Seminars

Below is the list of the seminars for the SPRING ECLSTS for 2010. These seminars will take place out in the ticket foyer area. You will notice that there is about 10 - 15 minutes between each seminar. This is to allow each presenter the time to tear down and allow the next presenter the time to set up and it will not eat into their seminar times. Please if you have a lot of questions for the presenters, and they are in the set up/tear down time, please make arrangements to speak with the presenter away from the seminar area. This will allow the presenter to tear down and not delay the next presenter in setting up and starting on time. This would be greatly appreciated. Please take the time to thank each of these presenters for their time and efforts with these seminars

FRIDAY
Seminar Schedule for the 2010 SPRING ECLSTS

ON GOING SEMINARS Both days all day long

Lawrence YOGI Wallace will be presenting at his booths just inside the doors, and to the right, to the display/layout hall. Be sure to stop by and see YOGI turn stuff we throw away into works of art that you can use in your Garden Railway
At the back of the layout hall to the right of the Food Concession area.

Bob Temper FIGURE MAKING. Make your railroad come to life with figures unique to your display. Bob Temper of Gateway Garden Railroads Club in St. Louis, MO will be demonstrating how to sculpt your own figures doing what you want them to do in the scale that fits your railroad. He will be demonstrating the techniques developed by noted sculptor Chris Walas to create figures using aluminum foil armatures as a base for polymer clay sculptures. Materials and tools are inexpensive and easy to use. Bob has been having fun with this process since 2005.

Front Door open at 9:00 a.m.

10:00 – 11:00 David Bodnar “Add interest and excitement to your railway with super bright LEDs, microcontrollers and other inexpensive & intriguing electronic devices. Learn how to build and program a microcontroller that can automate sounds, lights, switch motors and engines. An assortment of unique electronic devices and controls will be presented.*
*Part I of the workshop ( 45 minutes) will focus on microcontrollers, and how you can easily program them to do exciting things on your railroad.

11:00 – 12:00 Part II ( 45 minutes) will show an array of electronic components, projects, gadgets and gizmos that have been developed, with and without microcontrollers, for model railroad use.*
*These workshops are similar to those given last year but have been revised and updated.

12:00 – 1:00 Dave Bodnar * Revolution Seminar• *This seminar will focus on the Revolution’s new switch control unit. This track-side device will allow you to operate switch motors from Aristo Craft and other vendors from the Revolution transmitter. *
*•We will also explore how you can install the Revolution receiver in a battery operated, non-plug & play locomotive.*

1:15 - 2:15 Questions for Newbies answered by Lewis Polk Decisions............Decisions.........are a part of becoming a G Gauger and the first steps are full of choices. Don't worry! Be happy and we'll tell you how!

2:30 – 3:30 Tom McCloud of Appalachian Nurseries “Putting the Garden in your Garden Railway” Helping you select the right plants for your layout.

3:40 – 4:40 Axel Tillmann of TRAINS-LI-USA . topics will be covered:
* What do you actually want or lets define long-term “play value”
* Layout design under the consideration of land acquisition (Eminent domain or avoid a marital crisis)
* Track laying basics (free floating and trenches, tied down with support system, bench work)
* Switches or no Switches (Why is this a question?)
* Material choices, (Plastic, Aluminum, Brass, Nickel, Stainless Steel Rail)
* Consideration for powering your layout (Analog, Digital, Remote Control, Battery, Live Steam/Diesel).

SATURDAY

ON GOING SEMINARS Both days all day long

Lawrence YOGI Wallace will be presenting at his booths just inside the doors, and to the right, to the display/layout hall. Be sure to stop by and see YOGI turn stuff we throw away into works of art that you can use in your Garden Railway
At the back of the layout hall to the right of the Food Concession area.

Bob Temper FIGURE MAKING. Make your railroad come to life with figures unique to your display. Bob Temper of Gateway Garden Railroads Club in St. Louis, MO will be demonstrating how to sculpt your own figures doing what you want them to do in the scale that fits your railroad. He will be demonstrating the techniques developed by noted sculptor Chris Walas to create figures using aluminum foil armatures as a base for polymer clay sculptures. Materials and tools are inexpensive and easy to use. Bob has been having fun with this process since 2005

Door open at 9:00 a.m.

9: 45 – 10:45Questions for Newbies answered by Lewis Polk Decisions............Decisions.........are a part of becoming a G Gauger and the first steps are full of choices. Don't worry! Be happy and we'll tell you how!

10:45 – 11:45 FUN WITH AUTOMATION Jerry Chapman of Split Jaw Products, Inc Jerry will explain how to keep your trains running smoothly with Split Jaw Reversing Units, Reversing Loop Units, and Automatic Y turnout controls

11:55 -12:55 Jimmy Shepard of Microscaping Garden Railroad Plants 101 Bringing the garden railroad to life with plants. Creating a natural but realistic effect with varying sizes, color and texture. Using rockery and rockery plants to create realistic elevation and a three dimensional effect. Discuss varieties. Discussing small conifers, perennials, and flowering shrubs. Using annuals in a garden railroad, discuss varieties. Incorporating structures and "landscaping" them
Using roads to complete the scenes and to create acess for maintenance. General plant maintenance on a garden railroad. A Hobby the whole family can enjoy!

1:05 -2:05 "Battery Power Your Train." Rick & Dick Isard from Cordless Renovations will show you an easy way to power your train, how to choose the right battery for your application, discuss the pros and cons of lithium batteries, and how they use a drop-in circuit board to eliminate wires to power their trains."

2:15 – 3:15 AT THE QSI BOOTH QSI Solutions - Installing Sound in an Aristocraft G Scale Locomotive.
QSI Solutions will demonstrate how easy it is to install a Sound Decoder in a G Scale Locomotive.