NSC Post 4
Part 4: Convention Banquet
Every N Scale Collector's convention has a unique personality, determined
by the mix of people that year and the location venue.
I had a great time, even though I was just there for the Saturday Banquet and
the Sunday morning Manufacturer's Breakfast.
The value of N Scale Collector's Convention is different than a
regular Train Show - rather, the convention is a unique, extended opportunity
to meet and spend time together with and make friends with N scale personalities
from all over the USA. There are many great people to get to know.
Here's a few photos of this aspect of the N Scale Collector's Convention.
I got most of the names, and as I get the rest of the names I'll update the photos.
The guy on the far left is on TrainBoard with userid: 'SecretWeapon':
I think the real value of the NSC / NTrak Conventions is the people you get to meet,
even if for only a few minutes:
The Banquet, of course, hands out the Banquet Car, which become instant
Micro-Trains collector's items, as the quantity made is limited to just the number of
attendees. This year's attendee list at the NSC Convention is approximately
320 or so:
I enjoyed meeting you all, and I look forward to Louisville 2008, which
appears to be a very big one convention, probably on the same scale or larger
than the Chantilly 2004 edition. Louisville hopefully will break Chantilly
2004's record for largest N scale layout ever, and Chantilly had 500 NTrack modules.
If you can, make time on your schedule in June of 2008 and plan to participate,
you'll be glad you did.
Anyway, that's my short report from N Scale Collector's Convention 2007 in
Hartford. Hope you enjoyed the show and felt like you were able to visit the
convention as well.