Saturday, April 10, 2010

Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club Train Show

We had a great time at the 22nd Annual Willamette Cascade Model Railroad Club Train Show & Swap Meet in Eugene, Oregon. It was far larger than I imagined and well run. We set up the night before, went for dinner and movie, and then spent the night in a camper in the parking lot.The kids had fun. Everyone seemed amazed I had it hooked to a Wii nunchuk. Younger kids would just run it back and forth. The older kids were given specific moves to make. A couple of kids came back for another turn.
One sharp young man started quizzing me about how the electronics worked. I ended up showing him the actual code. Not only could he read and under stand it, but he wanted to make some edits!

Here is a video showing where we were at. There were three full rooms of this! I'll post another entry about some of the other details.

3 comments:

Eldon and Janeil Olsen said...

Sounded like you had a great time.

Neil said...

very cool! Great adventure together.

brenda said...

That's awesome. And fun for your homeschooler. That's as good as any field trips you'd get in public school. :0) I remember going to a logging convention with Dad once and really enjoying it.