| Many hobbies have clubs where fellow hobbyists can | | | | They all have something in common, however - a love |
| get together - us humans like to share knowledge and | | | | of model railroading and the desire to improve the |
| get further insight into things we enjoy. Pooling our | | | | overall state of the hobby by sharing their knowledge |
| knowledge and skills in a club helps everyone involved. | | | | and skills with one another. If you're interested in model |
| No more reinventing the wheel for every single model | | | | railroading, you'll see lots of benefits from joining a club. |
| railroader! | | | | Rome after all was not built in a day, nor by one |
| There are thousands of model railway clubs spread all | | | | engineer! |
| around the world. We're hardly part of some obscure | | | | Whether your interest revolves around prototyping |
| fringe group of people here. | | | | real-world scenes, collecting hard to come by |
| For instance, clubs such as the LCCA (the Lionel | | | | equipment from yesterday or just reflect a fascination |
| international club) - formed in 1970 - provide their | | | | with trains in general a club that has a focus you can |
| members with resources and forums to discuss and | | | | enjoy is out there. |
| share their love of this wonderful hobby that might | | | | Taking the time to join a club and connect with other |
| otherwise be difficult to achieve. | | | | members is well worth the effort. There's nothing |
| There are many different club types out there too: | | | | wrong with working by yourself, by you'll get a lot |
| almost more then there are scales! One link on for | | | | more satisfaction by working with others who you can |
| instance shows over 150 clubs servicing a variety of | | | | share your skills and knowledge with - while benefiting |
| modelers across the world " each with a different | | | | from theirs at the same time. |
| focus or specialty. | | | | |