Starting up a new local model group

[NARSES2]

Best of luck Lenny let us know how it goes. Nearest club to me is the South London IPMS which is based in Woolwich. As I don't drive it's just to much of an awkward journey. The Association of London Modellers in the city was fine whilst I was working but now retired it again is awkward.

Loads of wargames clubs however including the one that runs the Wargames equivalent of the Nats (Salute)

[philp]

I helped organize an IPMS club back when I was 15.  Lived on base and a couple of the local, good modelers, were putting it together (can't remember how I found out about it though).  We used to meet at the Base Library for free (always helps) but that limited it to people who could get on base.  We ran the model contest for the Montana State Fair which was held in Great Falls.  Biggest issue with a Base club is that as people get reassigned or move away, hard to keep it going and that club folded some time after I moved to Utah. 
When I did move, the first thing I did was look for the LHS and asked about the local club (knew it existed as they ran a Nats back in 1980).  Got the contact info and joined up.  Now the internet makes is so much easier as the club can list itself on the National website (if you are IPMS) and in the different modeling forums.
Since you don't have a LHS, put flyers up at the shop you do go to.  All it takes is a 3x5 card with your name, phone and what you are trying to do.  Once you are organized, you can do the poster thing or a flyer with planned club meetings schedule, location and themes.  I would make use of the library if they will help.  We did a display for the 100 year anniversary of flight for them and ended up doing several other displays and I even ran a Make n Take for them once.

[Weaver]

7. enjoy it. and try to avoid internal politics.

Good luck........

[raafif]

Good luck with your venture.

Make sure you put "Scale Modelling" in the title, as with just "modelling" you might end up with some very strange characters....

even with SCALE modelling you'll end up with some VERY strange characters !!

I'll stick to just a "modelling club" & hope Elle Mcpherson, Meagan Gale etc turn up 

[Radish]

I mean, you may have to put up with stuff like this....

[beowulf]

they can have life time membership...............apart from the one with the blue feathers.....think she will get black balled 

[lancer]

*shaking Head* How the hell does he do it?

[Gondor]

*shaking Head* How the hell does he do it?

I'm not sure that I want to know

Gondor

[Radish]

Magnetic personality 

[NARSES2]

More like he smears himself with superglue and sidles up "casually like" 

[lancer]

More like he smears himself with superglue and sidles up "casually like" 

Isn't there a law against that??

[Radish]

Law against what?

[Aircav]

More like he smears himself with superglue and sidles up "casually like" 

This is starting to sound like an old western instead of an old dame. 

[Radish]

"That'll be the day!"~ John Wayne, in John Ford's classic western "The Searchers".

The line was Wayne's comment throughout much of the film, and was the inspiration for Buddy Holly's classic song, "That'll Be The Day".

[Nigel Bunker]

One important thing - meet regularly on the same day. For example, the model club I attend meets on the third Tuesday of every month - easy to remember and check on the calender.

Also, the meeting before Christmas, we invite the 'other halves' and people bring along food and drink - makes for a nice pre-christmas atmosphere and shows wives, etc., what we get up to. It also reassures them that they are not the only one married to an idiot.