This layout is being developed to give members the opportunity to try out new techniques and learn new skills which they can re-use on their own layouts. The layout is 4mm scale with two loops and a freight line. There are DC and DCC controllers.
This is the latest club layout to be started from scratch. It is being built on baseboards that have been reused after the forthcoming Railway Challenge TV series. It is being modelled in 7mm scale with features such as a ship coal loader being planned.
Most of the base wiring has now been completed and tested. Two sockets remain to be installed when they arrive from China. All we need now is the track to be completed.
A workship to teach the skill of weathering wagons using an air brush. The workshop will run from mid morning to late afternoon. Workshops are booked in advance by CMRS members and associates. BYOW.
The objective of the workshop is to build a module to detect a train as it interrupts a laser beam across the track. Workshops are booked in advance by CMRS members and associates.
This workshop involves the construction of a board to move a servo from one pre-determined position to another. Workshops are booked in advance by CMRS members and associates.
This workshop will show the lighting already installed in a coach and discuss how it works and some of the modelling challenges. Workshops are booked in advance by CMRS members and associates.
All member entries will be viewed by our visiting judges in the clubroom on that evening, the results of their deliberations announced, and the appropriate trophies awarded to the winners. The replica trophies will be presented at the AGM three weeks later. Once again, here is a reminder of the various…
This workshop will help members understand what resistors are and how they can be used in model railways. Workshops are booked in advance by CMRS members and associates.