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2023 Clinic details We have our clinic presentations set for March 4th, 2023, and we’re happy to announce we have a two prototype history clinics, a regional prototype current events clinic, and two modeling clinics in the lineup. All presented by pros who know what they’re talking about so they’re all very much worth seeing.Continue reading

We regret that the 2023 event has been cancelled. Weather-related travel difficulties have made it necessary to cancel this year, but we’re looking ahead to 2024 and hoping for the best. After much ado about finding a more suitable date, we’re back to the first Saturday in March, the 4th, for our event. We hadContinue reading “2023 PMLC Cancelled”

First off, we sincerely appreciate the time and efforts our PMLC clinic presenters invest in assembling material to present at our event. It requires time and expertise to put together a first-class clinic and we, and our participants, appreciate that effort. That said, we need to have you bring the prepared and finished presentation toContinue reading “Clinic presentation details”

This seems like a good time to pass along some news about the 2023 Pacific Model Loggers’ Congress. We are going to be combining some contest classes for the 2023 event, partly for financial reasons, and for now we’re eliminating the Diorama class from the model contest. Our event (along with other model railroad conventionsContinue reading “2023 Contest Changes”

Our 2022 Dean of the Woods award went to Lon Wall, posthumously, for his significant contributions to the hobby and our logging interest group in general. We wish he could have been with us to accept the award but alas, that was not to be.

The 2022 event is not even a week old and already we’re working on some changes for 2023. We don’t have a specific range of things we need, or want, to modify but during our debrief chats we’re always looking for ways to improve. It’s always possible to tweak some of the details that goContinue reading “2023 PMLC… Changes?”

The 2022 edition of the Pacific Model Loggers’ Congress is in the books. We had a small crowd, as expected during this tumultuous “re-opening the country” time of history, but our attendees seemed enthusiastic and the model contest, while small in numbers, had its usual array of terrific quality entries. Our event heart and soul,Continue reading “2022 PMLC In The Books”

Hoping this makes it to the “News” part of our website, still learning this whole WordPress thing. And being darn slow about it. One week from today we’ll be gathering at Camp 18 for the event. We’ve had excellent response from quite a few pending attendees and that’s a welcome development. Our projects are mostlyContinue reading “One week to go”

We’re moving ahead with plans for the event as well as refining some Covid-related aspects our attendees may want to know about. We won’t be doing food service in the room, but coffee, soda, meals and the legendary Camp 18 sweet rolls will be available upstairs in the restaurant. Although the Covid-related mask requirement willContinue reading “March 6 update”