4th-6th November 2022
This Autumn we will run our modelling weekend slightly later than is usual, but all else remains the same with modelling from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon. We will offer a range of courses that will run in different rooms around Missenden Abbey, with each course having at least one specialist tutor in the subject in hand. Attendees choose a particular course for the weekend but are encourage to wonder around and view what is on offer in the other rooms. Courses are practical in nature, designed to allow you to progress in your chosen field with the aid of tutor input, demonstrations and the other like minded modellers in your vicinity. The courses on offer this Autumn are
4mm and Smaller Locomotive & Kit Construction
Tony Gee and Jerry Clifford once again team up to tutor this ever popular course. Predominantly the course deals with locomotive and rolling stock building using etched or white metal cast kits.
7mm And Larger Locomotive & Kit Construction
Kevin Wilson will once again tutor the larger scale locomotive & kit construction course. A room of 7mm and larger scale modellers building locomotives and rolling stock items from etched or cast metal kits.
Karl Crowther will return to once again lead the advanced semaphore signalling course.
This highly popular course was sold out at the Spring weekend and is being repeated this Autumn to allow those that wish to do more or who missed out last time to join this course.
An update of our regular DCC Sound course with Mick Moignard. Mick will cover all aspects of DCC decoder installation, adding sound and lighting to your rolling stock.
Justin Newitt will to taking this course that covers the skills you will need to take full advantage of the ever more affordable and flexible technology. The aim of this course is to allow the modeller to not just print other peoples designs , but to design and print those items they have always wanted to make.
Building and layering scale track work with Norman Solomon.
Norman will cover all the aspects of building your own scale track work, focusing in points and crossing. He will also demonstrate his techniques for ballasting and laying track.
Tutors Andrew Thompson specialising in non-airbrush weathering and Chris Hopper for airbrush weathering will once again be taking the weathering course. Participants may choose to follow one or both methods. A limited number of air brushing stations will be available for those that do not have their own.
As usual at the Autumn weekend we will offer both residential and non-residential places, with modellers arriving on the Friday evening in time for dinner and to setup for a weekend of practical modelling. Modellers can start work after dinner on the Friday. A full days modelling will take place on the Saturday, with breaks for coffee, lunch and dinner. A number of demonstrations punctuate the afternoon, which anyone who is interested may attend. The modelling continues into the evening. Following break on the Sunday the modelling continues with breaks for coffee and lunch until the event ends at 4pm Sunday afternoon. As well as time to work on your projects, with expert advice on hand, we also offer a number of demonstrations and talks on the Saturday.
