General Information For All Club Members:

First Tuesday Of The Month Meeting Information:
 - February 2012 -

Conductor@citrusmodelrrclub.org

The Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling
is proud to announce....

~ ~ OPEN HOUSE ~ ~
February 10th, 11th & 12th

The center has been established to promote the "Art" of fine scale modeling and to share ideas, methods and techniques for the advancement of the hobby.  We showcase models by notable model builders and artesian from around the world.

The new 7800 square foot facility currently houses the Sundance Central Fn3 Railroad, The Muskrat Ramble On30,
The Dolly Varden On30 Railroad, and the Silverton Central Sn3 Railroad.

We would like to invite you out to visit the Sundance Central Fn3 Railroad along with the  Muskrat Ramble On30 on display in our new facility along with many other exhibits and diorama's from several well known Modelers.

Times are:
Friday, February 10th - 10a till 9p
Saturday, February 11th - 9a till 4p
Sunday, February 12th - 11a till 3p

We're located just 30 miles north of Tampa in Odessa.  Our Address Is:
The Suncoast Center for Fine Scale Modeling
2645 Success Dr.
Odessa, FL. 33556

The Tampa Bay Times is covering the above event with a wonderful full page story!
Click below to see the article!
 

A Message To All Club Members From Bob Penrod:

Hi Fellow Club Members!

I just wanted to let you all know that I interviewed Tony Koester, famous model railroader, author and columnist
in “Model Railroader Magazine” on Monday 1/30/2012 on AM 1450 WWJB in Brooksville.  Listener response was
fantastic, so we've posted the radio interview here for anyone who missed it, and would still like to hear it!

( Please allow enough time for the audio MP3 to download! )

Click The On Air Sign:

(MP3 - 33MB)

Bob Penrod

A Message To All Club Members From Your Webmaster (Rick):

I would like to draw everyone's attention to an interesting article. Scuba diving in waters off the coast of Long Island in New York has turned up 2 vintage steam locomotives dating back from the 1800's. The article includes lots of fantastic underwater photos of the engines, and is well worth viewing!

Here's the official web link:  Enjoy the article!
 http://njscuba.net/sites/site_locomotives.html

Did you know... we are now officially on Facebook?!
Visit our Facebook page, and feel free to post your comments.
Don't forget to tell your family, friends and colleagues!

The latest HO reconstruction photos are here, thanks to our very own David Schuster and
Dave Marquis!  Visit our "HO Update" navigation link, or click the camera!
 

The following CMRC club members have their home layouts posted here on our site for all to view and enjoy!
Just click on a name below:
[Bob Penrod]  [David Marquis]  [Erv Sedlock]  [Denis Riley]  [Bob Krebs] & [John Abbott]

Also:

 Photos of the Ocala Model Railroad Historic Preservation Society's NMRA/SSR Convention from 2011 are still posted, plus photos of David Popp from Model Railroader Magazine visiting the Citrus Model Railroad Club!
(Click the spinning camera and enjoy!)

It's considered one of the best kept secrets in Hernando County, until now!
Did you know the Botanical Gardens in Spring Hill has a Garden Railroad?  It is located at the Waterfall Garden and
its departure starts at the front of the waterfall.  It continues its journey around the backside of the Waterfall,
through the Spring Hill Botanical Gardens Station, under a tunnel, and to the front of the garden again.  All train enthusiasts, please visit on Saturdays 9-12 pm to see the garden railroad, ask for Doug, the R/R Engineer.
For more information go to:
http://naturecoastbotanicalgardens.com/GardenRailroad.aspx