~ Early Web Links ~

The James Valley Model Railroad Association is a 501(c)3 nonprofit club based in Aberdeen, South Dakota, hosting open houses, raffles, and events at their depot layout. The site offers a window into an active local model railroading community, complete with photos, event announcements, and club officer information.

Paul's Bods is a dedicated blog chronicling the painting and review of 1/72nd scale plastic miniature figures, covering historical, medieval, and fantasy subjects with impressive detail and frequency. With over a thousand images and years of archived posts, it offers a rich resource for miniature enthusiasts interested in small-scale figure sets from manufacturers like Alliance.

Blackmoor Miniatures is the personal site of Canadian artist Angela Imrie (known as SaxonAngel on CoolMiniOrNot), showcasing her finely painted fantasy and sci-fi miniatures from makers like Games Workshop, Reaper, and Hasslefree. The site features a miniature gallery, terrain gallery, painting tips and FAQ, work-in-progress projects, and a for-sale/commissions section.

A tutorial resource dedicated to model train enthusiasts, offering instructional content to help hobbyists get started or improve their layouts and techniques. Hosted on the domain modeltrain.com, this site serves as a practical guide for those passionate about model railroading.

The Mid-Eastern Region of the National Model Railroad Association (MER-NMRA) hosts this comprehensive hub for model railroad enthusiasts across the eastern United States, covering divisions from New Jersey to the Carolinas. Visitors can browse decades of archived issues of 'The eLocal' newsletter dating back to 2005, explore contest results, clinic resources, layout galleries, and achievement programs.

The Mid-Continent Region of the National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) serves hobbyists across Iowa, Illinois, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, and Nebraska, uniting over 900 members through local divisions and regional events. The site offers access to regional newsletters like the Main Line and Caboose Kibitzer, upcoming convention listings, and resources for model railroad enthusiasts throughout the central United States.

The East Texas Model Railroad Club (ETMRC) brings together hobbyists in Commerce, TX who share a passion for HO and N scale model railroading, trolley layouts, and model railroad signals. A community hub for local model train enthusiasts, the site covers club activities and the various layouts members have built and maintain.

Glue-it.com is a comprehensive resource for model makers covering tools, materials, techniques, and engineering knowledge spanning steam engines, CNC, silver soldering, and more. Visitors can browse a gallery of community models, download detailed PDF plans for projects like oscillating steam engines and solenoid motors, and dive into deep technical articles on topics from fluid dynamics to enameling.

Thomas Pope's personal page dedicated to miniature figures, hosted on Carnegie Mellon University's servers. A hobbyist showcase for miniature painting and collecting, offering a glimpse into the detailed craft of small-scale figure work.

Cailean Watts documents the construction of Ewhurst Green, a 4mm finescale OO gauge model railway inspired by a planned-but-never-built Surrey branch line on British Rail's Southern Region. The site is remarkably detailed, covering layout concept, station operations, passenger and freight traffic, headcodes, rolling stock, and period-accurate scenery across many illustrated sections.