Clinics

Calling all Clinicians!

A highlight of every convention is the many clinics that are offered, for the enjoyment and betterment of all Railroad modelers, young and old, new and expert!  Rails of Ages will host three full days of clinics, in three rooms, and in two formats:

   --Mainline----Full hour consisting of 40 minute presentations, 10-15 minute question and answer, and 5-10 minute breaks for room change.  Slide projectors will be provided, but clinicians are encouraged to bring their own computers, especially their own disks and/or travel drives.

---Shortline---an opportunity in 10-15 minutes maximum, no computer or projector setups, to showcase articles of ‘bring and brag’, tricks, tips, and techniques with various tools, etc.  This is an excellent means for those who can share information but cannot or do not wish to put on a full clinic.

There will be a formal schedule of all topics being presented for both tracks.  All presenters are encouraged to bring handouts, and copies!  The Convention cannot provide such service.

Here are just a few of many suggested topics for either track:

Airbrushing

Ballasting

Brass (working with)

Benchwork

Backdrops

Brick Factories

Circus Modeling

Resin Casting

Coal Mining

DCC Basics, Advanced

Decoder Installation

Decaling

Electrical

Farming

Garden Railroads

Granaries

Histories, specific RR

Interurbans

Installing Couplers

Laser Kit Building

Layout lighting

Layout Construction

Locomotive Repair

Logging

Laying track

Mining

Operations

Prototypes

Rails to Port

Rock Casting

Railroad Photography

Signals; Operations

Scenery techniques

Steel Mill Modeling

Tree making

Wiring

Water Modeling

Adhesives (different)

Z Scale

Painting Figures

Railroads in NE Ohio

MOW Equipment

Sawmills

Unique Rolling Stock

Coaling Towers

Early Steam

Weathering Techniques

 

If you would like to put on a clinic,
please complete this Clinic Proposal form.

Click here to fill out our Clinics Questionnaire