Area Groups

The Association has a number of area groups, where members can meet to further their modelling.

Some groups have collective layouts, others concentrate on helping individuals with their own projects. Some have meetings with specific speakers and themes. There are Area Groups in the following places (sorry for anyone I might have missed!); Kent & SE London, Essex, Central London, Wealden, Hertfordshire, Basingstoke, Oxford, Wales and SouthWest, Midlands, Pennine (Leeds/Bradford), North East (Newcastle/Durham), Scotland. Plus one in Canada (Ottawa/Toronto). If there isn't one near where you live it could be because everyone else is hoping someone else will start the group, you don't need to be an expert 2mm modeller to start a group !

Some of the Area Groups have their own websites or blogs.

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moving forward again... Source: kyle (previously in a boxfile) | 2 Feb 2012 | 8:06 am UTC
Many thanks for all the continued comments regarding the layout, in particular the recent 'backscene crisis'. I decided to reprint option 1 as that seemed to get the most votes and I think the differences are quite subtle but worth it. Although I realise it may not be to everyone's taste, I am gra ....

In the Distant NEAG Meeting 4th February 2012 Source: 2mm North East Area Group | 30 Jan 2012 | 11:42 pm UTC
North East Area Group meeting information. Saturday 4th February 2012 Saint Barnabas Church Hall, Bournmoor. Time - Please Note 2.00pm - 5.00pm. (approx.) Those of you who attended the final meeting of 2011 just before Christmas will already know we had a few gems presented to us in one for ....

quot;St Alban's Prioryquot; - some more pictures Source: Return of the Sith - Sithlord's Railway Blog | 30 Jan 2012 | 10:44 pm UTC
A couple more: The view along the street over the tunnel at the Stage Right end. This is a row of Kestral terrace houses to the right of the photo and a single shop unit to the left with Langley post box and telephone box. This area needs a bit more - I am thinking of a a sign on the sho ....

quot;St Alban's Prioryquot; - some pictures Source: Return of the Sith - Sithlord's Railway Blog | 29 Jan 2012 | 8:12 am UTC
As promised some photos of StAP now that it is installed. I am very pleased to report that having connected all the bits which needed connecting (it comes in 3 parts so needs to be bolted together and then the connection plugs coupled up along with some track put in place over one of the joins ....

quot;St Alban's Prioryquot; comes home Source: Return of the Sith - Sithlord's Railway Blog | 28 Jan 2012 | 6:20 am UTC
8 weeks ago my family and I did the long drive from Longreach for the last time and moved back to our family home in SE Queensland. Since then, Christmas and New Year have come and gone, our fourth daughter has had her first birthday and we have been to Melbourne and celebrated Amity's birthda ....

the hills are alive...blog updated! Source: kyle (previously in a boxfile) | 27 Jan 2012 | 5:48 pm UTC
Good evening, Further to the backscene crisis I have been undertaking some experiments. My tinkering with GIMP and Paint was getting me nowhere. Enter, Glen, a good friend from School for over 34 years now (an ex rail enthusiast who still has a light flickering for the hobby I think) who offered hi ....

back...to the backscene.... Source: kyle (previously in a boxfile) | 23 Jan 2012 | 2:07 pm UTC
Good afternoon, Further to the last update, and I guess Mike's observations, it got me wondering about the backscene. I think it does look better with it, than the plain blue sky but I wondered whether in fact it might benefit from being toned down a tad? I have had a little tinker in 'Paint' (as ....

presentation... Source: paddock wood (in a boxfile) | 20 Jan 2012 | 10:24 am UTC
Good morning, In between working on Kyle, I have been doing a little further work on this project, sometimes sketching with an espresso and in this case a small model to test ideas. I think I have said before that I am very interested how layouts present their public face at exhibitions, as a pet  ....

getting there... Source: kyle (previously in a boxfile) | 19 Jan 2012 | 6:29 pm UTC
Good afternoon, Despite a recent flurry of activity on PWIAB, work has been progressing on trying to finish this project. I suddenly realised that I was going about it all the wrong way :O I had been trying to complete the station building before tackling all... ....

Introducing Corrieshalloch... Source: Anthony Yeates' 2mm Blog | 17 Jan 2012 | 10:20 pm UTC
I'm starting work on a new 2FS layout project. After much deliberation, I've chosen a fictitious station on the projected but never constructed Highland Railway line from Garve to Ullapool. Corrieshalloch station is (in my imagination) squeezed between the main Garve to Ullapool road (now the A 835) ....

To do in 2012 Source: Return of the Sith - Sithlord's Railway Blog | 17 Jan 2012 | 5:59 am UTC
I haven't done any modelling this year - been too busy sorting out the modelling space to actually do any real modelling. But since I am going back to work this week following the Summer Holiday I thought it would be a good idea to put a list of what I hope to complete this year out there as a mean ....

2mm Gearboxes - First Attempt Source: Highclere - 2mm Finescale | 16 Jan 2012 | 5:36 pm UTC
Hello :) Ever since I posted in a past blog entry about a possible new gearbox I have been working on I have had quite a few people asking me about it as they are very interested which gave me the incentive to get it done. The idea I had was to get one together and take it to the St Albans show (wh ....

a euro for your thoughts... Source: paddock wood (in a boxfile) | 14 Jan 2012 | 11:27 am UTC
Good morning, Many thanks all for your interest and enthusiasm for this new project. Whilst it was originally timetabled for May 2014, Chris, the BHMRC exhibition manager read my proposal, liked it and floated the question whether it could even be ready for May 2013... :O Let's just say (I know yo ....

new year - new layout - new blog... Source: paddock wood (in a boxfile) | 10 Jan 2012 | 6:42 pm UTC
:O....I wish he would just get on and finish something... :rolleyes: Firstly, my plans for 2012 will prevail and I am still aiming to try and complete Kyle by the end of this month and spend most of this year back working on coombe junction - moorswater as I would like to make some progress again  ....

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Sites checked: kyle (previously in a boxfile) 2mm North East Area Group Return of the Sith - Sithlord's Railway Blog paddock wood (in a boxfile) Anthony Yeates' 2mm Blog Highclere - 2mm Finescale Canterbury 2mm Area Group Littlemore 2FS Building the 2mm 08 shunter kit St Ruth IT A DO was the 2mm LAYOUT CHALLENGE BLACK SHEEP RENA 1900 Brafferton - 2mm Finescale coombe junction - moorswater Mr.S.corn78's Blog 2MM FENCE HOUSES MODEL FOUNDRY Hydraulic Heaven Wealden Area Group twommlocomotives Basingstoke Area Group 2mm Random Ramblings 2mm Darkest Essex Area Group Masterclass Models

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