I went to Worcester Ma.today to the NMRA HUB Spring Training Show. It is a small show with  emphasis on promoting the hobby and improving skills.To that end they run a myriad of clinics. The one I (and everyone else) wanted to see was Joe Fugate's "Run like a dream". We did get to meet Joe in the hallway and chat for a few moments, but the clinic was packed. One of our group did make it in and was very happy he did. He felt Joe gave a great and helpful clinic. Joe gave the clinic a second time, but our schedule did not allow us the time to see it.

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Yesterday, I attended the Sandown Train and Hobby Show, at Sandown Racetrack in the south-east of Melbourne. The show is in its 13th year and, while primarily a model railroad exhibition, it has grown to encompass a number of hobbies, including RC planes, RC cars and even drones. More general hobbies are also included, and there was also a fascinating Meccano exhibit where some amazing models were displayed: the most interesting was a working knitting machine which was producing a woollen braid composed of three different coloured yarns. 

All that Traffic from the last video makes its way to the North Helix into Sparks meeting Traffic moving Westbound. In the middle there, you see how far we have come.