Happy new year! I hope everybody had a prosperous 2019. I’m excited! As you know, we had elections the end of December for number one, a new treasurer, who is Joseph Norman. A big thanks, a really BIG thanks to Bob Plageman for all his efforts serving as treasurer. And Read more…
Presidents message December 2019 Hope you had a fantastic O scale 2 Rail filled Thanksgiving. I’m going to start off this message with a reminder. It Is December 2nd as I write this. As I hope the word has gotten out, our dues are going up from $10 a year Read more…
Happy Thanksgiving! Way too early? Not really, it’s only a few weeks away. November 1st, during the days that my wife and I had a brick and mortar Hobby Shop, was really the beginning of the train selling season. ( Black Friday gets it name from being the day that Read more…
Hello fellow O Scale 2 Railers, A word about dues. I would like to announce that starting January 1st 2020, the dues for the organization known as the O Scale Kings will be increased from $10.00 a year to $24.00 a year. Payable and due on January 1, 2020. Now, Read more…
Happy post-Labor Day! A Tip of the hat to all those who labor, past, present or future. I hope your Labor Day weekend included some time to labor on an O Scale layout or any part of a layout. One of the things I enjoy most about this hobby is Read more…
Isn’t O Scale 2 Rail great? Hello Gentlemen and Lady, Lady in singular as I only know of one female member as of yet. Last month I issued a challenge for each of us to find a new member. Now I know that several of you are lucky enough to Read more…
Happy July, this month is really getting away from me quickly. Just returned home from a trip to Florida visiting my oldest son. And as things happen, got back and realized that July was upon us. Just outside of Largo Florida they have a live steam club layout in the Read more…
Hello everybody! I’m going to start off with a pre-announcement that John Wubbel has been appointed chair of the 2020 SONC which will be held in St. Louis as a part of the MNRA “GATEWAY 2020” National Convention. More details will follow. I would strongly suggest that you save the Read more…
How it should work ! My Wife and I just returned from Missouri. Made the trip to see our youngest son graduate from Fort Leonard Wood basic training. If you ever get have a chance to attend a graduation ceremony from basic training, PLEASE take it! I double dare you Read more…
Hello O Scale 2 Railers! Chicago has come and gone. I want to start out this month by thanking all those who, in lots of different ways, supported The O Scale Kings booth at Chicago, I, along with several others are calling our efforts very successful. I know lots of Read more…