Model Building
139 sites
http://philsworkbench.blogspot.com/2011/09/grassnflock.html
Phil's Workbench is a daily-updated blog by Phil Parker, a hands-on hobbyist documenting his techniques for building models, miniatures, and model railways with wit and practical detail. This particular post covers applying static grass and flock to create realistic scrubby hillside scenery on a layout, complete with tips on using budget hair spray as an adhesive.
http://trainweb.org/rasg
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 Though the club is no longer active, this archived site preserves photos and layout history from events like the Greenberg's Great Train Show and the National Museum of Play Trains Weekend.
http://trainweb.org/tricountymrclub
The Tri-County Model Railroad Club serves hobbyists across Kenosha, Racine, and Lake counties, offering a community hub for model railroad enthusiasts in the region. Hosted on TrainWeb.org, this club site features imagery of layouts and trains, connecting local members passionate about model railroading.
https://modelrailroaddata.com/links/tinplate_and_hi-rail/clubs
ModelRailroadData.com hosts a comprehensive directory of model railroad links, with this section specifically cataloging tinplate and hi-rail clubs from across the United States. Maintained by Bob Harbison, the directory organizes 42 club listings alongside dozens of other subcategories spanning all gauges from Z scale to live steam.
https://nergsd.com/clubs
The NMRA Garden State Division's clubs directory lists member model railroad clubs across New Jersey and Staten Island, including the historic Model Railroad Club founded in 1949 by Paul Mallery. Each entry details the club's history, facilities, meeting times, and scale layouts, making it a useful hub for hobbyists seeking local model railroading communities.
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://psmre.org/
The Puget Sound Model Railroad Engineers (PSMRE) is a club based in the Pacific Northwest dedicated to model railroading, with a public exhibit visitors can tour at listed hours. The site offers information on joining the club, railroad history and its regional impact, plus photos and videos from events and distinguished guests.
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.
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.
http://wncmrr.org/
The Western North Carolina Model Railroaders is a chartered club based in Asheville, NC, bringing together hobbyists passionate about model railroading since 1974. The site covers club membership, HO scale modular layouts, their annual Asheville Train Show, a newsletter called The Semaphore, and a photo gallery of club activities.