Model Building
139 sites
http://wcmrs.org/
The Walnut Creek Model Railroad Society operates the Diablo Valley Lines, one of the largest and most mountainous HO scale model railroads in the United States, featuring standard gauge, narrow gauge, and interurban overhead electric lines. Based in Walnut Creek, California, this non-profit club hosts public shows and welcomes new members interested in large-scale model railroading.
https://glue-it.com/
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.
https://gemme.org/
GEMME (Groupe d'Etude du Modélisme à Voie Métrique et Etroite) is a French association dedicated to narrow gauge and metric gauge railway modelling, bringing together enthusiasts from across France and abroad. The site offers a forum, photo library, newsletter, and membership resources for hobbyists passionate about building and collecting narrow gauge model trains.
https://morop.org/index.php/de
MOROP is the European Association of Model Railroaders and Railroad Friends, a federation of 19 national member associations representing over 30,000 individual members across 16 European countries. The organization is best known for developing and maintaining the NEM (Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen) technical standards that ensure compatibility across European model railway products.
http://flagdude.com/
Flag Dude specializes in hand-crafted paper flags for historical miniature wargaming, covering periods from Ancients through the Napoleonic era, American Civil War, and beyond. The site offers flag lists organized by historical period, worksheets for complex orders, show schedules, and pricing for custom flag work done from customer-supplied research.
http://centralohiontrak.org/
Central Ohio NTrak (Contrak) is an N scale model railroad club based in Columbus, Ohio, open weekly for members and visitors interested in running or learning about N scale trains. The club operates both a large DCC layout and a modular T-Trak setup, participates in regional train shows, and hosts the annual Ohio N Scale Weekend event.
http://trainweb.org/nrmrc
The North Raleigh Model Railroad Club (NRMRC) is a not-for-profit N scale model railroading club based in Raleigh, North Carolina, offering resources on NTRAK modules, Digital Command Control, and club events. Visitors can explore the photo gallery, learn about N scale modeling, find area hobby shops and train shows, and even join the club or make donations to support its educational programs.
https://badger-creek.co.uk/index.htm
A dedicated hobbyist site showcasing the Badger Creek Lumber Company, an On30 and HO scale logging model railroad layout. The site features track plans and model photography capturing the charm of a miniature logging operation.
http://eastpenn.org/
The East Penn Traction Club is the largest modular trolley modeling group in the USA, based in Philadelphia and dedicated to both the history and hobby of streetcars, interurbans, light rail, and electric transit railroading. The site offers club membership info, event listings, module standards, a photo and video gallery, classified ads, and links to manufacturers and museums.
https://anyrail.com/forum_en/index.php
The official community forum for AnyRail, a popular model railroad track planning software, where hobbyists share layout plans, submit custom structures and scenery files, discuss tips and tricks, and report bugs or feature requests. With nearly 30,000 posts across thousands of topics and over 5,000 members, it is a lively hub for model railroad enthusiasts of all experience levels.