I must echo what Craig (Samart) said above - it was a fabulous, FABULOUS Convention for first-timers to cut their teeth on!
Memories from the 37th NNGC:
-Meeting the people behind the names who've made narrow-gauge modeling what it is today;
-The variety of clinics available at the Convention AND the people who presented (if you didn't find a clinic you liked, you prolly don't have a pulse! :-) )
-Visiting the Sn3 layout of Dennis Hagen
and getting reacquainted;
-Finding that Dave Hoffman of the NASA Railroad was a vendor!;
-And lots, lots more!
HUGE thanks to all the staff, volunteers, vendors, attendees, layout owners, etc., etc., etc., who made this Narrow-Gauge Convention a success!
-Jim