Friday, October 16, 2026

WMRC member Darrell Brownlee is rapidly becoming an expert at the fine art of 3D printing! At our October meeting he submitted a model of the Scotsguard bridge in Saskatchewan for the club’s monthly model display. 


Darrell designed the bridge using Fusion360 CAD. A resin printer was used for the bridge span, and a filament printer was used for the supports. It has been primed and now awaiting paint. The bridge will be mounted on Darrell’s layout going off into the wild blue yonder at one ned and a little town at the other end. 

 

Monday, October 05, 2026

Lean how to turn your layout from plywood prairie to prairie green with Larry Leavens at our October meeting

Tired of the plywood prairie look of your layout? How often have you watched a video of a layout that is perfectly flat and covered in monotone green? WMRC past president Larry Leavens will demonstrate various techniques to change that look. 

Adding simple landforms will add interest to the look of the layout because even what looks like flat ground will have some rises and falls. Using various colours and textures of ground foam will break up the monotone look of a finally manicured golf green and make it look more like a realistic pasture or roadside ditch as seen track side. Various ground foams and static grasses will hopefully achieve these wonderful results. 

Installing ballast has to be one of the hardest and boring activities in scenery making. Larry will demonstrate his two-stage technique to make it a little less difficult. Creating a pleasant scene is easy, you just have to do it.  If you are struggling with getting your scenery started or feel you could use some fresh ideas, this presentation is sure to be helpful!

The fun starts at 7:30PM on October 9 in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. The canteen will be open and we'll have our usual photo and model displays. 

Saturday, September 26, 2026

The Manitoba Hobby Expo is taking place on October 3 and 4


The countdown is on! The Manitoba Hobby Expo is happening next weekend! It's the biggest train show of the year, the biggest train show between Toronto and Calgary, and also includes planes, boats, RC cars, Hot Wheels, Lego, dolls and Pokemon! 

Most of all, this is your once in a year chance to pick up some real model railroad bargains from all of the vendors tables. Model railroaders wait all year for this show, and the serious bargain hunters arrive early. Be sure to check out the WMRC's many tables for some great buys. Proceeds from sales at our tables go to St.Amant. 

It's all happening at Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Avenue on Saturday, October 3 and on Sunday, October 4 from 9 to 5.