MRH News Desk: The Latest Model Railroad News, Products, and Events May 2012
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Richard Bale writes our news column under the byline of The Old Yardmaster. He has been writing about the model railroad trade for various hobby publications since the 1960s. He enjoys building models, particularly structures, some of which appeared in the June 2006 issue of Model Railroader magazine.
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Art Dominy 1921-2012. Captain Arthur L. Dominy II, Chaplain Corps, USN (RET), died in San Diego March 22, 2012. His active duty spanned World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. He was Chaplain aboard the USS Midway while the ship was active in the early 1960s, as well as the Honorary Chaplain for the ship during its tenure as a museum. Dominy was an active model railroader most of his adult life and was widely known and respected among the modeling community. Hundreds of visitors including NMRA sanctioned tours visited the HO empire he built with his oldest son Lew in the basement of his Del Mar home. He was a life-long member and supporter of the NMRA and an inveterate collector of railroad memorabilia. In 1987 Dominy co-authored “Silver at Your Service,” the definitive book on railroad dining car flatware. Captain Dominy was buried with full military honors at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in Point Loma. Those wishing to remember him may do so through contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association… Korber Models has acquired the name, tooling, and manufacturing rights for the old Korber product line of HO, O, and G scale structures. The recently formed company is asking hobbyists to visit its web site (korbermodels.com) and vote for the models they would like to have produced first, as well as give some ideas for new products… Gene Fusco, founder of Rail Yard Models, is selling off his inventory of decals, and has suspended all other operations as of March 1, 2012. The firm was established in March 2002 with products targeted for prototype hobbyists building models of the post-1960 period. Production of some items in Rail Yard Models line were out-sourced to firms such as Plano and Rail Graphics, but all of the masters, tooling, and art work were created inhouse by Fusco. In response to an inquiry from MRH, Fusco said, “Selling the business is a possibility, but I haven’t given it serious
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thought yet. There are no plans to expand the decal line, only to sell off the inventory to capture some of the investment”… BLMA will hold open house on May 5 and 6 during the Railroad Days celebration in Fullerton, California. The festive family-oriented event is centered at the Fullerton Train Station at 120 E. Santa Fe Avenue. The location is one of the most active rail junctions in the West with BNSF mainline traffic and up to 30 Amtrak and Rail Link passenger trains arriving and departing daily. Equipment open to visitors will include Disneyland Railroad’s presidential coach Lilly Belle, a vintage caboose, and a modern BNSF freight locomotive. BLMA headquarters is located one block from the station at 302 District Court. For full details visit blma.com or scrpa.net... To help celebrate its 50th Anniversary, Con-Cor is conducting a contest for photos and videos that illustrate various Con-Cor products on home, club, or portable layouts. Jim Conway, who founded the business in Chicago in 1962, says both new and old photos from way-back-when are eligible. Over $2,000 in merchandise prizes will be awarded. The deadline to enter is September 30, 2012. For complete details, including rules, visit con-cor.com/ PhotoContest2012.html ... The Rocky Mountain Railroad Club has chartered two narrow gauge photo shoots this fall. The first event is aboard the Cumbres & Toltec Railroad on September 24-25, the second on September 27-28 will be on the Durango & Silverton. To provide optimum opportunity for photos and videos, each charter will be limited to 35 ticket sales. The C&T two-day charter will be a freight consist behind #463 double-headed with #484 to Cumbres Pass. The tour will overnight in Antonito. Cost is $865 per participant. The two-day round trip from Durango to Silverton will feature a K-28, lettered as-delivered in 1923, with a green combine and several maroon coaches. Cost is $995 per person. Thirty ticket sales, no later than sixty days prior to each event, are needed to declare the charters a go. For full details visit rockymtnrrclub.org/Fall%20Photo%20Trip.htm … Norfolk Southern’s Heritage Anniversary program, that includes decorating 19 brand new locomotives in special heritage schemes of
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