Meetings

We normally meet once a month.

See the programme below

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Meeting Information

We meet once per month - normally on a Saturday

Most meetings are at the 22nd Rugby Scout Hut located at The Kent, Rugby, CV21 4NG

Guests are welcome to attend meetings - please contact us if you want to come along

Programme is provisional - please check before travelling

Guests are ask to make a contribution towards cost of refreshments and hut rental - currently £5 per meeting - which is redeemable against cost of membership if you decide to join us

Brief reports from our recent meetings can be found below

Next meeting Saturday 20th September 2025

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Programme 2025

Our meeting programme is shown here

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August 2025 Meeting

A well attended meeting at the Scout Hut with lots of work being done to prepare some of the group's layouts ahead of their exhibition attendances. Other members spent time on their own layouts and rolling stock projects.

Members worked together throughout the day and achieved some good results - particularly on the 0-16.5 modules which saw running over some 20ft by the end of the meeting.

Another multi-scale meeting with 009, NG7 (0-16.5) and SM32 projects being worked on.

How are we going to do this?

Steve's 009 layout

Member consider the intricacies of wiring a 20ft modular layout

Clifton Brook ends

Teamwork makes the dream work!

Hill Farm (SM32)

Bob's electrical skills being put to the test on the modules

Wall building

Clifton Brook

First loco on the modules

Long running on the modules

Nick working on SM32 rolling stock

Graeme's sales stall

Nicks SM32 "Hood"

Garry E's Blackmoor Gate

Interloper!

July 2025 Meeting

A busy meeting at the Scout Hut with progress on several of the groups layouts ahead of their exhibition attendances.

A true multi-scale meeting with 009, NG7 (0-16.5) and SM32 projects being worked on.

No homemade cake this time - but we managed to get by with a swiss roll and chocolate biscuits!!

Modules

7mm stock

Testing locos

Modular layout

Garry's Blackmoor Gate

Nick's SM32 train

Crane truck

Club 009 layout Morton Hill

Clifton Brook 0-16.5

SM32 Raven

Morton Hill

Sleeper

June 2025 Meeting

Another well attended meeting at the Scout Hut - limited running but members were working on a variety of projects and club layouts.

It was a bumper meeting for homemade cake - with three different choices provided by the members.

Overview

Blackmoor Gate

Clifton Brook

Pete Sidley's 009 layout

New module for 0-16.5 layout

Sales stall

Peter Bell's SM32 loco

Cake

Jack's footbridge

Progress on new module

3D printed 009 engineering vehicle

May 2025 Meeting

A productive meeting at the Scout Hut with progress on a variety of projects in 009, 0-16.5 and SM32.

The busy members were suitably fuelled with a range of cakes and biscuits, including homemade bread pudding courtesy of Andi.

0-16.5 modules

Nick's H0e project

Jack's High Lodge 009 layout

New buffers for Clifton Brook

"Modular" SM32 layout

Graeme's Sales stall

The 0-16.5 section working on the modular layout

Bread Pudding made by Andi

April 2025 Meeting

Another busy meeting at the Scout Hut featuring large layouts in 009, 0-16.5 and SM32.

There was also a taste of live steam - thanks to Steve's Mamod.

And TWO homemade cakes and Easter biscuits!!

The larger layouts filled the hall

Steve's Mamod doing laps in the side room

As well as the Mamod - Steve was also working on items for his 009 layout

Pete & Andi planning the board 3 trackplan

Garry's L&B layout

Andi provided bread pudding - mmmm!

Morton Yard and Hill Farm - with the third board between them

Members discuss the next stage for the modular layout

There's always advice available

A Lister Autotruck from Pete's 3D printer

Lemon drizzle courtesy of Chris

March 2025 Meeting

Another busy meeting at the Scout Hut with a dozen members working on a range of projects.

Suitable fuel was provided by cups of tea and homemade cake!

Teamwork

Work of Art

Clifton Brook

SM32 Loco

Nick's SM32 loco - Raven

High Lodge

Populating Morton Yard

Chocolate Cake

High Lodge

009 Crane

SM32 Stock

Test Run

Morton Yard

Playing Trains

February 2025 Meeting

A busy meeting at the Scout Hut with fifteen members and guests.

A range of projects were being worked on in a range of scales from 009 to SM32.

We also spent time planning "improvements" to the group's recently acquired 0-16.5 layout.

New banner on display

Busy scene at the hut

009 train on Jack's layout

Jacks High Lodge 009

W&LLR brakevan

Nick's Hood

Nick's Hood SM32

Pete's 3D printed SM32 diesel

Garry's 009 L&B layout

Simplex SM32

Pete and Martin working on Scrapton

16mm scale viaduct modules

January 2025 Meeting

Our first meeting of 2025 - with a brief AGM.

It was also a chance for members to show progress with their "Chassis Challenge" entries.

We were pleased to welcome three new members for 2025.

A busy hut for our first meeting of the year

Group 0-16.5 layout with a train of challenge entries

A train of "Chassis Challenge" entries on the group's 0-16.5 layout

Bob working on his challenge entry

John brought his small shunting puzzle layout that was built to fit in his canal boat

Matthew was building 3D printed wagons

Steve was busy working on buildings for his 009 layout

True to form Pete B's entry to the chassis challenge was a crane. This one is a bitsa construction

Peter Bell and Michael testing Quarry End

Nick had a 009 test track running a range of stock both old and new

Santa had brought Pete a 3D printer. This is his SM32 Flying Bench

Garry was running his L&B based Blackmoor Gate 009 layout

December 2024 Meeting

A busy meeting with activity from 009, 0-16.5 and SM32 areas of the group.

Several members were resplendent in assorted Christmas jumpers.

All topped off with a shared Christmas buffet!

Andi and John spent the morning landscaping Hill Farm.

Hill Farm - SM32

Pete's SM32 bogie wagon - a Lionel Toy Story body sitting on Binnie skip chassis

Pete's SM32 items had entered into the Christmas spirit

Quarry End caused much discussion - but by the end of the meeting was running as planned

Overview of Quarry End - 009 group layout

Our guest Jack brought his 009 layout - operated from a mobile phone app

Jack's 009 layout - masses of operational interest in a tiny space

Plenty of trains were running on Scrapton

Nicks micro-layout had seen further landscaping developments

Pick-up on Steve's Pine Twist layout

Christmas Buffet!!

September Meeting

Fifteen members and guests were at the Scout Hut for our September meeting.

A range of layouts and other projects from 009 to SM24

Andi and Pete S - working on the 0-16.5 modules in preparation for the Gaydon show

Graeme brought along the new Peco laser cut wooden kit which he was building

Club 009 layout Morton Hill was up and running for the meeting

Bob's 0-16.5 tram - made from three Gnomy trams

Peter Harris was working on his 0N30 steeple cab locos

Nick's diminutive H0e/009 layout was taking shape

Pete's battery loco - made from parts of a children's trainset - is SM24 (16mm scale running on 24mm track)

Steve's 009 layout is coming along - with urban and rural sides showing contrasting views

Bob's Ashe Rock Dock was undergoing a revamp ahead of the Stafford Show - several locos were given a run

Garry's L&B influenced 009 layout was progressing

A variety of 009 locos were brought along by Peter Bell - which took turns on Morton Hill - including a Mawdsley Railbus

Matthew was busy painting items for his 0-16.5 layout

August Meeting

Another busy meeting at the Scout Hut - despite a few absences from those on their holidays

Bob's scratchbuilt 0-16.5 goods carrying railcar

Garry has made progress on his latest L&B layout in 009

Overview of Garry's layout

Nick's developing layout - Dollaardyyn Road

Martin working hard with scenery on the 0-16.5 modules

Two modules were joined up to show the longer running length that can be achieved

Matt's Lupine and 0-16.5 wagons

December 2023 Meeting

Our December meeting was the 20th anniversary of the group.

Our attendees included two of the original members - Garry and Jeff.

The meeting featured our first ever modelling competition - with four entries in our Santa Sleigh contest.

Pete's sleigh featured music, a light-up Rudolph nose and sparklers!

Steve had built his sleigh into a dragster, whilst Chris amazed us all by managing to get his sleigh to balance on 009 track.

All other members and guests judge the sleighs and Bob's Christmas train was declared the winner and recipient of our trophy.

We then shared a Christmas buffet - toasting the group with alcohol free beer provided by Matt.

Christmas buffet

The four sleigh entries

Bob's Christmas train - the winner

Chris's 009 sleigh

Steve's Santa Pod dragster

Pete's sleigh