The final official club event of 2010 was certainly entertaining and informative. After some club business was conducted, Dave Watts and Ross Buttrum put on an incredible demonstration of Gauge 1 locomotive pulling power.
President Mike reviewed 2010 and announced some new projects and the calendar for 2011. The turnout was good:
Dave Watts explained how he and Ross were up til 4 am getting the loco test device ready. Yes, almost all the locomotives on the table in front of them were tested.
He also talked about the state of LGB and some unusual inventory that he has (including Snoopy).
Then he and Ross started the testing with some small locos and got progressively larger. Live action below:
Video 1
Video 2
Then the really big iron was tested. And the winner is.......
....an LGB (oops, not LGB) it is a 1:32 scale MTH Hudson (thanks for the correction, Bud). It was the only engine to do a "full pull" - all the weights all the way to the top!
Sat May 19, 2012
ILSR Annual Banquet
Noblesville Golden Corral 6pm
Speakers Jim Melton and Damien Gabis from Taltree
Sat June 9, 2012
Module Display at the Strawberry Festival
Upland, IN
Sun June 10, 2012
Silent movie ‘The General’ Buster Keaton 1927
Accompanied by the Grande Barton theater organ Warren Central High School in Indianapolis
$12 in advance, $15 at the door
See the May/June Newsletter
Sat July 14, 2012
Four Club Bus Tour
Indianapolis, IN
Sat Aug 11, 2012
Club Road Trip to EnterTrainment Junction
Cincinnati OH
Details to follow
