Annual Modelling Competition 2015

Saturday 12th December 2015

As Christmas and New Year draws nearer, this week’s club meeting brought the annual model making competition and quiz.

This year’s entries for the competition were placed in the centre of the tables at the start of the evening, ready for judging later on and once everyone had arrived, the quiz began. As usual, this consisted of forty railway related questions, bringing with them the usual fun and banter.

Next up was the judging of the competition, this time with a guest judge from Modelmania in Bristol. Once everyone had had the chance to look at all the entries, shown in the pictures below, the winners were announced and trophys distributed. The remainder of the evening was spent chatting. Once again, it was an enjoyable evening.

A Western Region autotrain detailed and converted to EM Scale

A heavily weathered N Gauge Diesel Shunter

A Class 121 DMU detailed and converted to EM Scale

A kit built O Gauge permanent way brake van converted to ScaleSeven

A OO Gauge kit built weighbridge hut

The smallest single entry in the competition, an EM Scale bicycle

A scratchbuilt 4mm Scale engine shed and water tower

Another scratchbuilt 4mm scale model featuring an entire station scene

If you’re interested in building models like the ones shown in the pictures above and live in the area, why not come along and join the club where our members will be more than happy to discuss how they’ve created their models and share their knowledge.