LETCHWORTH SCALE MODEL CLUB
The Club has been meeting in the locality of Letchworth and North Hertfordshire for well over 20 years. We organise and run the successful and popular Model Showcase every year. The 2011 Showcase was well attended and an enjoyable day out at the end of summer. However, the show did class with some others and a few regular attendees were not there. We were advised that our regular venue, Plinston Hall, was closing for refurbishment during 2012 so we needed to find an alternate venue. This we believe we have found and the show will be a summer event on August 19th {see the SHOWCASE 2012 page}.
We are a small, friendly club which meets on the third Wednesday of each month. Meetings start at 7:30pm until about 10:30pm. In September 2009 we returned to our previous venue of the FOUR EMBLEMS CLUB in the centre of Letchworth. We have a wide variety of interests and skills encompassing many facets of design, construction, modification, painting and collecting. The richness of our group comes from this diversity.
The meeting is generally a themed meeting with club members or guests demonstrating a wide range of modelling techniques and collections but with plenty of time to chat. Activities include painting, conversions, collecting, restoring, sculpting and research.
We encourage all types of model making including model soldiers, toy soldiers, flats (zinnfigur), military and civilian vehicles, aircraft and boats. We also cater for those with an interest in military history, dioramas and wargame figures.
Through our members, we have connections with the British Model Soldier Society (BMSS), the British Flat Figure Society (BFFS), the Basement, IPMS and SHOGUN AG.
New members and visitors are always welcome. Membership to the club is open to the novice and also to the older more experienced model maker. Why not pay us a visit - the first year's membership is free! We look forward to hearing from you and introducing you to this exciting and absorbing hobby.
For more information about the Club and for a list of meetings please contact the Secretary:
Rod Johnson 01438 814225
