Association of
Shrewsbury
Railway Modellers
Reports prior to October 2022 can be found here.
Below are the more recent reports.
AGM and the "Philly" Challenge.
02-04-2025 19:00
"Philly’ Challenge 2025" This lighthearted challenge wasn't a competition but a challenge.
The subject was for a diorama comtaining figures on a Philadelphia (other cheeses are available) cheese c...
DCC for fifty quid (+ decoder!).
05-03-2025 19:00
5th March 2025
Mike Wakefield explained how to make a budget DCC controller using Arduino boards.
A DCC controller for less than £50(ish)
I have 3 questions t...
Researching and planning in preparation for a model.
05-02-2025 19:00
5th February 2025.
Research and Planning in Preparation for a Model. An illustrated talk by Vernon Larcombe.
Vernon began by attempting to lower our expectations of what was about to come. He...
Talk by Jakub Stachula from Lcut creative.
08-01-2025 19:00
8th January 2025.
A talk by Jakub Stachula, from LCUT Creative.
Our January meeting was a presentation by Jakub about the kits they design and produce at LCUT, with information on how a kit is devel...
Christmas social & Quiz
04-12-2024 19:00
The annual Christmas social, bring and buy, quiz and nibbles.
A well attended meeting with a brain testing quiz and lots of food provided courtesy of Sam Ryan from Ryans butchers Much Wenlock.
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Railway Modelling - A Personal Perspective.
06-11-2024 19:00
6th November 2024.
Railway Modelling: A personal perspective.
Including: Modelling in EM gauge and A ‘Sense of Proportion’.
Dave York gave an illustrated talk on the two subjects above and...
Modelling Day at Ironbridge.
19-10-2024 10:00
Another great modelling day at Coalbrookdale. Huge thankyou to all who attended, I think we all had a great day. Here are some photos of the action.
Photos - Neal Cooper
Ballasting our track
02-10-2024 19:00
Ballasting our track.
This evening's presentation started with an introduction to the history and purpose of ballast by Stephen Duffell. Ballast is used to keep track in position, to spread the l...
What's on our workbench
04-09-2024 19:00
What’s on our Workbench?
Perhaps the summer is a good time to get out and look at our surroundings, because nearly all the work in progress shown this evening was of buildings, especially station ...
An evening at Cambrian Heritage Railways.
03-07-2024 19:00