With the more widespread use of Zoom video conferencing technology, the Society is encouraging the setting up of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to allow people with similar interests to get together and share knowledge and experience, free from the constraints of geography. These were launched in 009 News and we have had an encoraging response. I hope to use this thread to keep a list of the status of various groups. I also hope it will encourage anyone who would like to propose a SIG or to join one to contact me on chairman@009society.com.
The list will be updated from time-to-time. but I will also note any updates in a new message. This is the status as of 28th November 2021:
Active
- 00n3 modelling
- Radio Control
- Early Military Railways
- Electronics
- Card Modelling
- DCC
- French Narrow Gauge Modelling
- Modelling the Lynton and Barnstaple
Sufficient Members and Awaiting First Meeting
- Modelling 'Bendy' Steam Lcomotives (i.e. articulated and semi-articulated steam locomotives)
- Layout Design
Ideas Proposed Awaiting More Interest
- Trackwork
- Videoing Models
- TTn3/TTm Modelling
- Modelling the Narrow Gauge in Eastern and Central Europe
Regards, Julian
Julian Evison
Chairman 009 Society
28/11/21 Edited to update status of DCC and French MG groups
5/12/21 Edited to add Modelling 'Bendy' Steam Locomotives and Card Modelling now has first meeting organsied
8/12/21 Edited to move DCC and French MG groups to 'Active'
9/12/21 Edited to update to new name of French Narrow Gauge Group
18/12/21 Edited to note that the L&B group is now 'active' and the Articulated Steam Locomotives group now has sufficient expression of interest to get going.
21/12/21 Edited to note that Layout Design now has sufficient interest to get going.
Hi Julian
As a Dcc user can you please put my down as interested in DCC please.
Thanks
Alan
P.s do you want me to send this via email as well
Quote from: Alan Pollock on November 28, 2021, 17:06
Hi Julian
As a Dcc user can you please put my down as interested in DCC please.
Thanks
Alan
P.s do you want me to send this via email as well
Alan,
Yes please as I need your email address to share with the other potential members of the SIG.
Thanks for your interest anyway.
Julian
SIGs for both DCC and French Metre Gauge Modelling now have sufficient interest to start the search for a first meeting.
Julian
Thanks for including mine, Julian, just to clarify when I said "Central and Eastern Europe" I was looking at the old Eastern Bloc, not Austria or West Germany, I think there is probably enough about them already but the old EB countries (Poland, Czech/Slovak Reps, Ukraine, Bulgaria, etc., even Western Russia!) are less well catered for and the Group was proposed for them. I'll try to think of a better title if it does take off!
I will add the appropriate SIGs to the forum once they have been approved and a moderator for the group appointed.
I have now reeived a proposal for a group concerning 'Modelling 'Bendy' Steam Lcomotives (i.e. articulated and semi-articulated steam locomotives)'
As usual, if you are interested, please let me know by email.
Julian
Quote from: Julian Evison on November 28, 2021, 16:07
With the more widespread use of Zoom video conferencing technology, the Society is encouraging the setting up of Special Interest Groups (SIGs) to allow people with similar interests to get together and share knowledge and experience, free from the constraints of geography. T
Ideas Proposed Awaiting More Interest
- Layout Design
- Trackwork
I have an interest in the above, but would not consider myself qualified for being one of the 'founding 3' if that is the minimum size.
Regarding layout design I don't have extensive layout building experience, just a handful of baseboards worth, but I am pretty familiar with the AnyRail layout design software and avid doodler or armchair modeller creating layouts with it. Some explore my own ideas and other recreate existing plans 'to see what makes them tick'. This applies particularly to older hand-drawn layout plans to see if they are indeed buildable as some do seem to have very unusual geometry.
Regarding trackwork I have an interest in understanding NG prototype practice, have dipped just a toe in hand-laying and some experience aspects such as track circuiting.
If layout design software is of interest then I may be able to contribute to the layout design SIG, otherwise, for both I see myself very much on the sideline, though maybe more the apprentice than a lurker.
Quote from: Julian Evison on December 05, 2021, 14:01
I have now reeived a proposal for a group concerning 'Modelling 'Bendy' Steam Lcomotives (i.e. articulated and semi-articulated steam locomotives)'
As usual, if you are interested, please let me know by email.
Julian
Hi Julian
Email sent thanks
Thanks
Alan
P.s I might have to dig into my photo collection again
We now have dates for the first meetings for the French Metre Gauge SIG and the DCC SIG.
Julian
Hi All
Just a thought would meeting up for a drink/Coffee be a special interest group or is that a step 2 far
Thanks
Alan
Quote from: Alan Pollock on December 15, 2021, 21:53
Hi All
Just a thought would meeting up for a drink/Coffee be a special interest group or is that a step 2 far
Thanks
Alan
Alan - I think your best bet here is to link up with the Scottish Area group whose actvities are reported elsewhere on this forum.
Julian
I am glad to say that progress with founding new groups continues.
The L&B Modelling group now have their first meeting organised and the Articulated Steam Locomotives group now has sufficient expression of interest to get going.
Thank to everyone who has put their names forward so far. The 'doors' to the SIGs are always open!
Julian
It looks like we have sufficient people interest to get the Layout Design SIG going.
As a reminder, if anybody is intersted in joing this or any other SIG, please contact me by email at chairman@009society.com
Thanks, Julian
What if the SIG meeting dates were to be shown in the forum calendar?