NEXT MEETING - SATURDAY 19th APRIL 2025 10-30 TILL 3-30

Meeting Information

We meet once per month - normally on a Saturday

Most meetings are at the 22nd Rugby Scout Hut located at The Kent, Rugby, CV21 4NG

Guests are welcome to attend meetings - please contact us if you want to come along

Programme is provisional - please check before travelling

Guests are ask to make a contribution towards cost of refreshments and hut rental - currently £5 per meeting - which is redeemable against cost of membership if you decide to join us

Brief reports from our recent meetings can be found below

Next meeting Saturday 19th April 2025

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March 2025 Meeting

Another busy meeting at the Scout Hut with a dozen members working on a range of projects.

Suitable fuel was provided by cups of tea and homemade cake!

Teamwork

Work of Art

Clifton Brook

SM32 Loco

Nick's SM32 loco - Raven

High Lodge

Populating Morton Yard

Chocolate Cake

High Lodge

009 Crane

SM32 Stock

Test Run

Morton Yard

Playing Trains

February 2025 Meeting

A busy meeting at the Scout Hut with fifteen members and guests.

A range of projects were being worked on in a range of scales from 009 to SM32.

We also spent time planning "improvements" to the group's recently acquired 0-16.5 layout.

New banner on display

Busy scene at the hut

009 train on Jack's layout

Jacks High Lodge 009

W&LLR brakevan

Nick's Hood

Nick's Hood SM32

Pete's 3D printed SM32 diesel

Garry's 009 L&B layout

Simplex SM32

Pete and Martin working on Scrapton

16mm scale viaduct modules

January 2025 Meeting

Our first meeting of 2025 - with a brief AGM.

It was also a chance for members to show progress with their "Chassis Challenge" entries.

We were pleased to welcome three new members for 2025.

A busy hut for our first meeting of the year

Group 0-16.5 layout with a train of challenge entries

A train of "Chassis Challenge" entries on the group's 0-16.5 layout

Bob working on his challenge entry

John brought his small shunting puzzle layout that was built to fit in his canal boat

Matthew was building 3D printed wagons

Steve was busy working on buildings for his 009 layout

True to form Pete B's entry to the chassis challenge was a crane. This one is a bitsa construction

Peter Bell and Michael testing Quarry End

Nick had a 009 test track running a range of stock both old and new

Santa had brought Pete a 3D printer. This is his SM32 Flying Bench

Garry was running his L&B based Blackmoor Gate 009 layout

December 2024 Meeting

A busy meeting with activity from 009, 0-16.5 and SM32 areas of the group.

Several members were resplendent in assorted Christmas jumpers.

All topped off with a shared Christmas buffet!

Andi and John spent the morning landscaping Hill Farm.

Hill Farm - SM32

Pete's SM32 bogie wagon - a Lionel Toy Story body sitting on Binnie skip chassis

Pete's SM32 items had entered into the Christmas spirit

Quarry End caused much discussion - but by the end of the meeting was running as planned

Overview of Quarry End - 009 group layout

Our guest Jack brought his 009 layout - operated from a mobile phone app

Jack's 009 layout - masses of operational interest in a tiny space

Plenty of trains were running on Scrapton

Nicks micro-layout had seen further landscaping developments

Pick-up on Steve's Pine Twist layout

Christmas Buffet!!

September Meeting

Fifteen members and guests were at the Scout Hut for our September meeting.

A range of layouts and other projects from 009 to SM24

Andi and Pete S - working on the 0-16.5 modules in preparation for the Gaydon show

Graeme brought along the new Peco laser cut wooden kit which he was building

Club 009 layout Morton Hill was up and running for the meeting

Bob's 0-16.5 tram - made from three Gnomy trams

Peter Harris was working on his 0N30 steeple cab locos

Nick's diminutive H0e/009 layout was taking shape

Pete's battery loco - made from parts of a children's trainset - is SM24 (16mm scale running on 24mm track)

Steve's 009 layout is coming along - with urban and rural sides showing contrasting views

Bob's Ashe Rock Dock was undergoing a revamp ahead of the Stafford Show - several locos were given a run

Garry's L&B influenced 009 layout was progressing

A variety of 009 locos were brought along by Peter Bell - which took turns on Morton Hill - including a Mawdsley Railbus

Matthew was busy painting items for his 0-16.5 layout

August Meeting

Another busy meeting at the Scout Hut - despite a few absences from those on their holidays

Bob's scratchbuilt 0-16.5 goods carrying railcar

Garry has made progress on his latest L&B layout in 009

Overview of Garry's layout

Nick's developing layout - Dollaardyyn Road

Martin working hard with scenery on the 0-16.5 modules

Two modules were joined up to show the longer running length that can be achieved

Matt's Lupine and 0-16.5 wagons

July Meeting

Our July meeting saw the rare appearance of the sun - which inspired Pete to move the garden railway equipment outside. Other members were working on a variety of 009 and 0-16.5 projects at the Scout Hut, whilst Dave had several SM32 items.

Peter Bell's 009 locos

Garry working on his L&B layout

Scrapton

Cake

0-16.5 Modules

Pete's Garden Railway

June Meeting

Our June meeting was a quieter one. Members were working on a variety of 009 and 0-16.5 projects at the Scout Hut.

We welcomed Jurgen (and his wife) who was travelling back from the Burton 7mmNGA show. He brought a photo plank which he used to display some lovely 0-16.5 models.

Kit building

Lynton

Morton Hill

Tram Layout

0-16.5 Stock

Four-legged Guest

May Meeting

Our May meeting was another busy one with members and guests working on a variety of 009 and 0-16.5 projects at the Scout Hut.

Testing Locos

Club 009 Layout

Nick's Joe Works Shay

Martin & Pete S provided assistance and advice for Steve

Steve painting the water on his 009 layout

Village on Steve's Layout

Steve "playing" with static grass

Matt planting fence posts on Andi's quarry module

Corner Module

Chapel on Andi's module - scratchbuilt

April Meeting

Our April meeting saw sixteen members and guests at the Scout Hut.

Pete had brought Morton Yard - which now has a small fiddle yard.

Graeme brought his sales stall and a developing 009 layout - which hosted Chris's Fourdees Hunslet and Pete's tiny 3D printed Simplex.

Matt, Matthew and Steve were busily building things, whilst John and Andi were working on the 0-16.5 modules.

Operating signal on Pete's Morton Yard - built from a Hornby tinplate item powered by a servo from a cheap RC model car

Chris's Fourdees 3D printed Hunslet running on Graeme's 009 layout

Garry's uncoupling ramp on Blackmoor Gate - 009

Phil Sharples Simplex on Pete's Morton Yard layout

Matthew's 0-16.5 loco on Bob's Ashe Rock Dock layout

Builder's corner - Matt, Matthew and Steve working on a variety of kits and projects

Graeme's 009 layout - Cherry Hill

Steve's WIP buildings for his 009 layout

March Meeting

The March meeting once again saw a good turnout with members bringing a range of items in 009 and 0-16.5.

We had two layouts which were new to the group.

Pete & Martin brought their Scrapton 009 layout and Peter Bell had Amery Town also in 009.

The larger scale contingent included Peter Harris's European outline items.

Overview of the hall

Group 009 layout

Garry's Lionheart L&B loco

Peter H's European style loco

Scrapton

Group 009 layout

0-16.5 modules

Amery Town

February Meeting

Our February meeting saw ten members and guests at the Scout Hut.

Pete and Andi were working on a second SM32 module to join on to Morton Yard.

Garry was working on rolling stock upgrades for his L&B layout.

Meanwhile John had brought his shunting layout - and challenged members to beat the puzzle.

Chris had provided a Lemon Drizzle cake - which was enjoyed by all present.

Pete's Minitrains Gmeinder diesel and 3D printed brake van on the group 009 layout

Nick's Zillertahl UH class on the group 009 layout

Andi working on the SM32 board to join up to Morton Yard

Morton Yard and the second board

Chris's Lemon Drizzle cake

John's shunting puzzle layout

Wagons ready for action on John's shunting puzzle layout

Garry contemplates his upgrades to L&B stock

January Meeting

A busy meeting with thirteen members and guests in attendance.

A brief AGM was held during a lunch break.

Pete and Graeme were planting more buildings on the group 009 layout.

Garry showed further progress with Blackmoor Gate, whilst Bob, Pete and Martin were busy fixing things!

Meanwhile Matt was weathering his 3D printed stock.

Peter Bell brought a number of 009 "specials" which were run on the layouts present.

Members busily building things - whilst others discuss Garry's layout

One of Peter's 009 special vehicles on the group layout

Matt D's Bachmann Fairlie on the group layout

Matt's 3D printed stock undergoing weathering

Group 009 - test track/demonstrator with more buildings planted

009 Baldwin running on Garry's Blackmoor Gate

December 2023 Meeting

Our December meeting was the 20th anniversary of the group.

Our attendees included two of the original members - Garry and Jeff.

The meeting featured our first ever modelling competition - with four entries in our Santa Sleigh contest.

Pete's sleigh featured music, a light-up Rudolph nose and sparklers!

Steve had built his sleigh into a dragster, whilst Chris amazed us all by managing to get his sleigh to balance on 009 track.

All other members and guests judge the sleighs and Bob's Christmas train was declared the winner and recipient of our trophy.

We then shared a Christmas buffet - toasting the group with alcohol free beer provided by Matt.

Christmas buffet

The four sleigh entries

Bob's Christmas train - the winner

Chris's 009 sleigh

Steve's Santa Pod dragster

Pete's sleigh

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