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Limited Time Offer on Starter Modules and Wiring Kits

The club as a whole is anxious to make it as easy as possible for new members to finish their first module and start bringing it to train shows so they can fully participate in club activities.  Several experienced modelers have volunteered to help make the "Starter Module Project" a success. Ed Smith and Ernie Poole have volunteered to build the modules which will include legs, sky board, and all necessary hardware. Ed and Ernie have teamed up before to make modules (the setup yard, transition corners and One-Trak modules most recently) and do excellent quality work.

Bob Pawlak has volunteered to assemble the electrical wiring kits, perform the wiring installation option, and act as project facilitator to answer questions by EMail. The wiring kits will include the necessary NTRAK standard 2-pin connectors, 16 and 18 gauge wire, terminal strip, and 120 Volt AC power strip with 6' cord. Wiring kit installation is available for $3 per module and will include soldering and color-coding the connectors, mounting everything, and wiring the terminal strip ready for connection to the track.

Dan Pawling has volunteered to host work sessions in his cellar workshop for cork roadbed and track laying, building scenery shapes, ballasting, painting, etc. to help transform the starter modules into finished modules. Several other experienced modelers have agreed to come to these sessions to help new members finish their modules. The club's two excellent end loops were built at similar sessions in Dan's cellar.

Once there is a commitment for a fixed number of modules, Ed and Ernie will buy all the materials and produce all the modules at once to be most efficient. They will not repeat the exercise to accommodate a procrastinator who finally decides in mid October or thereafter that (ho hum) it might be nice to maybe get a module. Enough people have already shown interest during discussion over the last few months to make this project a go! It is only a matter of getting the checks to get a final count of modules to be built.

Train show coordinators are always looking for people with a corner. Be popular, build a corner! The club needs more people with Mountain Division (MD) on their module - go for it! (That is why the price for a module with MD is the same as one without MD.) If you can't fit your dream layout plan on only 4', then buy 2 to build an 8' straight! If you know of anyone thinking about N-gauge, encourage them to join Northeast NTRAK now and take advantage of this special opportunity. Even if you have already started your first module, plan ahead and buy a starter module now for your next project and be sure to bring your current work-in-progress to the sessions in Dan's cellar.

It seems to me that this should be a "no-brainer" decision for anyone who reads this article. The prices are essentially the cost of the materials and the total price for a module and wiring kit is about that of a typical new Kato/Atlas locomotive. Just think of all the time you can save! This opportunity blows away all the excuses people usually give for why they still don't have a module. Get on board! Get out your checkbook and just do it now!