Chris Vanko on Freight Car Weathering

Chris Vanko on Freight Car Weathering

Chris Vanko’s excellent clinic on weathering needs to be viewed in color instead of black and white handouts. As promised, his full color presentation is being posted as a PDF: Chris Vanko’s Weathering Clinic PDF Thanks go to Chris, not only for...

Friends of the Freight Car Panel Discussion

This week we’ll be adding links to photos of the event, a digital copy of the attendee program, and presentation handouts which we have permission from the authors to provide digitally. However, an online discussion kicked off at RealSTMFC about the history of...

Building a 6-3 Heavyweight Sleeper with John Greene

John Greene will be hosting a hand-on clinic this year. Pre-registration is necessary, and attendees can sign up at the registration table. The cost is $15 payable to John at the clinic. Per John: Bethlehem Car Works will supply kits, glue and sanding boards. Modeler...

Hotel Room Block Update

The hotel has just informed me that they were able to add 9 more rooms (double beds only) to the RPM block. I know several people have been asking if more rooms could be made available. These are first come first served, and you can contact the hotel directly at...
Model Cards

Model Cards

The models brought for display are an integral part of the RPM meet. They aren’t brought in to win a contest, but rather are brought to share with the other like minded attendees. We’ve updated the model display cards, and are including a PDF file in case...