Model RR Links
- Gn15.info
- A large and rapidly growing compendium
of layouts, prototypes, modeling tips, and a forum on the Gn15 scale/gauge
combination.
- All-Gauge
Model Railroading Page
- Thor Sheil has assembled an astonishing variety of material about RTR trains in gauges from Z to G.
- Large Scale Central Games
- Shunt online with Timesaver and Inglenook layouts , and play other railroad games and puzzles.
- Model Railroaders Anonymous
- A nice blog site of modeling tips and tricks is being assembled by Gabriel G. Got a tip to share?
- Model
Railroads.Net
- An ambitious directory of North
American model railroading and internet search engine of modeling.
- Model
Train Magazine Index
- A complete, searchable index of
virtually every U.S. model railroad magazine, now reaches back into the 30's and 40's.
- NMRA Directory
of World Wide Rail Sites
- National Model Railroad Association's
list of 4,000+ links to model and prototype railroad resources.
RailroadData.Com- Railroad links directory featuring
links to over 4,000 websites.
RailServe- A very large list of railroad-related
websites. This link leads to their model layouts page, with all scales and sizes
represented.
Top Train Links- A Web directory for fans of railroading.
Train
Spotting Simulator- "Brings the power and excitement of one of the
world's most favorite hobbies to your PC, placing you in the role of a trainspotter with
unprecedented realism..."
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Micro/Small Layout Links
-
Belfield Hall Estate Railway
- Stephen Brown describes his seminal O9 extra-narrow-gauge micro
layout, c. 1990. It's circular and a gem!
- Blackcloud Railways
- Bob Hughes presents his collection of small, portable layouts in an amazing variety of scales and styles.
-
Crowsnest Tramway Co.
- Roy C. Link details the various versions of his marvelous little tramway layout through the years in various scales. Illustrated, with construction information.
GEMME
- Groupe d'Etude du Modélisme
ferroviaire à voie Métrique et Etroite is a leading group for model
railroad micro layouts. Their annual exhibition, Expométrique, is the world's
premiere showcase for micro layouts, mostly European. Expométrique has received
splendid photographic coverage on the Web from Frédéric Delaitre in
1999,
2000, 2001, 2002,
2003,
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009.
- Gilbert Gribi's Site
- A master modeler of the narrow gauge shows off his latest models and ideas.
- gleisplan.ch
- Mark Stutz has a nice collection of small Swiss and German layouts in N and HO scales.
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Hiromi Masaki's Blog
- Remarkable HO micro models and
layouts by a veteran Japanese modeler. Includes his famous "calling card sized"
micro layout.
- iholmes.com
- Ian Holmes describes his micro layouts
(mostly Gn15 and Gnine) and adds prototype photos and the fanciful Journal of Layout Imaginings. Great stuff!
Japanese Micro Layouts- Yoji Tabuchi has created fascinating
small displays in N, HOe, and O-16.5 scales, including a human-powered railway!
Jeffrey's
Webpage- Jeff Hartmann is chronicling his collection
of small layouts, including several clever micros.
-
Journal of Layout Imaginings
- Ian Holmes chronicles a series of "dream
layouts", all of which are both small and very imaginative.
- Karat
Creek Model Design
- Nobuo Koizumi's website features
his On30 and HOn30 modeling, and shows off his excellent 24"x33" On30 micro
layout, including the full English text of his book, O-scale Industrial Narrow
Gauge Modeling.
- LayoutDesigns.com
- Emrys Hopkins hosts an excellent
compendium of layout designs, ranging from Micro to Large, from many hands including
mine.
- Micro Layouts
- Brian Wilson maintains an inspiring photo gallery showing
many of his micro layouts (and some wild PhotoShop efforts!).
- Model
Railways
- Urban Fredriksson's blog puts together a bunch of modeling ideas, including some basic but apt thoughts on small layout design.
Model Trains International- This magazine's web site features
a "Track Plan Archive" with a variety of ingenious micro-to-small track
plans for both British and American style railroads.
- Moro's
Can
- Akihiro Morohoshi has created a
series of beguiling micro layouts in On30, HOn30, and N scales.
- My
Layouts
- A design for Martin Fischer's personal
HOn30 micro layout, 30"x18" (75x45 cm), and plans for other small HO narrow-gauge
designs.
- Ossynths Page
- Otto Schouwstra's site showcases
his well-known elegant exhibition layouts, along with his amazing mechanisms and
sound systems.
- Penny
Lane Central
- A nice HO plan, 48"x18",
with operating notes.
- Rake
Gruva (Rake Mining Co.)
- Nicely done 28"x16"
HOn30 mining micro layout in Sweden, including a day-by-day, detailed description
of its construction.
- Reinoud's Model Railways
- A Dutch master planner lays out
a good many minimum-space track plans and explains the design philosophies that underlie
them.
-
Riverside Yard
- Neil Machin has programmed an online shunting game
for both Inglenook and Timesaver-type layouts.
-
Small-Model-Rail-UK
- Four small N-gauge layouts by Brant Hickman, well done and thoroughly described.
-
Walmington PierTramway
- Dave Carson has created a home page for his Edwardian micro layout.
-
Zigzag Railways-Switchback Railroads
- Bo Justusson has collected a terrific
batch of switchbacks, both model and prototype. Highlght is a "design your own zigzag micro"
page.
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