Recreation & Sports
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- Model Building (139)
http://slatrains.com/
Stephan Lamb Associates is a professional model railroad construction business that has been building custom layouts since 1979, offering everything from complete builds to assistance with existing projects. The site showcases their work across all scales, including unique acrylic overhead railway systems, and serves both individual hobbyists and hobby stores seeking expert builders.
http://bikechina.com/heinzstucke1z.html
Bike China Adventures hosts a rich collection of bicycle touring travelogues from cyclists who have ridden through China and across Asia, including a featured account by Guinness World Record holder Heinz Stücke, whose decades-long global bicycle journey took him through Tibet, the Sahara, Afghanistan, and beyond. The site serves as both an archive of firsthand cycling narratives and a hub for anyone interested in long-distance bicycle travel in China and surrounding regions.
https://travelindependent.info/countries.htm
Travel Independent Info is a comprehensive backpacking and independent travel guide covering countries across every continent, written by travelers for travelers with a focus on practical, budget-conscious advice. Visitors will find country summaries, packing lists, visa info, safety tips, immunization guidance, and route planning resources all in one ad-free site.
https://brisray.com/?webring=htmlhobbyist
Ray's Miscellany is a sprawling personal site covering a wide range of eclectic interests including Bristol UK history, optical illusions, vintage postcards, Terre Haute Indiana, and his father's Royal Navy service. Running since 1999 and still actively updated, it showcases over two decades of hobbyist research and personal curiosity across dozens of unique topic pages.
http://frontrangefoodgardener.blogspot.com/
Front Range Food Gardener is a detailed blog by Carl Wilson focused on fruit and vegetable gardening along Colorado's Front Range, covering local growing challenges like temperature extremes, rabbit damage, and soil improvement. Posts include practical advice on tomatoes, cover crops, transplanting, and variety selection tailored specifically to the Colorado Front Range climate.
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://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://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.
https://froggyfriend.neocities.org/
Froggyfriend is the personal homepage of an Information Science student with a passion for frogs, insects, arachnids, and other overlooked creatures, as well as strong advocacy for open-source tools and unfettered access to information. The site features original pixel art drawn by the creator and a curated list of links about media literacy, climate change, microactivism, and the early web.
https://foxvalleydivision.org/fvd2016/clubs.v2.html
The Fox Valley Division's directory of local model railroad clubs in the Chicagoland area, listing contact information, open house times, and links for dozens of clubs ranging from N-scale to garden railways. Part of the NMRA's Fox Valley Division, this resource helps modelers find communities where they can collaborate on large layouts and learn from fellow enthusiasts.