Monthly Meetings Hidden Archive

Our May gathering is Sun, May 4 at the Mt. Carmel American Legion Hall in Ohio. Note this is a week earlier than usual to avoid Mother's Day. Special visiting guest clinician Gary Hoover will share a photogenic clinic on “Proto-Freelancing the N&W in the 1950’s”. Afterwards, we'll tour Zach Riggins' garden railway and Steve Rineair's HO N&W layout and railroad collection.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Non-Steam Locomotive". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our July gathering is Sun, July 13, tentatively at the Kenton County Library in Erlanger, KY. Visiting special guest Stephen Priest, MMR will share a clinic on a subject to be determined. Stephen is a noted modeler, author and editor, and is co-owner of ClassOneModelWorks, Inc. Afterwards, we'll tour the home layouts of  Jim Conrad (our first visit) and Georgia Dahlberg, MMR.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Any Passenger Train Car". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our August 2025 gathering is Sun, Aug 10 at the Cincinnati North Holiday Inn in West Chester, Ohio. Special Guest Ray Persing will share a presentation on the “3-D Printing”. Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of Sam Parfitt (HO) and another tbd.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Dirt or Road Motor Propelled Vehicle". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's. We'll also distribute Fall Show Signs to all that will post them starting 2-3 weeks prior to our October 12-13 Fall Show.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our September gathering is Sun, Sept 14 at the Cincinnati Marriott North Hotel in West Chester, Ohio. John Burchnall and Tony Valerius will share a new clinic on “Midwest Ry Preservation Society.” Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of Don Leedy and another tbd.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Tank Car or Flat Car". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Video Library tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's. We'll also finish distributing Fall Show Signs to all that will post them starting 3 weeks prior to our October 12-13 Fall Show.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our October gathering is Sun, Oct 5 at the American Legion Hall - Post 194 in Mason, Ohio. Note this is a week earlier due to our huge train show on Oct 11-12. Special visiting guest modeler and author Mike Tylick, MMR® will share a new clinic on “Building Laser Cut Structures”.  Afterwards, we'll visit the layouts of Bob Lawson and Marvin Littrell, both first time visits for us.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Maintenance-of-Way (MOW) Equipment". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Video Library tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our November gathering is Sun, Nov 9 at the Norwood Community Center in Norwood, Ohio. Ed Swain will share a new presentation on “Building the Engine Shops at Notch.” Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of the Cincinnati Model Rwy Club and Sam Swanson, MMR®.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Any Building or Bridge." See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Video Library tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Due to the winter storm, our December gathering is now only virtually via ZOOM on Sun, Dec 14. This is our Annual Potluck Electronic Slides Celebration. Please gather your electronic slides (typically in JPEG format) on a folder on your computer to share with everyone. Your pictures do not need to be contest quality, we just want to enjoy them. John Burchnall will moderate the proceedings, including coaching you on how to share your computer screen when its your turn. The after-meeting home layout tours to the homes of Roy Allan and Leo Honebrink will be rescheduled to a future meeting.

Our model and photo contest topic of "Box, Stock or Refrigerator Car" is rescheduled to our January Meeting, and will be conducted then in addition to the regularly scheduled contest that day. See Contest tab for details and entry categories.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our January 2026 gathering is Sun, Jan 11 at the Dunham Recreation Center near Queen City Ave in Ohio. Dave Traut from the Cincinnati Museum Center will share a presentation on “The Cincinnati Southern Railroad”. We'll also feature our re-scheduled Snackfest Celebration with snacks and beverages provided by the Division. Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of Jerry Strangarity and Keith Corman.

We'll conduct 2 contests - the postponed Dec contest and the regularly scheduled Jan contest. The rescheduled contest from Dec is "Box, Stock or Refrigerator Car". Our regularly scheduled January model and photo contest topic is "Any Passenger Train Car". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our February gathering is on Sun, Feb 1 at the Cincinnati North Holiday Inn in West Chester, Ohio. Note this is a week earlier than usual to avoid the Super Bowl on Feb 8. Special Guest Bob Frankrone will share a presentation on the “Creating Operations on the Louisville Southern Lines”. Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of Chris Shackleton (our first visit) and Sam Parfitt.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Caboose or any end-of-train (EOT) device freight car". See the Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our April gathering is Sun, Apr 12 at the Mt. Carmel American Legion Hall in Ohio. Chris Shackleton will share a new clinic on “Taking the Pain Out of Painting”. Afterwards, we'll tour the layouts of Mike Strasinger (our first visit) and Chuck Behymer.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Hopper or Gondola Car". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our May gathering is Sun, May 3 at the American Legion Hall - Post 194 in Mason, Ohio. This is a week earlier than usual to avoid Mothers Day. Special visiting guests Lou and Cheryl Sassi will share a new clinic on “Using Scenic Features to Focus Viewpoints”. Afterwards, we'll visit the layouts of Bob Bartizek and Mike Rottenberger.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Steam Locomotive". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.

Our 5th Annual Family Picnic is 1-5 pm on Sunday, June 14, 2026 at Fernbank Park, next to the Ohio River. This event replaces our regular meeting in June. This is a fun-filled family and hobbyist gathering, featuring great food, fellowship, games, prizes and our "main event" Trivia Team Contest. Only $10 per person, with Division 7 picking up the rest! See flyer and map.

 
Attendees must register before June 8, using this flyer. Registrations limited to the first 100 people that sign up. Don't miss this fun event! Contact Registrar Roy Hord with questions. Contact Chuck Endreola to donate any modeling or general interest items to our door prize raffle.

This event subject to cancellation due to events beyond our control. Watch here and on the local events page for last-minute info or changes.

Our July gathering is Sun, July 12, at the Kenton County Library in Erlanger, KY. Sam Swanson, MMR® will share a clinic on “Module and Layout Construction with Foam”. Afterwards, we'll tour the home layouts of Larry Goodridge and Bob Adams.

Our model and photo contest topic is "Non-Steam Locomotive". See Contest tab for details and entry categories. We'll also conduct our popular Company Store, Video Library and Raffle. See the Company Store tab for our merchandise offerings and car kits. See the Modelers Aid tab for our video library list of about 300 DVD's.

We'll simulcast the meeting via Zoom for members that can't travel to the meeting. The Zoom link will be emailed to Div. 7 members during the week before the meeting. Those new to Zoom should read the Zoom Quick Guide.