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The articles included below have been written by Division 10 members or other contributors.  Click on them to read.

MB Software & Foamboard Bob Belt Clinic 4/8/18
WiFi Throttles  by Mark Underwood Clinic 3/4/18
Gauley & Shavers Fork N Scale Railroad by Bob Ferguson Clinic 2/4/18
Louisville T-Trak  by Bruce DeMaeyer 2/18
North American Air Brake Systems  Bruce DeMaeyer Clinic 1/7/18
T-Trak Project  Bruce DeMaeyer 11/17
Edutrain Intro by Bob Weinheimer Clinic 10/1/17
Florida East Coast Railway Convention 2017 by Stew Winstandley Clinic 10/1/2017
N Scale Convention  by Bruce DeMaeyer 9/17
Mountain Scenery  by Bruce DeMaeyer 9/3/17
The Fun of Building a Model Railroad by Tom Miller, from Living Well  60+
Photo Report Trains Day @ Library  by Bruce DeMaeyer 6/17
Cars AP by Bill Paulsell, Larry Smith, Bob Belt 6/4/17
Route & Speed Signalling  by Bruce DeMaeyer 4/2/17
Modeling a Prototype,Uusing 3D Printing  by Stew Winstandley Clinic 3/5/17
Trains Day @ Library  by Bruce DeMaeyer 2/17
Building In Brass  by Bob Belt Clinic 12/4/16
Mistakes Made Building a Layout by Fred Plymale Clinic 11/6/16
How I Keep My Layout Clean by Bruce DeMaeyer & John Gorman Clinic 10/2/16
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Click here for some of the clinics presented at NMRA 2016 Convention - Indianapolis 

Click here for some of the clinics presented at Thoroughbred Limited 2015

Rapido RailCrew Electromagnetic Decoupler  by Bob Belt     May, 2016

 Little River Railroad Museum  by Tom Miller in Living Well 60 Plus March/April 2016 
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Spiking Over the Switch   Wendell Greer in Trains June 2016

 Internet Model RR Resources   Tom Bensberg Clinic  4/3/16

T-TRAK – MINI MODULES!    Mark Underwood Clinic 3/6/16 
BOD T-TRAK Presentation    Bruce DeMaeyeer  2/16

RTV Molds and Resin Casting   Bob Belt Clinic 2/7/16

 Building a Modern Yard - Designed for Operations Part 2     Bruce DeMaeyer Clinic 1/3/16

 Building a Modern Yard - Designed for Operations       Bruce DeMaeyer Clinic 12/6/15

 Board on Board Construction  Slides from Fred Plymale's clinic of 11/1/15

 Engineering Secrets of Eastern Loggers By John Burchnall from 1/4/15 Clinic
Related Links:     New Valance Material Used by Eastern Loggers     Div 7  Modelers Aid

MCR Contest Entry Form                Contest Judges Sheet

 Clamps Seminar by Randy Coffman from 11/2/14 clinic 

 Wire Form Trees by Bob Belt from 10/5/14 clinic 

 The Gauley & Shavers Fork by Bob Ferguson published in N-Scale September/October 2013

 SMD LEDs by Bob Belt from 2/2/2014 clinic

 Roads and Sidewalks by Fred Plymale  Handout from 1/5/14 clinic

N Scale Mini Modules by Bob Ferguson published in N-Scale September/October 2013

 JMRI Operations Clinic and Handout (to be added later) by Mark Underwood

Soldering Clinic  and Handout  by Joe Holbrook

Scratchbuilding Thoughts by Pete Birdsong 

Scenery  Ideas Utilizing A Foam Base  by Bob Lawson

Rock Clinic 101 by Fred Plymale

Making a Structure a Realistic Scene  by Fred Plymale 

Model Railroading on the Internet  by Tom Bensberg

Links are active in this .pdf version of clinic presented at the 9/2012 Division 10 meeting. Your reader may ask permission to access each site. Click yes. 

Though not an article, these amazing spreadsheets by George Campbell can be used to create signs and window dressings. Click on the individual spreadsheets to access and download them.

Building Signs 1     Chris's Guitar     Front Street     Front Street 2     Gold Star     Goodfellows Hall

Interstate 1     Master Grid Layout     Pappa Joe's     Road Signs 1     Road Signs 2    

Ryan's Hobby Shop    Smalltown Balcony Store     The Corner Market     The Corner Cafe 2   

Third Building     Walthers Bill's Glass     Walthers Brown Stone

The following link is to the source George uses for the 23204-0051 graphic film .005 laminate and  23205-1003 double sided tack film 9x12 3 sheets per pack: www.dickblick.com


Model Railroading in Wintery New England By Tom Miller

How to build a cheap photography studio By Pete Birdsong

Dual Magnet Uncoupling, by Chuck Davis 

Railroad History, by Pete Birdsong

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