Valley Forge RPM – 2016

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– GE E44’s by Drew McCann on display under scratchbuilt catenary.

I’ve been attending the New England/Northeast RPM Meet in Connecticut since 2007, but in that time haven’t been to any of the numerous other RPM meets that are held regularly across the country.Ā  I like these events because they have a heavy focus on modeling and there is often a lot of really excellent work on display.

So, this past weekend I tagged along with some friends who were going to the Valley Forge RPM Meet in Malvern, PA.Ā  The model room wasn’t huge, but there was some stuff I hadn’t seen before and I managed to take quite a few photos. There were also a lot of clinics on the schedule, but I only made it to Andy Rubbo’s talk on the construction of his impressive Pennsy Northeast Corridor layout.

We also hit up some hobby shops and managed to get trackside in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania.Ā  I haven’t looked at those photos yet, but if they’re any good I’ll post them here or on Facebook.Ā  It’ll be the usual NS/CSX/Amtrak stuff, but I did see one interesting thing šŸ˜‰

Model photos are below the cut. Enjoy!

Chris

2 Replies to “Valley Forge RPM – 2016”

  1. Nice job, Chris. My “designated photographer” didn’t have the best results in getting photos of the B&O models for The B&O Modeler, so I”d like your permission to use some of yours.

    John Teichmoeller
    Editor, The B&O Modeler

    1. Hi John,

      I’d be glad to let you use my photos. Please just make sure the photos are credited to me and the models in the photos are credited to their respected builders.

      If you need higher resolution copies, let me know.

      – Chris

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