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2024 Spring Meet
The New Jersey Division will host a joint spring meet with the Garden State Division on Saturday, May 4, 2024. In addition to the morning meeting with two clinics, there will be layout tours in the afternoon.
Date, Time, and Location
May 4, 2024
Camp Evans/InfoAge Museum
2201 Marconi Road,
Wall Township, NJ 07719
Event starts at 9:00 AM
Clinic 1:
Scratch building the rail-served Colgate Manufacturing Facility in Jersey City
By Richard Newmiller MMR
This clinic is a Power Point presentation using historical pictures and construction progress photographs detailing the scratch built styrene structure. The prototype was the first reinforced concrete structure built in Jersey City – it stood for about 140 years. Colgate razed their entire site comprised of some 29 structures between 1986 and 1988. My interpretation of this structure and its iconic 50’ clock and toothpaste sign required over 2,500 pieces of styrene and wire braces for the building and its roof top steel sign structure. There are 185 windows, 179 are commercial Tichy windows that were modified prior to installation, and the 6 unique circle-top windows on the upper floor are resin castings from a scratch built master.
Clinic 2:
TBA
Layout Tours
Following the meeting, we will have the opportunity to visit model railroad layouts in the area.