The Shed was delighted to participate in an Intergenerational Event with Dunoon Library on Saturday July 20that the Queen’s Hall.
Dunoon Community Shed members from the Model Railway Group showed a variety of modelling activities and the Textile Group showed work including cross-stitch.
Model Railways
Two small demonstration layouts in OO and N Gauge were shown. The small N gauge layout showed what could be made in less than five hours and ran using simple analogue DC power with which older visitors were familiar.
The locomotive on the OO gauge had the added interest that it could be operated from a mobile phone by the youngest visitors. It was running on DCC (Digital Command and Control) and even had realistic sound.
Electronics and DCC
There was a display of electronics including digital control technology and visitors could see how inexpensive kits could be used to control models, lights, points, etc.
3D Printing
There was an opportunity to see a filament 3D printer in operation and see examples of what can be using it and finer detail examples produced by a resin 3D Printer.
Plastic Kit Modelling
Many of the older visitors were familiar with the plastic models displayed made from kits made by Airfix, Rosebud and Dapol. Several of these were recently built from 1960s kits but painted with modern airbrush technology.
Textiles
The Shed Textile Group meets on Tuesday afternoons and all are welcome. Members of the group came to the Queen’s Hall to demonstrate their work. Visitors were able to see examples of cross-stitch, knitting, crochet and quilting.
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These are all activities that people young and old can engage in at Dunoon Community Shed as we develop our facilities. We are delighted to have this opportunity to work with the Library at the event. Many thanks to everyone who took part and came to visit.
If you would like to talk to us about engaging in any of these activities, contact the Dunoon Community Shed.
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