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[quote user="jsoderq"]I see you live in Ma which is pretty populated. I have a suggestion for you to try. Some years ago, I was part of a round-robin club with no dues, no officers and a great bunch of guys. We had about 15 members, only about half had layouts in varying degrees of completion. We would go from house to house at whoever was willing to host a meeting. We worked on the layout if the host was willing, otherwise we did slide shows, somebody did  a modeling project etc. We also used meeting times to go rail fanning(CSX mainline). Light refreshments were often served by the hosts wife or girlfriend. We ranged about 20 miles in order to encompass enough members. I took care of any mailing requirements for meeting notices etc. Each year we had a Xmas party for members and their wives/girlfriends. All in all, vary successful with none of the politics and stress of a more conventional club. We located members through notices in the local hobby shop. Usually one person will know other hobbyists.[/quote]Is that club still going? It sounds great! I used to belong to a club, but they're moving and it was too much money; $15 per month! Yikes! [:(]I thought about starting a round robin group, but I don't really know anyone that likes trains that I know, and most people probobly think a 12 year old would be into round and round as fast as possible, not waybill, car card, and track warrent realistic operations. <hr />Tyler Springfield Central RailroadRoute of Pittsfield Passhttp//
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