Model Building
139 sites
https://sanjacmodeltrains.org/
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.
https://www.building-your-model-railroad.com/
A comprehensive guide to building model railroads from the ground up, covering everything from benchwork and track planning to scenery, wiring, DCC command control, and advanced special effects like animation and sound. Created by an experienced hobbyist, this site features step-by-step tutorials, a gallery of the BR&S Railroad layout, and an extensive library of tips spanning scales, structures, weathering, and even 3D printing.
http://pwrr.org/
The Piedmont and Western Railroad Club, based in Valdese, North Carolina, maintains both an active model railroad layout and the Old Rock School Railway Museum, offering a rich blend of hobbyist and historical railroad content. Visitors can explore prototype images of North Carolina railroads, steam locomotive carvings, narrow gauge car restorations, and resources like railroad station directories covering hundreds of cities and towns.
http://trainweb.org/sjsg
The South Jersey S Gaugers is a club dedicated to model railroading in S gauge, covering American Flyer, scale, Hi-Rail, and narrow gauge modeling across New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware. This archived site showcases club awards and connects to a webring community of fellow model railroad enthusiasts.
http://nevard.com/
Chris Nevard is a professional photographer and award-winning model railway builder with over 40 years of experience creating prize-winning layouts. The site showcases his model railway layouts alongside his commercial photography work, with links to an active blog and social media for regular updates.
http://pwmrc.org/
The Prince William County Model Railroad Crew is a 501(c)(3) club serving Northern Virginia for over 30 years, showcasing transportable NMRA-standard modular layouts at 10-12 public shows annually across the Washington and Baltimore metro areas. The site covers club history, upcoming events at county libraries and train shows, member layouts, module building clinics, and membership information for hobbyists of all experience levels.
http://slimgaugeguild.com/
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.
http://trainweb.org/jvmrra
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.
https://michaelsrailways.blogspot.com/
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.
http://coldslapfreemo.org/welcome.htm
Coldslap Free-mo is Larry Sebelley's site dedicated to a Free-mo modular model railroad layout, inviting visitors to 'board the train' and explore his work. The minimal but charming welcome page hints at a hobbyist project centered on the Free-mo standard for modular model railroading.