X2011 West NMRA Natls Adv Section you-are-there thread

[atsf_arizona]

2011 06 30 X2011 West advanced section


Hello, all,

The X2011 West NMRA National Convention Advanced Section pre-convention has begun .

Here's the first installment of many to come this week - the X2011 West online social networking team's
you-are-there real-time photo stream.

Hope you enjoy this you-are-there series of events - feel free to share these links with your
model railroading friends worldwide. 

See it all in realtime at the X2011 West Facebook page:

http://facebook.com/x2011west   

Anyone can see the pages, no logon to Facebook is required.

And follow us on our Twitter channel:

http://twitter.com/x2011west

Here's a couple sample shots from registration night June 30, 2011 for the
X2011 West Advanced Section ( http://x2011west.org/advsect_Intro.html )

The X2011 West Adv Section hotel, Newark, Calif:



The registration room:



X2011 West guidebooks:



People!

(including famous N scaler Rick Spanos)








Check back for more later today for coverage of the first day of extensive layout tours for the
X2011 West Advanced Section pre-convention.

http://x2011west.org/advsecTable.php




John Sing
X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator
http://www.facebook.com/x2011west
http://www.twitter.com/x2011west
http://www.youtube.com/x2011west
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees

[wazzou]

Thank you John for doing this.

[atsf_arizona]

Thank you John for doing this.

Bryan, nice to hear from you.     Model RR friends are good friends always.   

[atsf_arizona]

We kicked off the Advance Section on Thurs night 6/30/11 with an unofficial Op Session at the Union Pacific in Niles Canyon
at Seth Neumann's layout.

7 Guest operators (including 4 from Australia) and several helpers and friends operated for 3 hours. A great time was had by all!

Hope everyone's tours and op sessions go well and enjoyable for all you.

John Sing
X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator
http://www.facebook.com/x2011west
http://www.twitter.com/x2011west
http://www.youtube.com/x2011west
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees

[atsf_arizona]

All - two X2011 West Adv Section Layout Tour albums just published at X2011 West Facebook.  While they aren't
N scale, they still great to see.  And I will definitely have N scale content coming as you all know....:

http://facebook.com/x2011west

Guy Cantwell's album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.223089134392753.63043.104852949549706

Couple samples:





Chuck Cantania's album:  https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.223183571049976.63069.104852949549706

Couple samples:





Enjoy!

I might be taking break tomorrow, not sure what the family will let me do, but for sure more Sunday. 

If you see this thread fire up on Saturday, you know I got some freedom to go out and shoot.

[atsf_arizona]

I'll be heading out real soon for X2011 West Advance Section layout tours for
Saturday July 2, 2011.

If you hadn't seen it, overnight we posted two videos from yesterday's layout
tours, check out all the info and new photos in one place on the X2011 West Facebook: 

http://facebook.com/x2011west


Here's the direct links:

Guy Cantwell's layout:

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2268145462011&oid=104852949549706&comments

Chuck Cantania's fully working scale in HO:

https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=2268138141828&oid=104852949549706&comments


See you soon during the day for some updates on the layout tours.  Yes, I'll some N scale today .

Here's 3 teasers from Saturday Layout Tours X2011 West Advance Section
( http://x2011west.org/advsect_Intro.html ) :



Ed Loizeaux S scale:



Kermit Paul entrance to layout room:






John Sing
X2011 West NMRA 2011 Convention online Social Networking coordinator
http://www.facebook.com/x2011west
http://www.twitter.com/x2011west
http://www.youtube.com/x2011west
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/X2011WestAttendees

[FrankCampagna]

Thank you for all the info and links.

Frank

[asarge]

Great job so far John! Thanks!!

[atsf_arizona]

Here's a few of the X2011 West Layout Tour photos, for Sat 7/2/11:

Steve Van Meter's SP in N scale:





Ed Loizeaux's S scale:



Mike Laine's Virginia & Truckee in HO:



If you were following us today on Sat 7/2/11, you know a whole lot of updates
are flowing in real time. 

See the Sunday 7/3 layout tours as they happen for the Adv Section X2011 West,
(3 great N scale layouts in particular), just go here and watch: 

http://facebook.com/x2011west

If you are a Facebook member and "Like" this page, then you'll automatically
be updated by email when an X2011 West update hits our Facebook 

Hope you enjoy the photos, and more to come on Sunday and all this week.

[atsf_arizona]

2011 07 03 8am heading out + Potomac

We're heading out for Sun morning layout tours soon!


From last night, we were so fortunate at X2011 West Advance Section
to be able to go on USS Potomac and tour of San Francisco Bay, and
wanted to share these photos with you. USS Potomac is an ex-Franklin
Delano Roosevelt presidential cutter used by that US President during
1936-1941.









See you on http://facebook.com/x2011west today