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Clubs allow you to have access to or participate in building a layout or layouts larger than you could either afford yourself or have space for. There are always 'negatives' to everything as the two earlier posters seem to dwell on. If you are a TRUE train enthusiast, you will over come those 'negative folks'. I've been through the "fight's over dc or dcc". You make the BEST decisions based on FACTS not your "age old (and probably outdated) personal feelings". Our club went DCC. Two members did not want to do such, listing some if the most bizzarrre escusses as facts that I've ever heard. They did little research on anything, but were bound and determined to scare everyone else away from trying out new things or ideas. They are gone! Though they are gone, they are welcome back anytime, providing they are willing to return as 'club members', not 'nitpickers' , complainers, or negative critiquers, or CAVE persons (Citizens Against Virtually Everything). I myself have donated several thousand dollars to the club, as have several other members, in order to build new layouts that all members can participate in and enjoy. Out with the "old Guard" and in with the new. Clubs are very beneficial to all who join them, if the "old Guard folks" are removed from postiions of power and that power is returned to all the club members.. Clubs can and do benefit the hobby greatly through their efforts to expose the hobby openly to the public through the use of shows and 'open house' sessions. Many clubs put on free clinics to help new folks into the hobby. Home layouts are great, but how many model railroaders would want hundreds of people wandering through their homes to view their personal layouts/ This is where club come in. They allow many folks to share their modeling experiences and their 'rail fanning' experiences with others on a large scale. I've found that (for the most part) most (but not all) folks who speak poorly of clubs are those who wanted everything their way (or else) and when they couldn't get that (and were over rulled), often quit. I often found those folks to be of the category that I defeine as the "old Guard". They do not often understand the 'new' technology, haven't tried it and do not want other to try it. After all, if others in the club try it and likeit, they'd be stuck. Myself - I enjoy trying "new" technology (DCC) and spend hours researching things out before making a decision. I always enjoy learning new ways of doing things in model railroading. Handlaying track, hand laying turnouts, laying flex track or 'store bought commercial' turnouts; they are all ok by me. I enjoy doing scenery, but of no particular era or area. I enjoy showing and helping others with what I learned and equally enjoy learning from other. That is why I joined a club and donated most of the money for my own planned home layout to our club for a club layout. We have many great members in our club and I thoroughly enjoy associating with them all. So, what do you do in a club? Hopefully, whatever is best for all involved and the hobby, as a whole. Basically, do the best that you can and participate! [:D]
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