Clubs work some some people, not for others. Some folk think clubs work for them but other club members aren't so sure.

It's not impossible to find some like minded friends to join in with the kind of club you'd want to be a member of, be it building a scale model of the Stockton and Darlington in 1825 or just meeting for a drink and discussing trains or modelling projects.

Yes, I was a member of a club for 10 years,  but then there were marriage issues and I became separated, and lost interest in the club. Even though my wife and I are back together these days, I never rejoined the club - the interest was lost. I know for a fact that some members have passed away, so I doubt the club even exists anymore. It was exclusively N gauge, too.

Clubs have never appealed to me. There are two nearby, but my schedule doesn't really work with meetings, and frankly unless they were going to model exactly what I wanted (which I'd not expect) I don't see why I wouldn't just work on my own stuff.

I can talk about toy trains on here, or with various friends I've largely met on the internet.

Just doesn't do it for me.

I have a number of dilemmas; some are practical and some are my problem.

Local clubs can seem like a good place to try things out,learn, etc...

The local club here though is mostly HO.
They have a small N Scale layout, but so do I. Soon I'll have two.

Dues - $240/year may be cheap, but that's a couple locos or other needed stock.

Building and maintaining at the club. I enjoy working on my layouts, but for some difficult (to me) tasks I only have so much bandwidth, and I'd like to use that time/energy on my projects.

Finally. I've attempted to socialize with this group before. 
I'm socially awkward enough as it is. It's too much dorkiness in one place!!  I feel like a jerk but I can't handle the... oddness.

Anyhow. Just a discussion with the only people on earth I can run this by.

It seems that in the UK these clubs are a bigger deal and more successful. 

Hopefully it will work so I'll be interested to hear how you get on with it. My main issue is coupling the 4 cars together and then lifting the 4 car unit onto the track in the first place. I couple mine together upside down and can turn a 4 car unit over but not sure my hands are big enough to do 7 cars at the same time 

Oysterband. Stunning band live and really talented musically. At the Swansea gig I saw them at they even did a final song with no microphones or electronics in the middle of the crowd.

Quote from: Trainfish on Yesterday at 09:48:37 PMI'll be interested to hear how you get on with coupling 7 cars together and get them on the track. I have enough trouble with just 4 cars.

@Trainfish I've ordered one of these and am hoping it will help greatly (idea obtained from @zwilnik ). You can slide it down the track under a train to get every bogie onto the rails

https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/kato-24-002-unitrack-quick-rerailer.html

Quote from: port perran on Yesterday at 08:41:58 PMVery interesting although I'd question whether some of those original artists should actually be classified as "Prog Rock".
For example - Moody Blues, Osibisa, Incredible String Band and Supertramp even though I do like all of those.

I agree with Martin. It's a rich source they've tapped into and I've no idea how they'll cram it all in. I just hope the whole shebang gets televised

I'll be interested to hear how you get on with coupling 7 cars together and get them on the track. I have enough trouble with just 4 cars.

Quote from: Moonglum on Yesterday at 08:36:21 PMHere is the track listing for the "Prog Rock" evening (18/07) at this year's Proms:

ELP/Copland, arr. Robert Ames Fanfare for the Common Man 8'
Jethro Tull, arr. Sam Gale Living in the Past 4'
Soft Machine, arr. Sam Gale Out Bloody Rageous Pt 1 5'
Genesis, arr. Adam Dennis A Trick of the Tail
Genesis, arr. Sam Gale I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)
Renaissance, arr. Christian Balvig Northern Lights c.5'
Moody Blues, arr. Fiona Brice Nights in White Satin 5'
Van der Graaf Generator, arr. Adam Dennis Refugees 6'
Yes, arr. CHAINES And You And I – Close to the Edge – Siberian Khatru] 11'
Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells Pt 1 – excerpts 8'
        -Interval-
ELP, arr. Robert Ames Karn Evil 9 First Impression Part 2 5'
Osibisa, arr. Christian Balvig Komfo 5'
Frank Zappa, arr. Christian Balvig Peaches En Regalia 4'
Focus, arr. Christian Balvig Sylvia 4'
King Crimson, arr. Fiona Brice 21st Century Schizoid Man - I Talk To The Wind - Court of the Crimson King 10'
Jethro Tull Reasons for Waiting 5'
Genesis, arr. Fiona Brice Entangled 7'
Gentle Giant, arr. Sam Gale On Reflection 6'
Incredible String Band, arr. Christian Balvig Maker of Islands 7'
Pink Floyd, arr. Fiona Brice Great Gig In the Sky 5'
Supertramp, arr. Christian Balvig Crime of the Century 6'
ELP/Mussorgsky, arr. Robert Ames Great Gate of Kiev 7'

For a second I thought that was Fiona Bruce doing the King Crimson arrangement!

Tim

Very interesting although I'd question whether some of those original artists should actually be classified as "Prog Rock".
For example - Moody Blues, Osibisa, Incredible String Band and Supertramp even though I do like all of those.