ScOONs Meeting Summary 16th February 2026

[John Galbraith]

ScOONs Meeting Summary 16th February
Chaired by Rik - 10 members attended

The meeting started with Graeme informing us he has sent out an e-mail to the other Area Group
Co-ordinators on sharing ideas about attracting new members, size of groups and how they promote themselves. Graeme has had a few replies already and will summarise them which he will share with the Area Groups and us. He also showed us an Acrylic Display Cabinet DS600 which prompted some ideas from the group.

Vern - is installing work surfaces in his hobby room.

Martyn - showed us one of the Welshpool locos kits from Small Run Batch he has made but still has to paint.

Graeme - has been using a laser cutter making some small items and is looking to start using it to make some railway buildings.

Tom - showed us the progress he has made on his double module for Model Rail Scotland which will have a triple platform station. He has also 3D printed his low relief station building.

Ian - has been rewiring one of his loops as part of the Superloop project.

Chris - has a board wired and installed 3 sensors but is having some problems with them which is also part of the Superloop project.

John - showed us the progress he is making on his new working diorama Futtret's End which is in a Really Useful 22 litre box.

Rik - has been working on his module for Model Rail Scotland and also painting figures and weathering a JCB. He has also purchased a Really Useful Box which he intends to put in track and figures of different scales to show at exhibitions to explain how the different scales look.

Our next confirmed exhibitions are:-

Elderslie Micro Layout Exhibition on 14th March at Renfrewshire Clubroom Stoddart Square Elderslie where we will be exhibiting our working diorama Cruive Yard

Model Rail Scotland on 27th/28th/29th March at the SECC Glasgow where will will be exhibiting our modules and various 009 items.

Lothian Model Railway Exhibition on 11th/ 12th April at the Student's Union Heriot-Watt University where  we will be exhibiting our working diorama Cruive Yard.