B2 THURSDAY, April 4, 2013
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The ‘modellers’ are coming
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Kamloops is playing host to a conference slated to attract model-railway enthusiasts from far and wide By Tim Petruk
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Brian Kelly is not a “modeller” — a fact he’s quick to point out. He is a collector. But, his store, Kelly’s Kaboose, is the go-to place for Kamloops modellers. (The term “modeller,” Kelly said, refers to builders of model railways.) This weekend, the Tournament Capital will become the go-to place for modellers, collectors and other railway enthusiasts, as host of the 2013 National Model Railway Pacific Northwest Region spring meet — also known as Kamloops Model Railway Days. “We have a big conference usually once a year, held somewhere in the area, and that attracts guys from all over the region,” Kelly told KTW. “This year, Kamloops is hosting it.”
~ MELISSA As one of the event’s organizers, Kelly said he expects about 100 delegates from across the region for the event, which begins on Friday, April 5, and runs through Saturday, April 6. Delegates will take part in clinics during the day on Friday, learning more about things like airbrushing, painting backgrounds and super-detailing. They are also slated to take a short trip aboard the Rocky Mountaineer and go on a tour of some homes of Kamloops-area modellers. Kelly said the event will be open to the public from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday. A number of model railways will be on display and visitors
will be able to take in talks and slideshow presentations. Kelly said commercial booths will also be up and running and visitors will be eligible for door prizes. “We’ve been working on this for months,” he said. “We had to arrange people to do the clinics, hotels, the Rocky Mountaineer, the local modellers in town here.” Kamloops Model Railway Days takes place at the Calvary Community Church, 1205 Rogers Way. Public admission is $5 for adults and $4 for children and seniors. A family pass (up to four) is $15. For more information, call Kelly at 250-377-8510.
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