Sunday, November 08, 2026

Larry Leavens, shown here photographing a layout in Thunder Bay, will make November's presentation.

At our November meeting long time WMRC member and past president Larry Leavens will make a presentation about rail fanning and model railroading. Larry will show how he combines rail fanning into making a better model railroad.  He will include some of his future modelling projects based upon his rail fanning observations and a few of his favourite rail fanning locations.

Our popular railway interchange is held before and after the business portion of the meeting. At every meeting two of our members sell off some of their model railroading equipment. You never know what surprises they’ll have in stock, so bring some cash on hand you might walk away with some great deals!


Winter is almost upon us, and we have high quality coral fleece lined WMRC toques for sale at every meeting. They’re the one of the warmest toques you’re ever going to find. They’re guaranteed to keep your head warm and toasty during the winter months, a they’re only 25 bucks! If you want one, come to the meeting and see our store manager Murray Brown, whose goal in life is to make sure you keep your head warm.


Come join the fun on Friday, November 13 at 7:30PM in the tank room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard. The canteen will be open and we’ll be holding our usual model and photo displays. Guests are always warmly welcome!

Sunday, November 01, 2026

Rob Sarna finishes four unpainted 3D printed HO model trucks


At our October meeting Rob Sarna brought in four 3D printed HO gauge model trucks from Outland Models that he got from Amazon for $24 plus shipping. All of the models came unpainted. 

He airbrushed the 1998 Toyota T100 with Tamiya XF copper. The 2015 Chevy Silverado 1500 was airbrushed with Tamiya XF black. The 2018 Chevy Silverado 3500 crew cab was sprayed with Rustoleum nutmeg satin spray paint. The 2021 Chevy Silverado 3500 crew cab was spray painted with Rustoleum hunter green glow spray paint. All the trucks were finished with various paints from his workbench and sprayed with Vallejo matte clear. 

Saturday, October 24, 2026

Doug Ritter makes a CN tank car model

At our October meeting Doug Ritter submitted his model of a CN single dome tank car for the monthly model display. It's a Tichy Train Group kit with no modifications. It was heavily weathered using paint, washes and pastels.