Joshua Slocum’s sloop “Spray”. In it he sailed around the world. The model was made by Herb Crocker and is now held in the Maritime Museum at Port Adelaide.

Regular running days are held on the 1st Sunday and 3rd Saturday of each month.

The first meeting of the Incorporated South Australian Society of Model Engineers was held in 1927. A prominent early member was Fred Hercus; the Hercus name will be known to most who formerly studied metal work in schools and colleges as most training lathes carried the Hercus brand, they were built in Adelaide.