Model Clubs In Triad Area Of N.C.

[ncbuckeye67]

         There has to be some clubs in the Greensboro/Winston-Salem area of NC. If so, we need to reach out to one another and let our presence be known. Not only for the future of our hobby, but possibly for fellowship, and maybe combining our resources and talents to possibly put on an event of some kind. I know it's a lot of work to hold a contest/swap meet (that's why most clubs only do one a year- Major props to the Fast Traxx & IPMS Race City folks for doing two events per year). We have lost a few NC events and have to drive to SC or VA to attend a show.  I'm sure that as creative as us modelers are, we can figure something out.

 

[TarheelRick]

I live just outside the Triad, about 30 miles west of Winston-Salem. Would really like to get involved in a club, but that kind of travel could get to be bothersome. When I was at the Salisbury swap meet I talked with a member from CKM, and he related their show is on hiatus while they try to find a new venue. Seems the place they have been using for the past several years is getting to be a pain in the posterior. 

[ncbuckeye67]

On 6/1/2024 at 1:44 PM, TarheelRick said:

I live just outside the Triad, about 30 miles west of Winston-Salem. Would really like to get involved in a club, but that kind of travel could get to be bothersome. When I was at the Salisbury swap meet I talked with a member from CKM, and he related their show is on hiatus while they try to find a new venue. Seems the place they have been using for the past several years is getting to be a pain in the posterior. 

    I live in Kernersville now, moving from Winston-Salem after my wife and I bought a house. We really need to wear name tags at these shows, Lol. You and I seem to keep missing each other. I get what you're saying Rick, seeing that I travel to Cary once a month to participate in a club, that reached out to me about joining at a show they put on at Hangar 18 Hobbies. I do also attend an IPMS chapter meeting, on the 3rd Thursday of the month in Winston-Salem. The June meeting is this coming Thursday the 20th at 7pm, at the Southpark Community Center on Country Club Rd.

  George W. from the Fast Traxx/Race City group also happens to live in Kernersville, and he and I have spoken about the state of their show, and possibly finding a venue to save the April show (God bless them for putting on two shows/year!). I have also talked to a CKM guy at other shows, about their event. I'm glad to hear they aren't giving up! Which brings me to the point of my posting, in that a lot of shows are joint efforts between two or more clubs, because of the work involved in putting on one of these events. They are building a community center in Kernersville, and I have been in touch with city officials about renting the venue. I have a contact in the Winston-Salem school system, who is looking into the  possibility of using a school gym for an event. I am also thinking about talking to my church committee, about using our church basement for an event. We're losing our NC shows, and I'm hoping to do something about that. These events in SC are too far away for a day trip, and would require motel stays, and time-off requests from work to attend.