RAAF WILLIAMS

MODEL CLUB
 
 

Contact us:
Tel: 9256 2500
Email: xcsoar1 at:
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The railway folks may not fly, but they are busy updating their layouts every Monday night. Indoor flying in the Base gym is popular on the Monday following our meeting night Always something new cooking in the workshop.

About RWMC

Who are we? The RAAF Williams Model Club is an amalgamation of the RAAF Williams Model Aero and Model Railway Clubs. Both clubs had roots back to the '70s at least, as RAAF Laverton clubs.

Where do we hang out? Our clubrooms and workshops are located just inside RAAF Williams, Laverton Base, (Melways Map 53, C10) with excellent workshop, storage and meeting facilities.

Where do we fly? Sadly, we no longer have access to the disused Laverton airfield adjacent to the RAAF base. The committee is seeking alternative arrangements (Mar 08) and will advise members as soon as they are in place.

What about meetings? Monthly meetings are held at 7.30 pm on the second Monday of each month except January, but you will find us there every Monday night for workshop night (consisting of a bit of building and fixing, some coffee drinking and biscuit eating, a little simulator flying and railway running, and a heap of chat and good company). Visitors are always welcomed; however, access to the clubrooms requires the issue of a pass to enter the base, so the best plan is to contact us if you would like to visit.

What do we do? Aside from catering for (so far) aircraft, boats, the occasional car, and railway modelling, we have members active in the full spectrum of aircraft modelling. Scale, gas turbine and ducted fan radio control, sport RC, soaring, electric flight, control-line, free-flight and indoor flying all have a keen following within the club. The basic club philosophy is: 'If it flies or runs on rails (or looks as if it might), we want one!' On the workshop side, many members also subscribe to Tim the Toolman's creed: 'There is no such thing as a tool I don't need!'

How do I become a member? RWMC membership is open to serving Defence members in the Melbourne area, and their dependants, to ex-RAAF members who live in the local area, and to restricted numbers of civilian members who have a particular contribution to make to the club. If you are interested in joining, come along any Monday night to meet the mob and see if we have what you need. Applications or renewals with cheques can be passed to the Treasurer on meeting nights.

Contact

Our Secretary is Alf Leather, and you can contact us via telephone on (03) 9256 2500 (no, we don't live there, but it will take a message), or by email as per the typed address to the left.