Club History
Early Years
In the 1990s a group of air cadet staff decided to further the skills of modelling in the Thames Valley wing of the Air Training Corps. Steve Abbey and Mick Marshall contacted the IPMS who allowed the group to exhibit at the Nationals at Castle Donnington. There was so much interest from the modelling fraternity, with official approval, we were asked to form an IPMS branch.
The cadets and staff were seen at many shows around the country. Two cadets won major trophies including the Junior Make & Take. Meetings were held at the Woodley Squadron Headquarters next to the Berkshire Museum of Aviation off the Bader Way, Woodley.
Earley Risers Formed
In 2004 we changed the club's name to The Earley Risers and moved to our present meeting place on Reading University Campus in Earley*.
In 2005 we won The Jessie Wright Trophy, an award for the Best Club Stand, at ScaleModelWorld in Telford.
Earley Risers Now
We are enjoying a recent influx of new members nearly doubling our numbers.
You are likely to see us at various model shows around the country.
If you want to know more about the club contact Steve Abbey
* We wanted to reflect the area where we meet in the club's title, the fact that we model in plastic - a Riser is part of the plastic sprue found in most injection moulded kits - and a sense of the fun we get modelling together.