NASG Dispatch Articles by Peter Vanvliet

2016 #1 January

6

Model Railroad Organizations

Information about how to contact the NASG leadership via the NASG web site, and a note about which photos are still missing from the Product Gallery. (related web page)

2014 #6 November

6

Model Railroad Organizations

Various ways of contacting the webmaster of, and submitting potential content for, the NASG web site.

2014 #2 April

4

Product Review

A review of the Kaw Valley Designs industrial ladder kit. Includes many construction photos as well as its installation on one of the author's buildings.

2018 #3 May

7

Tools

The author shows how he built his own re-railer, since none are commercially available for S-scale equipment.

2012 #5 October

20

Model Railroads and People

The author, and NASG webmaster, Peter Vanvliet, introduces himself and his layout.

2015 #3 May

14

Model Railroad Organizations

A thorough review of the how the new online shopping cart of the NASG web site works. (related web page)

2018 #6 November

6

Model Railroad Organizations

The author mentions the addition of a dedicated page to the NASG web site related to NASG elections, and also covers how to nominate yourself for one of the NASG board positions,

2022 #5 September

13

Model Railroads and Computers

A description of the migration of the entries shown in the NASG web site's "Product Gallery" section.

2023 #1 January

11

Model Railroads and Computers

The author covers how one might search for content on the NASG's web site, as well as on the Internet in general. It's a tutorial on the basics of doing Web searches.

2023 #2 March

7

Model Railroads and Computers

The author describes recent changes he has made to the NASG web site's "Resources" section to provide even more meaningful information for each entry.

2023 #6 November

12

Model Railroads and Computers

Status update on the NASG Convention web site. The NASG now has its own PayPal account. The NASG web site now has unlimited amount of disk space. The NASG's promotional efforts are now updated on the web site. The NMRA's S-scale SIG's web site content has been transferred to the NASG web site, as the SIG's owners wanted to close their web site. The Product Gallery section now has a dedicated Track sub-category.

2024 #3 May

9

Model Railroad Organizations

The author discusses the NASG's "Hall of Fame", the Mobley Library, and the "Members Only" portal of the NASG's web site. (related web page)

2016 #2 March

19

Model Railroad Organizations

Introducing the American Flyer Product Gallery section of the NASG web site. (related web page)

2016 #5 September

6

Model Railroad Organizations

Five years after taking over the NASG web site, the author describes the reasons for and a description of the new web site design. (related web page)

2015 #6 November

22

Model Railroad Organizations

A couple of notes about the online shopping cart, the Members Only section, and web site statistics. Dealing with pages that aren't showing the latest. (related web page)

2018 #5 September

14

Model Railroad Organizations

The author describes the new content recently added to the NASG's web site.

2015 #4 July

8

Model Railroad Organizations

A follow-up on the online shopping cart of the NASG web site, and technical support issues that have come up with the "Members Only" section of the web site. (related web page)

2015 #2 March

14

Model Railroad Organizations

A review of all the changes that have been made to the NASG web site in recent months. (related web page)

2022 #4 July

10

Model Railroads and Computers

After a several years' absence, the Dispatch column covering the NASG web site has returned. Since it has been a number of years and since we have had a good number of new members join in the meantime, this column provides an overview of the entire web site.

2022 #6 November

8

Model Railroads and Computers

This column covers how to find out what is new on the NASG web site. (related web page)

2023 #3 May

11

Model Railroads and Computers

The author describes the planned changes related to the NASG's Annual Convention's web site. That web site covers the details about the upcoming event, and it enables members to register to attend. This article covers what the new "standardized" Convention web site would look like and proposes the registrations will done only via the web site (no paper forms).

2020 #5 September

9

Model Railroad Organizations

Information about the new "Layouts" and "How-to" sections of the NASG web site. (related web page)

2016 #6 November

14

Model Railroad Organizations

This column covers all of the new content that was added to the site as part of the NASG web site's facelift. (related web page)

2017 #1 January

18

Model Railroad Organizations

The latest information about the NASG web site changes, and the first of several "When Modeling..." topics to be included in the column, which provides very specific information about some very specific modeling item. (related web page)

2017 #6 November

14

Model Railroad Organizations

The author mentions surviving Hurricane Harvey, a reminder note about the NASG web site's shopping cart, NASG BOT members' photos are now on the web site, and the purpose of and creation of the web site's site map. In the "When Modeling..." section, the author covers 3D-printed shells. (related web page)

2017 #2 March

22

Model Railroad Organizations

Information about how to stay in touch with what has been changed on the NASG web site recently. The "When Modeling..." section covers trolley and traction modeling manufacturers. (related web page)

2015 #5 September

8

Model Railroad Organizations

An update on the online shopping cart of the NASG web site, documenting the history of S-scale, updating other sections of the site, including the Product Gallery. (related web page)

2017 #3 May

10

Model Railroad Organizations

Information about NASG membership, and how the group is sub-divided by interests. (related web page)

2013 #2 April

2

Model Railroad Organizations

Information about how the new NASG web site's Online Membership Directory works.

2014 #4 August

4

Model Railroad Organizations

This article provides an introduction and a complete overview of the NASG's web site.

2014 #3 June

10

Model Railroads and Computers

The author shares various ways that modelers who have a presence on the Internet can share their work via the NASG web site.

2017 #4 July

18

Model Railroad Organizations

The News & Events button has been split into two separate buttons, allowing for extra event information about the various multi-day S-scale events that take place around the U.S. every year. The new Layouts on the Web page has been added. The "When Modeling..." section covers the availability of S-scale bridges. (related web page)

2014 #2 April

19

Model Railroads and People

This column covers the club-related information you will find on the NASG web site, as well as services the NASG provides to S-scale clubs.

2012 #1 February

2

Model Railroad Organizations

After taking over the NASG web site and completely revising it, the webmaster describes all the new features of the site. (related web page)

2018 #4 July

14

Electronics

Detailed information about how trains have been controlled, what "dead rail" is, and how to convert your engines to battery power. The article is continued on page 33 of the PDF version.

2013 #6 December

4

Model Railroad Organizations

The author describes the Product Gallery section of the NASG web site.

2017 #5 September

26

Model Railroad Organizations

Added the Freight Car Loads listing to the NASG web site's "Product Gallery" section. Also added were a complete listing of the W.A. Drake cars, and Dave Heine's article about using battery power to model wooden rails on this layout. The rest of the article covers how S-scale modelers can find each other online, an update on the last issue's When Modeling... Turntables, and this issue's When Modeling... Boats. (related web page)

2014 #1 February

14

Model Railroads and Computers

The author describes the "Members Only" section of the NASG web site, and what features it offers the NASG member.

2018 #1 January

21

Model Railroad Organizations

The NASG web site's S Product Gallery now includes the prototype era during which a particular car or locomotive was built and operated (where available), to help the S-scale modeler find equipment that might be appropriate for his or her layout's modeled era. Also covered are the NASG Dispatch articles index, as available on the web site. The article also covers companies that produce models of S-scale buses. (related web page)

2016 #3 May

4

Model Railroad Organizations

Adding the Structures and Vehicles sections to the S Product Gallery section of the NASG web site. The individual pages have been redesigned to show multiple photos and even an embedded video if one is available. (related web page)

2016 #4 July

18

Model Railroad Organizations

Dealing with false spam e-mails, a reminder of how the online shopping works, how to obtain the latest membership application forms, keeping your NASG membership records updated, web site membership renewals, the new rolling stock trucks section in the Product Gallery section. (related web page)

2018 #2 March

10

Model Railroad Organizations

The author thanks the contributors to the web site's content. The web site now has the ability to accept payments for booster ads online, new mini articles have been added, and the new S-scale's History page. The extra section is on which tunnels are available in S-scale today. (related web page)

2018 #6 November

19

Track

Available resources for S-scale modelers who want to apply ballast to their track.

2017 #3 May

11

Track

Information about which turntables are available in S-scale at the time of this writing.