Yes, I know I'm posting this on Sunday - it's been a bit busy out here so this is likely to be a bit short. 

Friday we didn't do any video interviews, preferring to get set up an discover what was at the show. I was very busy going back and forth between various manufacturers and our photo booth where Charlie Comstock turned models into 3D Click'n'Spin photographs.  

We started "construction" of the MRH booth at the National Train Show on Thursday afternoon. Some vendors/manufacturers had been there since Wednesday, and some of the larger ones like Athearn and Walthers had theirs all set up and were gone by the time we got there. 

Wednesday at X2011 was a busy day for me - before I really thought about it, I scheduled myself for a bus tour called "The Rocklin Rocket" - six local layouts in six hours, from 1pm to 7pm. The problem with that is that it meant I couldn't go on the Layout Design SIG tour. However, I think the rest of the MRH crew did, so hopefully you'll see the photos from those layouts in their posts. I also discovered when I got here that I'd "won" the lottery to attend a workshop on airbrushing by Scotty Mason - which started at 7pm.

Does anyone know how to find out what is actually on display at the Sacramento NMRA show? I have looked in vain for a clear description on zany of their websites- the show is expensive- i live in Sacramento and would go if I knew what I was going to see- i only need merchandise /parts sellers not clinics (unless it is how to rebuild old model wood/metal kits - a declining issue it seems) ANY help appreciated.

I will go to the show this weekend that has all the vendors- is that how the whole thing works-  a show for w=show and tell and a separate show for merchandise??