Association of

Shrewsbury

Railway Modellers

Reports prior to October 2022 can be found here.

Below are the more recent reports.

Mini exhibition and social.
2025-07-02 19:00   ASRM Mini Exhibition July 2nd 2025.   Our two yearly exhibition took place as usual in the Memorial Hall at Bayston Hill, in the main, larger room on 2nd July. I’d volunteered to help set up and...
Restoration and repairs of broken locos.
2025-06-04 19:00 … Follow That! … Repair and Recycling of Ready-to-Run Locomotives - Graham Betts.     Graham Betts began his presentation by explaining the heading of his opening slide – reflecting his embarras...
Copenhagen Fields and loco construction in 2mm scale
2025-05-07 19:00 Copenhagen Fields and 2mm loco building with Tim Watson.       We guessed we were in for a treat and were not disappointed! Tim Watson brought the York Road section of Copenhagen Fields with him, co...
AGM and the "Philly" Challenge.
2025-04-02 19:00   "Philly’ Challenge 2025" This lighthearted challenge wasn't a competition but a challenge. The subject was for a diorama comtaining figures on a Philadelphia (other cheeses are available) cheese c...
DCC for fifty quid (+ decoder!).
2025-03-05 19:00 5th March 2025   Mike Wakefield explained how to make a budget DCC controller using Arduino boards.                            A DCC controller for less than £50(ish)   I have 3 questions t...
Researching and planning in preparation for a model.
2025-02-05 19:00 5th February 2025.   Research and Planning in Preparation for a Model. An illustrated talk by Vernon Larcombe.    Vernon began by attempting to lower our expectations of what was about to come. He...