//I named my Controller Home2 and Action MyAction2, but you can name it anything you want
 public ActionResult MyAction2(string passedData)
 {
     //reconstruct the ViewModel and pass into second view
     NewbieDevViewModel viewModel = new NewbieDevViewModel { DataToPassToNewControllerAction = passedData };
     return View(viewModel);
 } 
 public ActionResult Tut145(NewbieDevViewModel passedData)
 {
     //passing simple string, so I can pass it using my QueryString
     return RedirectToAction("MyAction2", "Home2", new { passedData = passedData.DataToPassToNewControllerAction });
 }