I received word this morning that Bob Beebe, one of the organizers of the Kimberton module meet, passed away yesterday morning at his home in Pennsylvania. Bob had been running the meet for nearly 20 years, after having taken it over from Roger Cutter, Steve Fisher and Bill Miller.
More information will be provided as I [...]
This year’s Kimberton module meet is fast approaching, and it looks as if the MADModules groups will be well represented. Approximately 48 feet of “standard” modules will be augmented with 45-50 feet of Kevin Hunter’s “Berrett Hill” modules to build one of the largest layout for the MADModules groups to date. A splendid time is [...]
Larry Rickert of the Tri-State group has updated his web site with pictures from the recent Mid-Hudson meet up in New Paltz. Looks like a splendid time was had by all. You can visit his site and see what you missed here. Larry also reports that the “modules hooked up and ran pretty well. A [...]
While Kevin and Geren were showing off the Mid-Atlantic and Berrett Hill modules at the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium last week, the James River Division gang were busy with a test setup. The group seems to really have it together. Look for more on their efforts in the near future. For now, [...]
We know that there are many of you out there who have downloaded the MADModules module spec and the Berrett Hill Module Guidelines. We also know that there are many of you on several e-mail lists that have been following progress. A few you you have even built modules. But, we also know that many [...]
A good time was had this past weekend at the Great Scale Model Train Show in Timonium, MD. The turnout was light (some might say dismal), but we may have gained a couple of moduleers from the experience. Kevin’s volunteered to help a couple of folks get some module frames built using his extensive wood [...]
Those who follow this site will notice a new On30 Modular Group link — Eastern Carolina On30. This is a new group based in Eastern North Carolina, and, while they’re developing their own standard, the decisions they’ve made thus far are bringing them towards a standard that will interface perfectly with any of the other [...]
Plans are coming along for our setup at Kimberton in May. So far, we know that we’ll have Kevin’s serpentine connecting modules; Geren’s yard section. Charlie, Bill and Greg promise to bring a bit over 20′ in modules, and Nathan from the Tri-State group will be debuting his new Sheepscott station module.
Bob Beebe expects that [...]
As has been mentioned on the group and on the standards page of this site, we’re getting ready to make some changes and additions to the module standards. I’ve gathered almost all of the required data and drawings for the additions, and will start on the draft copy either late this week or early next.
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