~ Early Web Links ~

The Greater East Area Model Railroad Club (GEAMRC) based in Newport, Minnesota runs the Chicago, Saint Paul & Pacific Railroad layout, a scale model based on real Minnesota towns and structures. The site lists upcoming flea market dates, vendor table details, club membership info, and photos of the layout in action.

The North Texas Garden Railroad Club is a hobbyist club based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area uniting enthusiasts of garden railroading and scale model trains. The site showcases member layouts from across North Texas and Oklahoma, with photos from events like the Fall Plano Train Show and charity runs at Cook Children's Hospital.

Patrick Bopp's trilingual site (English, German, French) showcases his HO scale model railway hobby, including custom parts fabricated with a 40-watt CO2 laser cutter that aren't available in stores. Visitors can browse galleries of scratch-built flatcars, boxcars, and gondolas, plus tutorials on creating photo-transfer billboard signs for layouts.

Michael Campbell's long-running blog chronicles his passion for building narrow gauge model railway layouts in 009 and O14 scales, with multiple named layouts each documented in detail. Posts cover everything from track laying and weathering to exhibition reports and scratch-built structures, making it a rich resource for narrow gauge modelling enthusiasts.

Starship Modeler is a comprehensive hub for scale model builders focused on science fiction, fantasy, mecha, anime, and real-space subjects, featuring galleries, tutorials, reviews, and a reference library. With reader-submitted model galleries, online contests like 'Trek Wars', discussion forums, and a dedicated store, it has been a go-to community resource for spacecraft and sci-fi modelers for decades.

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.

A niche hobby site dedicated to British railway modelling in the HO scale of 1:87, an unusual choice given that British modellers typically use OO scale instead. Visitors interested in the crossover between British prototype trains and the international HO standard will find this a rare and specialist resource.

Circuitron is a manufacturer and seller of electronics specifically designed for model railroads, offering products like the famous Tortoise Slow Motion Switch Machine, grade crossing flashers, detection circuits, sound modules, and specialty lighting. Their 60-plus page catalog covers a wide range of miniature lamps, LEDs, HO scale kits, and custom electronic circuits for hobbyists who want precise, high-quality control systems for their layouts.

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.

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.