Association of

Shrewsbury

Railway Modellers

Reports prior to October 2022 can be found here.

Below are the more recent reports.

Mail coaches to TPOs
05-06-2024 19:00 5th June 2024.   Mail coaches to TPOs; the early railway vehicles of the post office (1830-1845) - including some  influences on early carriage design.  Talk by Tom Nicholls.     On Wednesday 5th...
Modelling in N Gauge - the right scale?
01-05-2024 19:00 Mike Bennett:  N Gauge : the right scale? Mike gave us an informative and comprehensive talk on modelling in N gauge.  The subtitle, “the right gauge?” suggested a controversial presentation.  In fac...
1st modelling day.
27-04-2024 10:00 ASRM first modelling day.   Today we had the first Modelling Day in Coalbrookdale which was very successful.   Only five members but it’s a good start to what I hope can be a regular event. There ...
AGM & The building challenge.
03-04-2024 19:00 Report of the display of Make a Building Challenge.   Paul Bowen. A 16mm to the foot model of Lynton loco shed from the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. Paul got the drawings from ‘Lynton and Barnsta...
Figure painting with Dan Evason
06-03-2024 19:00   DAN’S PEOPLE (Not to be confused with Pan’s People). It takes a brave man to present a live demonstration of something as delicate as the art of model figure painting. Therefore we were privile...
Signalling on a model railway
07-02-2024 19:00 Signalling on a Model Railway with David Stirling from the Signalling Record Society.   This was a very well attended meeting with the room bursting at the seams. We began with a photo of a very com...
Whats on your workbench?
03-01-2024 19:00 Following a change of event, the January 2024 meeting was rescheduled as a workbench session inviting members to bring along their latest projects. The following provided an absorbing series of items ...
Christmas social & quiz
06-12-2023 19:00 Our annual members gathering for a social evening, buy & sell and quiz night. Great food provided by Sam Ryan.  
Modelling the Midland Railway in Scale 7
01-11-2023 19:00 Modelling the Midland in Scale 7 - David Hunt ,  There can be few better ways to start the month than being treated to a presentation on railway modelling by someone who really knows their onions, o...
White Metal Casting
04-10-2023 19:00 4th October 2023   White Metal Casting, by Chris Cox   At the October meeting we had a talk and demonstration of the white metal casting process. Firstly Chris dicussed how he got started with it,...