Summer is upon us! From the days of running a retail model train shop, I would dread it. Summer was always our slowest time of year. I guess because everybody was out mowing their lawns, planting flowers, and digging up old shrubs, particularly azalea bushes (which was really just harvesting Read more…
Would like to start out by announcing the winner of our quarantine modeling contest. And the winner is… Wait for it… Jerry Skeim Congratulations to Jerry! Photos of the contest entries are still on the website. Go back and take a look. Jerry’s prize is another year added to his Read more…
Happy day after April Fool’s Day. And yesterday was truly April Fool’s Day on me. Seemed like everything I touched became a problem. I sat down to prepare this message only to have my voice to text software fail. After hours of research, trial and error repairs, and other possible Read more…
Hello fellow O scale 2 Railers! Excitement is starting to build around here as we are less than two weeks away from the Chicago/March meet. The O Scale Kings will have a presence in the trading hall with our booth. We still need volunteers to spend an hour or two Read more…
Well gang, I must apologize. It’s already the 5th of February as I sit to write this. I have been told that once you retire, you’re supposed to have all sorts of time to accomplish all the things you couldn’t while you were working. In my case, it seems it Read more…
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…