Hi:
Update to my post in the aforementioned thread. Still having a good time in the club. The ladies do make a difference in how the club members interact. It's hard to be a complete curmudgeon, with apologies to BillK, when you're in mixed company. This past year we only had a couple of "pointed" discussions which were resolved once the trains were running.
We have a very diverse group, scalers, hi-railers, straight Flyer buffs, but we all enjoy gettign together to work the shows. We all want kids to get involved in railroading becasue we've experienced the positive impact of the hobby in our lives. We don't really agree on how you should do things, but, since we have no dues adn no rules and the only module guidlines are for rail height, track spacing for the two outer loops, and a minimum wiring buss interface, there's lots of room for individual preferences. And as long as your module hooks into the loop, doesn't derail the trains or short out the transformer you're in!
I would like to see teh scalers build a module or two. They're talking about it, but no one's done it yet.
Maybe next year!
Ted