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Directions#35 Status Report
September 2, 2009
This month the tour of recent changes to the EnterTRAINment Junction layout continues in the Middle Period, looking specifically at the engine servicing facility. This was the part of the layout which MVGRS initially offered to design and build for EnterTRAINment Junction, and so it’s gotten our special attention to make it as authentic as […]
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August 2, 2009
This month the tour of recent changes to the EnterTRAINment Junction layout continues into the Middle Period. One of the areas that has seen significant development and addition of detail is the coal mine just to the right after going through the tunnel into the Middle Period. Figure 1 shows the mine and company […]
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July 2, 2009
It’s been four months now since I’ve provided an update on the changes that have been made to the layout, and the changes have been many, with some being truly phenomenal. This month I’ll show you what’s new in the Early Period, but I’m going to go backwards through the layout, because I want to […]
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June 2, 2009
(The Tale of Two Cities – Part 2) As promised last month, this is the second installment of the tale, showing you the development of the Middle Era City, which currently does not have an official name. The Cincinnati club’s Mike Crone was the original “architect” for much of the design, which, like most areas […]
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May 2, 2009
(The Tale of Two Cities – Part 1) For this month I decided to take a slightly different approach to these articles, showing the progression over time of the development of two of the major scenic elements of the EnterTRAINment Junction layout, the two cities. That’s the reason for the title I borrowed from Charles […]
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April 3, 2009
As in the past, work has continued on the EnterTRAINment Junction layout, with improvements both big and small. Lately the MVGRS team’s attention has been focused on subtleties – details to make it look better and more finished, even though some of the elements are just temporary. We’ve added building facades at the right […]
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March 3, 2009
We had an amazing turnout for the November MVGRS meeting at EnterTRAINment Junction, and I hope those of you who came were not disappointed by what you saw in the layout. As you know by now from the previous articles, changes to the layout continue to be made as time goes on, and there […]
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February 3, 2009
This report includes some follow up from last month’s article, shows some new additions and improvements, and provides you with views from some uncommon vantage points that may be of interest. Last month I described my initial efforts to use a more powerful photo flash unit to stop the motion of trains in the photographs. […]
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January 3, 2009
Work on the layout continues, as new buildings are added to the Middle Era City, including a theater and a Woolworth store (Figures 1 and 2). Also a new addition is a drive-in theater next to the stairs to mezzanine (Figure 3). In the Middle Era Engine Servicing Facility, also next to the stairs to […]
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September 22, 2008
It’s been over a month since the EnterTRAINment Junction opened, and so far customers have been very impressed. There have been anywhere from 300 to 700 customers per day. Surveys with ratings on a scale of 1 to 10 (10 being best) have averaged 8.5 for the entire facility and 9.5 for the layout. Bill […]
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September 6, 2008
The EnterTRAINment Junction Family and Friends day on 15 July was a great success. Over 1200 people attended, and I was happy to see and talk to many of you who attended. The paid staff got some valuable experience and the volunteers got the opportunity to mingle with the participants. We got some great feedback, […]
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June 6, 2008
First things first, there are some changes in schedule which need to be reported. The official grand opening is now set for Friday, 1 August 2008. However, the facility and the layout will be open to public the two preceding weekends (18-20 July and 25-27 July) for public previews at lower admission prices. Those dates […]
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June 1, 2008
No more guessing about how much time we have to create a presentable, though not finished layout. The official opening for the general public has been set for Friday, July 18, 2008. This will be the opening for the entire complex: layout, maze, meeting rooms, gift shop, and food concession. It is, however, unlikely that […]
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May 6, 2008
The signs are up, and already attracting visitors, which have to be turned away, though hopefully to come back after opening day. Opening day is now projected to be on the last weekend in June or first weekend in July. Figures 1 and 2 show the two signs put up during the last week of […]
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April 21, 2008
So much has been done to the layout recently that it’s much better to just show you in pictures the progress that’s been made than try to describe it in words. Bob Mott and his son Bob Junior have been working to prepare the opening scene on the layout, the first that visitors will […]
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March 6, 2008
February has seen some major progress on the layout. The tanks for the live water have been installed to make possible the waterfall, lakes, river, and canal. Work has started on fiberglassing the riverbed. The Early Period mountains, with most of the foaming complete, have gotten their first coat of paint. A major effort is […]
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February 6, 2008
After the busyness of holidays was over, it was time to get back to work on the layout. At our first planning meeting of the new year, Don Oeters announced that the layout would open in June 2008 in whatever state of readiness we could get it to by then. Needless to say, the desire […]
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January 6, 2008
On 2 December 2007, EnterTRAINment Junction (EJ) held its first holiday party, for volunteers who had contributed at least a certain number of hours of volunteer work. The purposes for the gathering were recognizing the volunteers for their contributions, introducing the EJ staff and volunteers to all participants, and good food and fellowship among like-minded […]
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December 6, 2007
Progress continues at EnterTRAINment Junction. The parking lot has been completed and striped. The climbing structure in the children’s play area has been built. The wainscoting has been applied to the layout table edges. The main entrance to the building has received a face-lift with a facade that looks like entrance to an old-time railroad […]
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November 6, 2007
October has seen a continuation of the layout construction by the volunteers. In the Early Era portion of the layout, poultry wire with fiberglass backing is being applied to the upper portions of the mountains. Some of this has already been sprayed with the insulating foam which will be the base for the mountainside […]
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