ScOONs Meeting Summary 5th March 2005

[John Galbraith]

ScOONs Meeting Summary 5th March - 12 Members attended chaired by John

The meeting started with an update on exhibitions. Following a successful time at Model Rail at Glasgow we have been invited back next year for their 60th anniversary. The exhibition will take place next year on the 27th/28th/29th March and we have been allocated the same space as we had this year. Note that the date has changed and this will be for one year only due to a conference taking place at the venue at the end of February.
We have also been invited to the Edinburgh and Lothians exhibition on the 6th/7th September and we will give more details once we know what space we have been allocated, and we will also be returning to the Aberdeen exhibition in October.

A big thank you goes to all who helped us and stopped by to have a chat at Glasgow.

Hugh - attended to exhibition at Abington with his layout Angst Lesspork.

Vern - is working on a track plan for a 6ft by 2 ft layout using SCARM.

Paul - showed us his Scrubs Lane Yard layout and is also working on a track plan for a new layout using SCARM.

Ian - is tidying up his modules after Model Rail Scotland and is putting his stock into Stock Boxes.

Roy - is progressing with his modelling and is hoping to show some photographs at the next meeting.

Roger - is working on his Coffee Table Layout and is currently tidying up the edges of his building using powders.

Tom - had a lot of enquires about his 3D Models at Model Rail and is working on sets of instructions on how to put them together. He also showed us a photograph of his models at Model Rail.

Shonagh - has been stripping the paint of her ammunition wagons and has started practising using an air spray gun.

David Duff - has bought a Bachmann ICI Buxton Lime Wagon and attended a Merg meeting in Dundee, he also showed us a graphic illustration of the shuttle he is working on using infrared train detection.

Chris - showed us the latest photos of the progress on his layout and also the rack and pinion system he will be using. He also showed us a kit he is etching from brass which has a curved roof.

Rik - is working on an Egger-Bahn tram and has bought a Stay Alive

The Next meeting will be on Monday 17th March and will be chaired by John.

Our Next exhibition will be at the Pentland Model Group exhibition on the 12th/13th April at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh with the layout Glendhar.