Recreation & Sports
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https://dicecollector.com/DICEINFO_GAMESCIENCE.html
DiceCollector.com presents a detailed profile of Gamescience Corp., the legendary dice manufacturer founded by Louis Zocchi, covering the company's full history from its 1965 origins through its iconic precision dice and the award-winning D-Total. Visitors will find a rich account of Gamescience's wargame publications, trademark history, and the engineering behind some of the most collectible polyhedral dice ever produced.
https://mrmhr.org/
The Model Railroad Museum of Hampton Roads is a community museum located inside MacArthur Center in Virginia Beach, dedicated to showcasing multiple train layouts across all major scales, from N scale to G scale. The site features exhibit information, railroad history for Virginia and Hampton Roads, STEM/STEAM education workshops, scholarships, and a regularly published newsletter called Making Tracks.
https://pennminerals.com/
Penn Minerals is a dedicated resource for rock and mineral collectors in Pennsylvania, featuring galleries of classic PA minerals, a multi-volume publication called MATRIX Magazine, museum pages, and guides to productive collecting sites. The site also highlights remarkable finds like the Rebersburg Fulgurite, one of the largest ever discovered in Pennsylvania, making it a treasure trove for serious rockhounds.
http://modelwikirail.pbworks.com/w/page/21601830/FrontPage
ModelWikiRail is a collaboratively edited wiki created by Bob Simmonds inviting model railway enthusiasts to contribute and expand pages covering gauges, scales, and related topics. The site highlights niche scale information such as Gauge 'Om' at 1/45th scale and encourages community participation through open editing and link sharing.
https://plasticsoldierreview.com/
Plastic Soldier Review is a comprehensive reference site dedicated to reviewing 1/72 scale plastic soldier sets from manufacturers like HaT, Strelets, and Linear-A, covering historical periods from ancient times through World War II. Hobbyists and wargamers will find detailed assessments of figure quality, accuracy, and value across hundreds of sets organized by manufacturer and period.
https://minterrornews.com/
Minterrornews.com, run by professional numismatist Mike Byers, is a comprehensive reference site covering mint error coins, die trials, patterns, and numismatic rarities from the U.S. Mint and around the world. With over 1,500 articles, a price guide, glossary, and museum section, it serves as one of the web's most thorough resources for error coin collectors and dealers.
http://attawaygems.com/NMFG
The New Mexico Faceters Guild is a club based in Albuquerque dedicated to bringing together enthusiasts of gemstone faceting, meeting bimonthly at the New Mexico Museum of Natural History. The site includes selected newsletter articles and a gemstone education series by gemologist Edna Anthony, making it a useful resource for both beginners and experienced faceters.
http://w1tp.com/
Tom Perera (W1TP) has spent over 70 years collecting telegraph keys, radios, microphones, and scientific instruments, and has assembled this remarkable online museum of more than 3000 catalogued items with photographs to preserve their history for researchers and collectors. From pre-1860s early land-line equipment to Enigma cipher machines and military Morse code keys from dozens of countries, this is an extraordinarily deep reference archive freely available to anyone.
https://expositionmedals.com/
Robert Fowler's comprehensive guide to collecting award medals from American and European World's Fairs and Expositions, covering events from the 1851 Great Exhibition in London through the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Each exposition gets its own detailed page featuring digital images of the medals, descriptions of design elements, types of awards given, and rich historical context that makes this a gem for numismatic enthusiasts.
https://thetraindoctor.com/
The Train Doctor is a brick-and-mortar model train repair shop and retailer located in Eatontown, New Jersey, specializing in MTH and Lionel trains from prewar to modern era. Visitors can browse shop hours, warranty repair services, replacement parts, and a rotating inventory of new and used estate train items.