Turkey Creek Division, NMRA

Lightning Slinger Issues

The Turkey Creek Ligthning Slinger is published monthly by the Turkey Creek division in PDF format. PDF files may be viewed using the PDF reader of your choice. If you do not have a PDF reader, you can download Adobe Reader for free by clicking on "Get Adobe Reader" icon to the right.

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Contains all back issues of our Newsletter.

Caboose Kibitzer

The Caboose Kibitzer is published quarterly in PDF format by the NMRA Mid-Continent Region (MCoR). Previous issues of the Caboose Kibitzer can be found Here.

Meeting Clinics

The following is an Archive of the Division Clinics provided at our Turkey Creek NMRA monthly meetings. Depending on availability, we will provide the presentation, handouts. This will allow you a quick reference to the great material shared during the meetings. You may print the article, just give credit to the author/presenter.

2024

2024 April:
2024 March:
Missouri Model Railroad Museum Tour. by Dale Shipman

In Person Tour at Museum. Check out https://showmerails.org/

Designing A Model Railroad for Operation and The Chief Dispatcher AP Certificate by Bill Scheerer

Designing for Operation & AP Certificate Presentation

2024 February:
Show & Tell. by YOU

Highlights in Lightning Slinger

Ferris Cattle Company & Durango Yard Crossing. by Gary Davidson

Ferris Cattle Company Presentation

Durango Yard Crossing Presentation

2024 January:
Our Lucky Day at the Cass Railroad. by Miles Hale

In Person Video presented

2024 Modeling Challenge, Division Kit Order, & 2024 Callboard. by Martin Wade

2024 Division Presentation

2023

2023 December:
2023 November:
3D Printing. by John Fales

3D Printing Presentation

Missouri Model Railroad Museum. by Dale Shipman

MMRM Presentation

2023 October:
Modeling Challenge. by Larry Alfred

See Newsletter for highlights

2023 September:
Advanced Layout Control. by Mark Juett

No Handout/Presentation

Populating Your Layout. by Marty Vaughn

Populating Your Layout Presentation

Populating Your Layout Handout

2023 August:
Thoughts for Operations. by Gary Hankins

Operation Session Presentation

Op Session Car Card Example Excel

Op Session Car Card Example JPG

Op Session Call Sheet Example Excel

DCC Hardware Accy Control. by Martin Wade

DCC Hardware Accy Control Presentation

2023 July:

Mid-Continent Regional Convention. Chairman Larry Alfred

2023 June:

Making of Kalin Steel Supply. by Steve McKee

Kalin Steel Supply Presentation

Mountain/Region Geology. by Greg Ohlmacher

Geology and Model Railroading Presentation

2023 May:

Make and Take Clinic. YELTON Fork Lift by Miles Hale

2023 April:

Building and Operating the Ottawa Jct Ry. by Chuck Hitchcock

Ottawa Jct Ry Presentation

Arranging your Diorama for visual interest. by Larry Diehl

Diorama for Visual Interest Presentation

2023 March:

Defining and Building a CTC Machine. by Stephen Priest MMR

CTC Build Presentation

2023 February:

NMRA Achievement Program. by Bill Scheerer

Achievement Presentation

Mini Clinics. by Larry Diehl

2023 January:

History, Planning, and Building of the CG and S Railroad. by Gary Davidson

Library Articles

Here are some articles of interest to model railroaders. Some of these are transcriptions of clinics given at our meetings, some are from past issues of the newsletter, and some were written for this library. Look at the list below, and just click on the title to see the article. You may print the article, just give credit to the author.

How I Built a Model Railroad In 30 Days by Mark Juett
Making More Than One by Ron Morse, MMR
Casting with Plaster, Resin, and Low-Temp Metals (PDF)
Layout Planning by Larry Long, MMR
A transcript taken from a videotape of a meeting clinic, this covers most of the basics of getting started in building your own empire. (Larry passed away in 1998.)
Web resources for Electronics by Dave Eisenstein
An article in the November 1999 issue of the division's newsletter. Dave has been surfing the net for several years now, and has compiled a list of places to go for intermediate and advanced model railroad electronics. Each link has a description, so you can choose where to look first. Warning: Links have not been verified
Building an Economic Turntable by Paul Richardson MMR (external link)
Scratch Building Viewblocks by Gary Hankins, MMR (PDF)
Building a Grain Elevator as a Viewblock. by Gary Hankins, MMR (PDF)
Building a Grain Elevator - Supplies Listing by Gary Hankins, MMR (PDF)
Building an Animated Campfire by Sheldon Levy (PDF)
Making your own decals by John Dunnewind (PDF)
Rail Pass Clinic by Brad Morneau and Pat Harriman, MMR (PDF)
Railroad Operation Basics by Charlie Stapleton, MMR (PDF)
Manually Operated Ground Throws by Mark Juett (PDF)
Frisco PB Tower by Richard Napper, MMR (PDF)
Painting Figures by Marty Vaughn, MMR (PDF)
Hand Laying Turnouts by Brad Morneau, MMR (PDF)
Scratch Building Structures by Brad Morneau, MMR (PDF)
Scratch Building Rolling Stock by Pat Harriman, MMR, HLM (PDF)
Model Railroading's Dark Underbelly: Freight Car Brake Detailing by Jack Ferris (PDF)
Modeling in Foam by Kerry Lindenbaum (PDF)
Control Panel Wiring and Standardization by Brad Morneau, MMR (PDF)
Art in Modeling by Larry Diehl and Pat Harriman, MMR (PDF)
Elevators and Feed Mills on Kansas Division of Rock Island, Part 1 by Ken Jenkins (Powerpoint 2007)
Elevators and Feed Mills on Kansas Division of Rock Island Part 2 by Ken Jenkins (Powerpoint 2007)

Webshot Links

Here are web links of interest to model railroaders. Members of Turkey Creek Division: If you would like a link to your railroad website placed on this page, please email the Webmaster.

Tom Stolte's MoPac Home
Link to Tom Stolte's photographs on TrainWeb Website.
Tom Stolte's Photos Home
Link to Tom Stolte's photos on rrpicturearchives.net.
Purgatory and Devil River RR
Link to Paul Richardson's Railroad Website.
Kansas City Garden Railway Society

Layout Tours

These are tours of layouts of Turkey Creek Member model railroaders. If you are a member of Turkey Creek who would like a layout tour of your railroad placed on this page, please email the Webmaster.

Upper North Dakota Eastern Colorado Railroad Layout Tour - Monte Hofmann