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The Rochester Area S-Gaugers was a model railroad club based in Rochester, NY focused on S-Scale, S-Gauge, and American Flyer trains. Though the club is no longer active, this archived site preserves photos and layout history from events like the Greenberg's Great Train Show and the National Museum of Play Trains Weekend.

The Tidewater Southern Model Railroad Club is a club based in the Tidewater region that models the early railroads of California's Central Valley using HO and N gauge layouts powered by Digital Command Control. Members run their own locomotives and rolling stock spanning the 1950s through modern era, with both steam and diesel appearing at meets on layouts that have been evolving for over 30 years.

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.

The Modelleisenbahnclub Bielefeld e.V. is a German model railroad club based in Bielefeld with over 50 years of history, operating layouts in scales N, H0, H0m, and 0 with digital controls and impressive room-sized track systems. Visitors can explore photos, stop-motion films, club history, membership details, and schedule information for public exhibition days at their clubhouse in Ravensberger Park.

The San Jacinto Model Railroad Club is a Houston-area club welcoming model railroaders of all scales and gauges, with monthly meetings featuring how-to clinics, slide shows, and railroading discussions. The site serves as a hub for members and prospective joiners, featuring the club's monthly 'Derail' newsletter, information on the annual Greater Houston Area Model Train Show, and a Fall Model Railroad Layout Tour.

Kirt Blattenberger's lifelong passion for model aviation comes to life through vintage magazine articles, building plans, and how-to tips covering model airplanes, rockets, boats, and more. A treasure trove of scanned classic hobby publications from the 1940s through 1970s alongside modern modeling news and personal projects.

The Slim Gauge Guild is a model railroad club based in Pasadena, California, operating two narrow-gauge layouts in a 2000 square foot basement, including an HOn3 layout modeled after the Denver and Rio Grande Railroad and an Sn3 freelanced layout inspired by Colorado and Southern railroads. The club welcomes new members and hosts regular open house events where visitors can see prototype-accurate and freelanced Colorado mountain railroad scenes up close.

The Los Angeles N-Scale Association has operated the East Valley Lines model railroad at Griffith Park's Travel Town Museum since 1979, running one of the largest N-scale layouts in the world across 2,000 square feet. The layout recreates California's diverse landscapes with trains spanning from World War I to the present day, featuring beloved railroads like the Santa Fe, Union Pacific, and California Zephyr.

The Orange County Module Railroaders (OCMR) is a Southern California nonprofit club dedicated to modular HO-scale model railroading, with roots going back to the early 1970s. Visitors can find club history, meeting schedules, a photo gallery, information on joining, and details about their public displays at museums, fairs, and conventions.

The Torrington Area Model Railroaders (TAMR) is a Connecticut-based modular model railroad club operating the fictional Connecticut NorthWestern (CTNW) Railroad in HO, N, and G scales across Southern New England. The site covers club history, module specifications, bylaws, a photo gallery, show schedules, and resources for new members interested in joining.