Association of

Shrewsbury

Railway Modellers

Monthly Meetings Summaries.

 

Each month one of the members writes up a few words about the meeting. This, along with photos will appear here.

This page was added in September 2022. Reports from older meetings can be found HERE.

Entries to Paint Your Wagon/Wagon Load Challenge 2026.

 

Mike Bennett. A laser cut N Gauge Society kit of a GWR Macaw well wagon and match wagons with 114’ RSJ load.

 

 

Graham Betts. A 00 LMS open wagon restored from a collection of smashed models, repainted with some repaired planks and a varied load.

 

 

Paul Bowen. An etched brass and wood Atropos 16mm scale Penrhyn Railway iron framed slate wagon with load of slate.

 

 

Andy Butler. A 00 Pendon Museum limited edition coal wagon of Andy’s namesake coal merchant from Henley.

 

Neal Cooper. Two BR 0 gauge well wagons with loads; a Weltrol and a Flatrol.

 

Nick Coppin. An 0 gauge Parkside kit of a BR Pipe wagon with a load in a crate.

   

 

Chris Cox. A group of EM gauge London and Birmingham Railway wagons from 1839 with removable loads lifted out with a magnet.

  

 

Graham Dale. An 0 gauge Slaters LMS open wagon with load of RSJs and P4 Slaters open with scribed lead floor to add weight.

 

 

Roger Grizzell. An 0 gauge Slaters Midland Railway open with load of loco wheels from an LNWR Coal Tank.

 

 

Phil Hamson. A 16mm scale laser cut kit of an open wagon.

 

 

Vernon Larcombe. An N gauge Society well wagon with tricky to apply transfers!

 

 

Howard Mainwaring. A scratch-built 0 gauge GWR shunter’s wagon with coal and other loads.

  

 

Trevor Oakley. A splendid diorama with graffitied Bachmann wagons including a Buxton limestone wagon and a Railtrack 3 compartment wagon.

    

 

Ian Perrin. 4 00 gauge open wagons with Scale Model Scenery crate, sand and beer barrel loads. A fibreglass pencil was used to abrade the lettering.

    

 

Sam Ryan. Two 009 cattle wagons with (well hidden) cows inside.

 

 

Phil Scoggins. Two 00 wagons, one a Dapol lowmac modified to a Shropshire and Montgomery wagon from the GER with a traction engine load. The other has an 0-4-0 saddle tank load.

  

 

Jim Teague. For his proposed outdoor 0 gauge line, a Lima tank wagon with a beer bottle on it!

  

 

Andrew Vaughan. One of his Severn Models Ration wagons in 16mm scale with a Simplex engine as the load. It was inspired by a photo from the Great War.