2008 National Convention News

The 2008 National Convention is approaching fast! If you have not yet registered and booked your room, do it soon. Some tours are already sold out, some are almost sold out, and rooms at the Convention Hotel are still available at the special Convention rate. See the NASG 2008 Convention web site for the latest updates.

  Upcoming Events

Search engine available

With the growing content on the NASG web site, we're piloting search engine technology. See the search panel below the left side navigation bar and give it a try! Use it to search the NASG web site for information including all web pages, and PDFs. Feedback

Palace Car Co.  Seats
    now available direct from the manufacturer

If you missed out on the NASG special run of S scale coach seats for lightweight passenger cars, don't worry! They are now available direct from Palace Car Co.  The retail price is $12.75 per package of 36 double seats.  To get yours, contact your dealer or order direct by contacting Palace Car Co. at Plainsman Manufacturing, Box 973, Kearney, NE 68848, telephone (308) 238-5099.

Sorry - Temporarily not available.

The site that was supplying the S Friendly hobby shop listing went off the air. We hope to re-build this listing over the next few months.

Online Membership Services

Update your membership data
New online membership directory

Now available are two new online services:

online update of membership data
new online membership search

For more information and to register to use these new services, click the For Members button to the left. We want to express our thanks to NASG member and volunteer Stan Furmanak for all of the hard work in completing this project for the benefit of all members.

Don't forget about our online magazine indices!

Do your own magazine searches online! On the Mobley Library web page you'll now find online indexes of the following publications:

3/16 "S"cale Railroading (all issues)
S Gauge Herald (1960-1978)
NASG Dispatch (1978-2002)
Index of S Scale Model Railroader Plans, 1937-1965

Once you do your search, members may request assistance from the Librarian in obtaining a copy if required. In addition, the Russell M. Mobley Library continues to expand its collection and the services available to NASG members. See the Library page for more details