About the club...

Besides the opportunity to “play” trains the following will be available.

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Key Activities and Skills Covered:

• Scenery Building: Learn how to create realistic hedges, walls, rocks, and trees. This includes making the "ground" using materials like 'scatter' and static grass.

• Construction: Building miniature items from kits or by "scratch building" (cutting and shaping materials like plastic or card).

• Design & Planning: Helping to lay track for a new modular group layout suitable for exhibitions.

• Simple wiring and control methods, learning to use a solder iron under supervision.

• Broad Interests: While model railways are included, the skills are applicable to other hobbies like Warhammer or battle re-enactments.

Current Status and Plans:

• The group currently has six model railway layouts in various stages; three are exhibition-ready and have travelled extensively. 009  and N Gauge

• The largest, recently acquired layout needs its scenery and landscaping rejuvenated to be exhibition-ready.

• A NEW 00 gauge layout is planned and could be the first group project being “something different” and will allow several people to work on at once.

• The group encourages new ideas and involvement from participants, including adults who bring/pick up the youngsters.

Logistical Information

• Venue: To be confirmed but expect it to be within approx. 1 mile of Wallisdown Crossroads.

  • When?? Probably Saturday Mornings (9:30am – 12 noon) except for exhibition weekends.

• Cost: The cost will be approx. £15 per school term (£2 - £3.00 a week) to cover the venue, electric, and supplies.

• Capacity: Sessions will be restricted to a maximum of 12 youngsters to start, and will depend on the adult supervision available.

• Interested then please complete a short questionnaire via a QR code or visit our website and follow the link.

 

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