Hi there Jason
I don't belong to an N club...my club is HO, but my home layout is N.
I've been thinking about an informal N scale "club" myself. I would think the first step is to talk to any N scalers you know and see if anyone else would be interested. You could ask to post a notice in your local train shop. The next step would depend on what kind of club you would like...informal, or formal: with membership, officers, dues, by-laws, operating rules etc.. There may be a national N scale club, I don't know...search "N scale model railroading" ??
Then there's the location issue. Start in some one's home with their layout (yours?) as the club layout, or rent a space by pooling resources. Another thought is: how much $ do you have to invest? You could rent a commercial space and start a layout.
SCMRS, the club I belong to, started in the one of the founder's living room, as a modular. We are now a non profit, public benefit corporation with tax exempt status and operate in a 1200 sq.ft. layout room,with a computer controlled layout taking up most of that space, a meeting and work bench area in the middle, and a 6x8 room as a library.
Another thought...Dave Flinn, a gauge member, is an officer of his local National Model Railroad Asso. He might have some useful info. for you.
I'm all the way out in North Western California, or I'd say, "Hey, let's get together". I hope these thoughts might help. Good luck.
Virginian
