The tourism promotion network of 11 municipalities
EXHIBITORS OF MODELISM RAILWAY
The Association des Jeunes Villersois has had a model making center for 9 years. Two disciplines are offered: model railroad and naval.
The Chemin de Fer de la Chapelle Club brings together enthusiasts for building and driving model trains in La Chapelle-en-Serval, in Picardy. Patrick Picard will bring his train network, with a dimension of 5,80 x 2 meters, on a scale of 1 / 43,5th (O), with three tracks, level crossings and sheet metal stations, which carries in the 1950s and before the war.
Created in 2005, the Association of Passionate about Railway Simulation by Information Technology aims to introduce railway computer simulation through various and varied events. Vladimir Boire, president of the association and his colleagues will bring five train simulators for initiations to virtual driving!
The French Federation of Railway Model Making brings together associations of railway model makers. Four major national associations are also associated: AFAN, AMFI, Cercle du Zéro and GEMME. The common thread of its history and its creators is to develop model railroading in France.
Gérard Lorant will present his rail network "The Villers Valley Railway", a network of 4 x 1,50 meters, on a 1 / 48th scale. This network is an imaginary version of the railways that were built in the United States around 1880 economically at the 3-foot (914 mm) gauge. They were used to transport materials intended for the silver mines, very prolific at the end of the 19th century in Colorado. Through its digital management, the network makes the public participate in the joy of the sound animation of steam locomotives typical of the American West!
The Amicale des Modélistes Ferroviaires Indépendants is an association which allows isolated amateurs to discuss different techniques at all scales and all the practices of their discipline. Jacques Brazille, member of AMFI, will bring his train network to two scales: 1 / 160th (N) and 1 / 220th (Z). This 1,20 x 0,70 meter playful network is equipped with an onboard camera with transmission of images to a television screen and virtual reality headset.
The "Zero" is the name of model railroading at the scale of 1 / 43,5. Born in 1982 from the will of several enthusiasts passionate about railway models at the scale of 1 / 43,5, Le Cercle du Zéro's primary concern is to revitalize this scale and promote it.