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A variety of collectables will be on show and for sale at the Launceston Scale Model Expo this weekend.
The event, which was cancelled last year due to COVID-19 restrictions, will return to Summerdale Community Centre on Saturday.
An array of models including trains, cars and aeroplanes are expected to be spread out over 40 tables.
Alongside them, numerous toys, Lego masterpieces and handmade dioramas are set to be displayed.
Launceston Scale Model Club acting president Richard Tarr said the scale model hobby was slowly decreasing in popularity.
He hoped this weekend would inspire some younger patrons to join the 30 existing club members.
"We need some young blood," he said.
Mr Tarr said the club planned on donating a portion of the funds raised.
"In 2019 we gave $2000 to the Winter Relief Appeal and $1000 to the Empty Stocking Appeal," he said.
Club founder John Bulk said the expo had grown tremendously since its inaugural event in 1985.
"No one came to the first one, but in the second event we got about 13 people out, from there it gradually grew to an average of about 400 people each year," he said.
"Sometimes people joke and try to say we're playing with toy cars, but we're not doing that at all, the models just represent something we've always wanted to have, but never could."
"It all started because I wanted a certain car that I couldn't afford, so I bought a model version of it, now I've got Rolls-Royces and limos."
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Club member Gregory Willis said that his parents did not allow him to purchase model kits in his youth, so shortly after retirement, he decided to live out his childhood wish.
He began making model planes and ships eight years ago and said it can be a combination of relaxing and frustrating.
"My wife comes and double-checks that I'm by myself because when I'm building the models, sometimes I'm yelling and cursing while other times I'm complimenting my handiwork and calling it beautiful," he said.
He said some pieces can take months or even years to build.
His advice to people who are considering taking up the hobby was to come down on Saturday to try it out.
"You've got nothing to lose," he said.
"You can do it as cheap or expensive as you like and if you decide to build models rather than just collect them then I think you're getting more value for money."
The price of admission ranges from $5 for children, to $10 for adults and $20 for families.
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