Hobbies
110 sites
http://wargames.cat/
The Catalan Wargames Resource, maintained by Lluís Vilalta, serves as a hub for wargaming in Catalonia, featuring links to projects like Soldadets, Defiant Principality, and Minairons miniatures. It connects enthusiasts of historical miniature wargaming with Catalan-language resources and locally produced miniature lines.
http://www.cwrr.com/
Billed as the oldest continually running railroad site on the web, Daniel S. Dawdy's Cyberspace World Railroad has been online since 1994 and covers railroad history, images, puzzles, collectibles, and even debates about the best train movies. Visitors can explore aerial images, prototype drawings, Amtrak schedules, railroad links, and quirky monthly features like oddities and collectible railroad blotters.
https://infiltration.org/
Infiltration is the legendary online home of Ninjalicious, the pioneer of urban exploration, featuring his iconic zine documenting unauthorized visits to abandoned buildings, tunnels, drains, churches, and other off-limits spaces. The site preserves his collected writings, back issues of the print zine, and his book 'Access All Areas,' making it an essential archive for the urban exploration community.
https://wamalug.org/
Wamalug is the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area LEGO Users Group, a club for Adult Fans of LEGO that has been meeting continuously since August 1999. The site archives the group's detailed history, documenting over two decades of meetings, events, shows, and displays through painstaking research across Yahoo! Groups archives, Brickshelf, Flickr, and the Wayback Machine.
https://trainorders.com/
Trainorders.com is a comprehensive online community for railroad enthusiasts, featuring thousands of photos, videos, and discussion forums covering everything from Western and Eastern US railroads to steam, passenger trains, and international rail. Members can share trackside media, browse a library of historic railroad content, and participate in lively discussions about both real-world railfanning and model railroading.
http://cincinnatirrclub.org/
The Cincinnati Railroad Club appears to be a community organization dedicated to model railroading enthusiasts in the Cincinnati area. The site likely serves as a hub for club members and hobbyists interested in scale model trains, local events, and the shared passion for railroad modeling.
https://trainweb.us/
TrainWeb hosts an archive of railroad-related websites that are no longer actively updated but remain valuable for their historical photographs and information about trains, rail routes, and equipment. The directory spans categories from Amtrak routes and specific railroad lines to model railroading and international rail systems, making it a treasure trove for railfans and historians alike.
https://geekula.net/
Geekula's personal homepage features a charming interactive 'pet the kitty' element alongside a piclog and webmaster blog, built for the full desktop experience. The site has a playful old-web aesthetic with sparkle graphics and a cozy, hand-crafted feel typical of hobby homepages.
https://ppilotco.faith/
Pilot's personal homepage centers on a love of BJD (ball-jointed dolls) and related fashion dolls, with sections for a doll gallery, projects, and a 'My Dolls' showcase. The site has a dreamy, whimsical aesthetic and participates in several webrings including a No AI webring.
https://uselesscar.bike/
Eric Schmidt of San Francisco converted a 1971 VW Bug into a human-powered pedal car weighing 900 pounds, and this site documents the quirky project as a hands-on argument for rethinking automobile culture. Visitors can learn about the physics of car inefficiency, read press coverage, and even contact Eric to borrow the bizarre vehicle for events or join him on a cross-country pedal adventure.