercial and local vegetation to replicate leafless hardwood trees and brush.  He will explain how to create the wet, rutted look dirt roads and parking lots acquire during early spring in the Northeast along with the use of the craft store product “Modge Podge” for snow piles and Scenic Express’s new electrostatic “Grass Master” to create standing field grass.

The Beautiful Elkmont Country

by Rick Turner (Saturday, 3 pm, Highlander 1)

An in depth look at how railroads forever changed the Great Smoky Mountains, specifically the Elkmont area and the way people lived there.

Forecast Weathering: Typical Patterns for Plausible Freelance Weathering

by Phil Brooks  (Saturday, 2 pm, Dogwood 1)

Using prototype and model photos from some of the hobby’s best weathering gurus as examples, this clinic shows  methods to weather cars, locomotives, and structures when no exact references are available.

Establishing Operations on Your Model Railroad

by Steve Prevette(Saturday, 2 pm, Azalea)

Simple and proven techniques for starting operations on your railroad.

Boy Scout Merit Badge Program Workshop

by Bill Ello(Saturday, 2 pm, Highlander 1)

A review of the necessary requirements and materials for starting a BSA merit badge program and several program templates to follow.

Designing Modern Freight Yards for Operations – What Are All Those Tracks For?

by Phil Brooks(Friday, 11 am, Azalea)

An overview of prototype freight yard designs applicable to model railroading, with practical ideas to compress important features to fit limited spaces. Includes handout for all yards discussed in the clinic, and bibliography.

Modeling Maintenance of Way Equipment

by Troy Hight(Saturday, 3 pm, Highlander 1)