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The Winnipeg Model Railroad Club is a non-profit incorporated club. Its purpose is to promote the interest and enjoyment of model railroading.

10/24/2026

At our October meeting Doug Ritter submitted his model of a CN single dome tank car for the club's monthly model display. It's a Tichy Train Group kit with no modifications. It was heavily weathered using paint, washes and pastels.

10/16/2026

WMRC member Darrell Brownlee is rapidly becoming an expert at the art of 3D printing! At our October meeting he submitted a model of the Scotsguard bridge in Saskatchewan for the club’s monthly model display. Darrell designed the bridge using Fusion360 CAD. A resin printer was used for the bridge span, and a filament printer was used for the supports. It has been primed and now awaiting paint. The bridge will be mounted on Darrell’s layout going off into the wild blue yonder at one end and a little town at the other end.

10/05/2026

At our October 9th meeting Larry Leavens will make a presentation titled "Plywood Prairie to Prairie Green". Tired of the plywood prairie look of your layout? How often have you watched a video of a layout that is perfectly flat and covered in monotone green? Larry will demonstrate various techniques to change that look. Adding simple landforms will add interest to the look of the layout because even what looks like flat ground will have some rises and falls. Using various colours and textures of ground foam will break up the monotone look of a finally manicured golf green and make it look more like a realistic pasture or roadside ditch as seen track side. Various ground foams and static grasses will hopefully achieve these wonderful results. Installing ballast has to be one of the hardest and boring activities in scenery making. Larry will demonstrate his two-stage technique to make it a little less difficult. Creating a pleasant scene is easy, you just have to do it. If you are struggling with getting your scenery started or feel you could use some fresh ideas, this presentation is sure to be helpful! The fun starts in the Tank Room at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard, at 7:30PM on Friday, October 9.The canteen will be ope and we'll have our usual photo and model displays.

09/26/2026

The countdown is on! The Manitoba Hobby Expo is happening next weekend! It's the biggest train show of the year, and the biggest one between Toronto and Calgary, and includes planes, boats, RC cars, Hot Wheels, Lego, dolls and Pokemon! Most of all, this is your once in a year chance to pick up some real model railroad bargains from all of the vendors tables. Model railroaders wait all year for this show, and the serious bargain hunters arrive early. Be sure to check out the WMRC's many tables for some great buys. Proceeds from sales at our tables go to St.Amant. It's happening at Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Avenue on Saturday, October 3 and on Sunday, October 4 from 9 to 5.

09/19/2026

Two weeks to go before the Manitoba Hobby Expo! The WMRC will be there with several tables, selling model railroad equipment in all scales donated to the club. The proceeds of the sales go to St.Amant, so the dollars you spend at our tables will go to support the important work St.Amant provides for our community. If your wife complains at how many trains you bought, just tell her that the money you spent is going to St.Amant and you're making the world a better place because you bought more trains! We'll also be displaying our new Thomas the Tank Engine portable layout, which was the hit of our spring open house. You can also become a member or renew your membership at the show. The Manitoba Hobby Expo is taking place at Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Avenue. They're open on Saturday, October 3 and on Sunday, October 4 from 9AM to 5PM. Admission is $12.00. Youths get in for $6.00 and kids three years old and under get in for free.

09/12/2026

We have three weeks to go before the Manitoba Hobby Expo! The name has been changed, and the show has expanded to include a wider assortment of hobbies, but it's still the biggest train show between Toronto and Calgary that you'll see this year! All your favourites will be there, plus a few others. The WMRC will be there with several tables, selling model railroad equipment in all scales that has been donated to the club. Proceeds of the sales go to St. Amant, our charity of choice. We'll also be displaying our brand new Thomas the Tank Engine portable layout, which was the hit of our spring open house. You can also become a member or renew your membership at the show. We'll have plenty of membership forms available! The Manitoba Hobby Expo is taking place at Red River Exhibition Park, 3977 Portage Avenue. That's right behind Assiniboia Downs. They're open on Saturday, October 3 and on Sunday, October 4 from 9AM to 5PM. Admission is $12.00. Youths get in for $6.00 and kids three years old and under get in for free.

09/02/2026

At our next meeting on September 11 MMR Fred Headon will make a presentation of his "bucket list" round trip excursion on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred went from Vancouver to Jasper on the Rocky Mountaineer, then took the bus to Banff, and returned to Vancouver on the Rocky Mountaineer. Fred presented this clinic at the NMRA Thousand Lakes Region convention in May, and it was so enjoyable that we asked him for an encore! This meeting is also is the perfect opportunity to join the WMRC or renew your membership, as memberships run from September to September. Membership in the WMRC also includes membership in the NMRA, the world's largest model railroad association, and membership costs only fifty bucks! The canteen will be open and we'll have our usual model and photo displays. The fun starts at 7:30PM on Friday, September 11 at the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard.

08/30/2026

With NMRA - National Model Railroad Association –
We’ve been recognized as one of their top fans! 🎉

08/29/2026

Our next meeting is on Friday, September 11, and we'd like to encourage all our viewers to join the WMRC. When you join, membership in the NMRA - National Model Railroad Association, the world's largest model railroad club, is also included. Membership costs $50. The WMRC subsidizes membership in the NMRA. If you joined the NMRA separately, it would cost you $55, so when you join the WMRC you're joining two clubs and you're getting a five dollar discount! You can join the club any time of the year, but our membership registration is from September to September, so it's advantageous to join in September. Joining two clubs gives you the benefit of the fellowship and camaraderie of a local group of model railroaders, plus all of the perks of the NMRA, including the NMRA magazine, available insurance for your trains, an opportunity to achieve Master Model Railroader status, and access to their many regional and national conventions. Come on down to the Charleswood Legion, 6003 Roblin Boulevard, on Friday, September 11 at 7:30 PM to join in on all of the fun. We'd love to have you as a member!

08/13/2026

Our good friends at the Dunnottar Station Museum are celebrating their 20th anniversary this year, so why not drive over there and help them celebrate? If you're heading to Winnipeg Beach, Gimli or Hecla it's close by and on the way. It's located at Central Avenue and Railway Street in Ponemah, within the village of Dunnottar. They're open on weekends from 10AM to 4PM. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. You can even help them out by buying a T-shirt! Come see all of their railway artifacts, historic tools, vintage photographs, their velocipede and "Big Stan", their motorized track speeder.

Address

6003 Roblin Boulevard
Winnipeg, MB
R3R0G8

Website

https://winnipegmodelrailroadclub.blogspot.com/, https://www.wmrctrainclub.ca/

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