Well this last weekend was the 2023 RMCQ Modelling competition and Christmas party. I got there just after 10:00am and there were some tables already set up for the modelling comp entries. So I put me entry in. Soon the complete list of entries were being registered and the swarm of club members who wanted to see what was on offer grew. OMG! There was some pretty good models on offer. There were only two rules. The entry was to be a diorama of 6” x 6” and it must have some track on it. We did not care what gauge it was. We had entries in 1:12, G scale, O scale, S scale, HO scale, N scale and Z scale. In HO we had 12mm and 16.5mm track.
At the appointed hour, every members had the opportunity to vote First Second and Third and place their entries in the bin. Our organiser then counted up the votes. There was hush over the Club as the wining names were read out. Peter Akers was the winner with his N scale automated tram layout. Yes an operating tram on a 6” x 6” module. Second place was the Z scale entry from PK. It was a scene with lots of Z scale items, truck, tractor, wagons, bear, sheep, fencing, trees, lots of small stuff. You really needed a magnifying glass to see some of the small stuff. It was a tie for third. It was two entries from the same person. Ken Howard had his S scale wagon being unloaded in a siding, and the other entry was a HO scale station abandoned building with a family taking photos of it.
Great effort by the members. I think it will be same again next year.
After that we had our Christmas Party. $5 and it was great. Ham and chicken with some salad followed up with some plum pudding with custard and cream. I was full. Did I mention $5. Great job by those placing orders for the food and the plates we used. I’ll be back next year.
Now for some photos of the entries.
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