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Post by BAZman on Feb 10, 2020 13:12:56 GMT -5
California
San Jose February 22-23
Santa Clara County Fairgrounds
(Tully Rd @ Monterey Highway)
344 Tully Rd, San Jose, CA 95111
Also:
Pleasanton March 21-22
Alameda County Fairgrounds
4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
Off 680 @ Bernal Rd exit
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Post by husafreak on Feb 28, 2020 12:30:39 GMT -5
I'm looking forward to the Great Train Show in Pleasanton. I'd like to help out any way I can on Saturday and Sunday. I'll PM you.
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Post by markm on Feb 28, 2020 19:10:21 GMT -5
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Post by markm on Mar 12, 2020 20:21:12 GMT -5
It's been announced that the Alameda county fairgrounds are closed for at least the next 30 days. The train show has been cancelled for this year.  That makes the International Rail Fair in October at the Sacramento Scottish Rite the only possibility for Nor Cal this year. |
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Post by cwrr on Mar 12, 2020 21:14:08 GMT -5
I'm here in Western Washington State, pretty much everything is shutting down. Governor has put into law no gathering of more than 250 people, so any and all normal daily functions are shut down. Good thing I have lots of modelling stuff to keep me occupied.  |
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Post by BAZman on Mar 13, 2020 13:59:57 GMT -5
Yup, our Pleasanton, CA show (GTS) was cancelled by the Alameda County
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Post by markm on Mar 13, 2020 16:10:21 GMT -5
Well there is still the Sierra Division sponsored IRF> They've told me there have never been a Z layout at this show.
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Post by tjdreams on Mar 13, 2020 19:46:22 GMT -5
The The Great Scale Model Train Show in Maryland got canceled too. By Executive order of Maryland's Governor any/all events where 250 people or more are in attendance are to be Canceled.
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Post by Commodore on Mar 14, 2020 6:54:52 GMT -5
The The Great Scale Model Train Show in Maryland got canceled too. By Executive order of Maryland's Governor any/all events where 250 people or more are in attendance are to be Canceled. David This is why we need ZScale only events. We'll never get over 250 people. BTW: The disconnected Marklin steel mill kits are now over $400. |
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Post by markm on Mar 14, 2020 7:24:47 GMT -5
I don't know. Some counties here are limiting events to 100 and the Z scale conventions that MTL put on exceeded that.
At the moment I'm more concerned about the NMRA convention/NTS in St. Louis. They keep pushing out the convention schedule and hotel reservations. Latest post is for mid-March, or now. The PCR convention is still scheduled for the end of April in Concord. Responses to the outbreak seen rather mixed.
Mark
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Post by zjoop on Mar 14, 2020 10:30:31 GMT -5
The The Great Scale Model Train Show in Maryland got canceled too. By Executive order of Maryland's Governor any/all events where 250 people or more are in attendance are to be Canceled. David This is why we need ZScale only events. We'll never get over 250 people. BTW: The disconnected Marklin steel mill kits are now over $400. Z scale only isn't a guarantee: the show in Altenbeken, Germany later this month is also canceled.... |
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Post by Commodore on Mar 14, 2020 14:29:44 GMT -5
Yep. Everyone should stay home. Coronavirus is very contagious.
Most can easily beat it ...but old folks have trouble quickly gathering immune components. Because exponential growth of trillions of their gut bacteria over time eats-up all their protein groceries ...an older body has to decide where to steal the needed amino acids from. Not severe if quickly stopped. Hard to heal once it gets going.
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Post by tjdreams on Mar 14, 2020 15:56:50 GMT -5
David This is why we need ZScale only events. We'll never get over 250 people. I wish it was that easy. Finding a place to hold it will be difficult enough, finding a fordable place even more so. Getting enough Z scale Vendors and displays to make it worth attending? yea right! Sure a lot of people say their interested and would come to the show or would be willing to help out. But when it comes right down to it, Around here its usually just 2 or 3 of us who set up and man the layout at shows. I've offered free admission to the show, (By paying for it myself if needed) posted bring your trains and run them, or take over the throttle and run some of ours if they liked. Yet on more than one occasion its been just Bryan and myself to handle it all. The other 3 active members of our group help when they can but its rare, Very Rare that everyone's schedule permits us all to be at the same show at the same time. Now add the corona virus in the mix and well its a nice thought and I wish it could happen, but Quite honestly i think everyone who reads this has a better chance of hitting the Power Ball jackpot every week for the next 3 weeks in a row than we do of pulling off a successful Z-Scale only show at this point in time. Now don't get me wrong I'm not giving up or trying to be negative I'm just being realistic as its just the way it is around here right now. and if anyone has any ideas of how we can recruit new members and get more people interested in Z scale, Please post up Let me hear your suggestions. Good or bad post it up i will not get offended as obviously we are not doing the right things or maybe we are doing something wrong in our attempts to recruit new members. Any Help would be Appreciated David |
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