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New Member Questionnaire
26 May 2008

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.

Please read and then complete boxes with your  details and response.
Membership Number: *required.       

First Name:

Last Name: *required

Email address: *required

Q1. How many years have you been actively interested in model railways?

Mark Yes or Y in the appropriate box

a.    1 - 5,        
b.    6 - 10,     
c.    11 - 15,   
d.    16 - 20,   
e.    20 - 25,   
f.    Over 25,   

Q2. What principal scales/standards do you use? 

Mark Yes or Y in all applicable boxes

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

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

Q3. What are your main modelling periods and prototypes?

Mark Yes or Y in all applicable boxes

Grouping:  GWR,    LMS,     LNER,  SR, 

BR Steam 1948 - 68:   WR,  LMR,   ER,   NER,
  ScotR,  SR,         

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

Pre-grouping, please specify  

Other, please specify      
Approximate year modelled:  


Q4. What attracted you to the Scalefour Society?   

Mark Yes or Y in all applicable boxes

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

Other attractions of P4 modelling, please give more detail,
 

Q5. What are your main interests?

Mark Yes or Y in all applicable boxes

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

Other modelling interests, please give more detail,
 

Q6. Do you have a layout?   

Please mark Yes or No in each box

A. Your personal layout:  
For exhibition,             Permanent,         Under construction,
Planned.          To P4 standards,       
B. A club or area group layout you are involved with:  
For exhibition,             Permanent,         Under construction,
Planned.          To P4 standards,       
Please give the name of the area group or club if applicable,


Q7. Are you a member of any other Societies?

Mark Yes or Y in all applicable boxes

EMGS,             DEMU,         Gauge 0 Guild,
3mm Soc.          HMRS,        S7 Group, 
DOGA,             N Gauge Soc.         2mm Scale Assoc.

Any other relevant societies, including line societies, please specify,
 

Q8. Indicate your skill level

Please indicate your rating between 1 - 6  on each of the following:
(1 indicates 'Novice',  6 indicates 'Very experienced')

A. Locomotives:  scratch building,    kit building,    converting rtr,   

B. Rolling stock:  scratch building,    kit building,    converting rtr,   

C.  Other modelling skills:  Track building,    Soldering,     Electrics,     Painting,    Structures,    Scenics,    Weathering,    


Q9. Rate your interest in the following  

Please indicate your rating between 1 - 6:
(1 indicates 'No interest',  6 indicates 'Very interested')

Joining an area group,       
Buddying with nearby members,   
Taking part in a mentor scheme,   
Attending residential or skill building courses,   
Exhibiting,    
Demonstrating,   


Q10. Do you have any special skill or knowledge that you think could help fellow Society Members?