~ 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.

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.

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.

David Smith's detailed journal chronicles his model railway building activities, focusing on British Southern Region layouts in 00, N, and O gauge scales across multiple projects. Visitors will find thoughtful discussions of trackwork choices, turnout comparisons, and layout-specific project logs covering historical periods and prototype locations.

The New Haven Society of Model Engineers is a Connecticut-based club founded in 1932, celebrating over 90 years of preserving and promoting model railroading as a hobby. The site covers club history, membership information, layouts, and event schedules for this long-running non-profit organization.

The Erin Mills Model Railroad Association (EMMRA), based in Mississauga, Ontario, is a club founded in 1980 dedicated to promoting HO-scale and N-scale model railroading through train shows, exhibitions, and social events. The site covers their special interest groups, layout building activities, photo galleries, videos, and FAQs for prospective members.

The Golden Gate Model Railroaders is a San Francisco-based club that operated a model railroad layout in the basement of the Randall Museum, with this archived site documenting the club's history, track plans, and automation projects. Maintained by member Raphaël, the site preserves news posts and photos from the club's active years before its dissolution, and redirects visitors to the successor Randall Museum Model Railroad.

The FEAC (Freiaemter Eisenbahn Amateur Club) is a Swiss model railway club based in Wohlen, celebrating 50 years of the hobby with layouts in O, HO, and N scales. The site includes a club agenda, photo gallery, member info, press coverage, and a section on scratch-built ('Eigenbau') models.

Steve's Hobby Blog is a richly detailed chronicle of one hobbyist's passion for miniature painting, wargaming, figure collecting, and historical modelling, with over 400 articles already published. From Crusader armies and Samurai forces to Napoleonic troops and battle reports, the blog offers practical tips, project updates, and genuine enthusiasm for the craft.