30th National Garden Railway Convention(NGRC 2014)

Pre NGRC Tampa 2014 Layout Open

Name: Fred and Millie Weber

Address: 7686 E Oak Forest St

Floral City, FL 34436 352-860-0097

Name of Layout: The Dew Drop RR

Will open Sunday May 4th from 11am to 5pm

Handicapped parking is available on side yard with access through gate to layout.  Coming from the north or south on I75 take exit 314. Continue west on Rt 48 toward Floral City. Make a Left at the traffic light (RT 41 South) just past the Shamrock Restaurant toward Brooksville. In about 6 miles you will see the sign for Oak Forest on the left. Turn into the complex and continue up the hill to the stop sign. Continue on E Oak Forest Street until you pass Gladiolius Pt, 7686 is the next mail box on the right.  Please park in the side yard where marked.

THE DEW DROP RAILROAD The Dew Drop Railroad was established in 2012 and consists of about 300 feet of track. Currently there are two large loops and a small inner circle. There are many buildings on the layout as well as a Main Street section. The railroad has many interesting plants and plantings throughout the layout. It is a work in progress with plans for further expansion.

***Update***

We are sold out of Disney's Backstage Steam Shop Tour for Tuesday so we have added the option of Monday or Wednesday as another day to get to see the Disney Steam Shops.

Yes we are having Model Contests in Rolling Stock, Structures, and Engines.

We are having Clinics.  When we have more information on each of the clinics we will post them.  We have several different clinicians that we are talking with to provide you with the most informative clinics.

Dealer Hall will open Wednesday May 7th at 6:00 pm-10:00pm, Thursday May 8th 3:30pm-9:30pm, Friday May 9th 3:30pm-10:00pm, and Saturday May 10th 9:00am-2:30pm. The dealer hall will open to the public at 7pm Friday and the entire time Saturday.

We will be having different activities including Model Contest, Gravity Race, Drag Race, and Don't lose your load.  So bring your train and/or your model with you to the convention.