Scalefour Society Questionnaire

Member Information
2 February 2009

Please read and then complete boxes with your details and response.

We appreciate you taking the time to answer these questions. Your answers will be kept with your personal details in the Society's archives and will be treated in strict confidence and not published except as part of an aggregated analysis. Depending upon your answers though you may be contacted by the Membership Secretary or other Society Officers in order to let you know about initiatives involving: Area Groups, Courses, Mentoring, Exhibitions or other opportunities to develop or improve your modelling skills, or otherwise join in with Society activities.

How many years have you been actively interested in model railways?

New to hobby , 1-5 , 6-10 , 11-15 , 16-20 , 20-25 , Over 25

What principal scales/standards do you use?

P4 , EM , 00 , P87 , H0 , 3mm , N , 2mm , S , 0 , S7 , NG , Not active

Please give more detail if you use any other gauge or standard:

What are your main modelling periods and prototypes?

Grouping: GWR , LMS , LNER , SR .

BR Steam 1948-68: E , LM , NE , Scot , S , W

Diesel & Electric: Green period , Blue/grey period , Sectorisation , Privatised

Pre-grouping (Please specify):

Other (Please specify):

Approximate year modelled:

What attracted you to the Scalefour Society? (Tick any that apply)

Seeing P4 layouts , Look of track , Feature in magazines , Getting it right , Look of wheels , Technical challenge .

Other attractions of P4 modelling: .

What are your main interests? (Tick any that apply)

Loco construction , Loco conversion , Rolling stock construction , Operation , Structures , Scenics . Signals , Stock conversion , Track construction , Research/planning .

Other modelling interests:

Do you have a layout of your own, or contribute to a group layout? (Tick any that apply)

Your own layout: Exhibition , Permanent , Under construction , Planned , P4 standards .

Area group layout: Exhibition , Permanent , Under construction , Planned , P4 standards .

Club layout: Exhibition , Permanent , Under construction , Planned , P4 standards .

Are you a member of any other Societies? (Tick any that apply)

EMGS , DEMU , Gauge 0 Guild , 3mm Society , HMRS , Scale Seven Group , DOGA , N Gauge Society , 2mm Scale Association .
Any other relevant societies, including line societies (Please specify)

Please indicate your skill level, choose from 6 for 'Very Experienced' to 1 for 'Novice' for each of the listed topics:

1. Locomotives:
11. Scratch building: 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
12. Kit Building:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
13. Converting r-t-r:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .

2. Rolling Stock:
21. Scratch building:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
22. Kit Building:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
23. Converting r-t-r:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .

3. Other Modelling Skills:
31. Track building:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
32. Soldering:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
33. Electrics:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
34. Painting:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
35. Structures:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
36. Scenics:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
37. Weathering:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .

Please rate your interest in the following, choose from 6 for 'Very Interested' to 1 for 'No interest' for each item:

41. Joining an area group:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
42. Buddying with nearby members:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
43. Taking part in Mentor scheme:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
44. Attending residential or day skill building courses:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
45. Exhibiting:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 .
46. Demonstrating:    6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1

Do you have any special skill or knowledge that you think could help fellow Society Members?

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Membership Number: if an existing member

Email address: *required

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