Model Railway Links

dthead · Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 3:32 pm

LINKS: All the links you want, and possiblly more....

This thread's purpose is to list links for model railways. Each category has it's own "post" to make it easier.

If the entry is in red, then it has been add/edited within the last month.

Got a link, fix a link, remove a link ?
Post the link/correction here, A Mod/admin will edit this list, then delete your post. Link updated when a mod/admins sees and has time) Suggestions on content & format always welcome.

When entering a link make sure you tell me which category to place it in. So far we have had a great response. thank you. Hope this helps some.

dthead · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:34 am

Railpage Australia™ Links = Popular model railway threads

=LOCO & ROLLINGSTOCK=====================
Modelling Heavy Harry

Building Steam Era's Streamlined S
Building the SEM "J"
THE THREAD on Coupler changing

HO knuckle coupler guide

=LAYOUT DESIGN & BUILDING=====================
A good beginner's layout
Beginner's Website
Soldering Irons

Measurments (track centers)
Track Planning (track centers)
Wheels & rail size
Air Brushing
Air Brushing #2

=GENERAL========================================
Model Railway Pictures
Australian Locos - models of
http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11322580-s315.htmWho will win THE RACE?

dthead · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:35 am

Clubs:

AMRA Vic Branch http://www.amra-vic.org.au
AMRA Qld Branch http://www.amra.asn.au/qld.htm
All Gauge Model Railway Club http://www.allgauge.org.au/
Australasian Region of the National Model Railroad Association http://www.nmra.org.au
Bendigo Model Railroaders. http://www.freewebs.com/bendigomodelrail
Canberra Monaro N Scale Group http://www.cmnsg.asn.au
Canberra Model Railway Club www.canberra-model-railway-club.webs.com
Cardinia Rail LLinc - Model Railway Club http://www.oz-trax.com
Croydon Model Railway Club http://www.croydonmrc.com.au
Darling Downs Model Railway Club http://www.ddmrc.com.au

Eltham Model Railway Club http://www2.nmit.vic.edu.au/~david/emrc2
Gold Coast Model Railway Workshop Inc http://www.barcourt.com/gcmrw.htm
Grampian Model Railroaders Inc. http://www.gmr.has.it
Hobsons Bay Model Railway Club www.hbmrc.net

Melton Model Railway Club! -> http://www.meltonmrc.org.au/
Mount Barker model Railway Club inc http://au.geocities.com/mbmrci/
Noarlunga Model Railroaders Inc. www.noarail.com
Illawarra Model Railway Association. http://users.speedlink.com.au/~imra/
South Australian Railway Modellers Association (SARMA) http://www.sarma.asn.au
Modelling the Railways of South Australia Convention http://www.mrsac.com
Victorian Model Railway Society Inc.http://home.vicnet.net.au/~vmrs/
Waverley Model Railway Club http://www.waverleymrc.org.au

dthead · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:35 am

Shops

A nice list of 50 Sydney based shops Hobby shops in Sydney and NSW

All Aboard Modellbahn http://www.allaboard.com.au/
Antons Trains http://www.antonstrains.com.au
Aust-N-Rail http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/
Aus Proto-87 Supplies http://www.ausp87supplies.com/index.html

Bergs Hobbies http://www.bergshobbies.com/
Brunel Models http://www.bdsonline.net/brunelmodels/
Branch Line http://www.branchline.com.au
Casula Hobbies http://www.casulahobbies.com.au/catalog
Christmas Every Day www.christmaseveryday.com.au
Dave's Hobby Centre http://www.hobbycentre.com.au/
Derwent Valley Model Trains http://www.dvmt.com.au/

End Of The Line Hobbies http://www.endofthelinehobbies.com.au
European Trains http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~trainset/
Frontline Hobbies http://www.frontlinehobbies.com.au/
Gwydir Valley Models http://www.gwydirvalleymodels.com/
Hobby Place http://www.hobbyplace.com.au/
Hobby One www.hobbyone.com.au
Hobbies Plus http://www.hobbiesplus.com.au/
Hornby Shop (WA) http://www.hornbyshop.com/
Horizon Hobbies http://www.horizonhobbies.com.au/default.asp
HobbyCo http://www.hobbyco.com.au/
HO scale model trains http://www.hoscalemodeltrains.com.au/
I R Models http://www.irmodels.com/
Junction models http://www.junctionmodels.com.au
Model Railroad Craftsman www.mrrc.com.au
Model Railway Wizard (NSW) http://www.modelrailwaywizard.com.au/
Moreton Bay Model Railways http://home.primus.com.au/mbmr/index.html
N Trains http://www.n-trains.com.au/
Orient Express Model Railway Shop http://users.chariot.net.au/~oexpress/products.htm
Pamak Hobbies http://www.pamakhobbies.com/
Perth Hobby Centre http://www.perthhobbycentre.com.au/
Road & Rail Online Hobby Shop www.roadandrail.net

Signal Box Model Railways and Hobbies http://infobluemountains.net.au/signalbox/Default.htm
Stanbridge's Hobbies http://www.stanbridges.com.au/
Technol Trains http://www.technolace.com/trains/modules/news
The Railcar http://www.railcar.com.au/
The N Scaler http://members.ozemail.com.au/~kerr43/nscaler.html
Tom's Hobbies http://www.tomshobbies.com.au/
Train Trader http://www.traintrader.com.au/
Train World http://www.trainworld.com.au/
Vagg's Radio Models and Hobbies http://www.vaggshobbies.com.au/
Victorian Hobby Centre http://www.vichobbycentre.com.au/v1
Woodpecker Model Railways http://www.woodpeckermodelrailways.com.au/

dthead · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:36 am

Australian Model Railway Manufacturers/Suppliers

AR KITS, Mains West, L&C DJH & some ex Lloyds http://www.arkits.com
Andrew's Hobbies www.andrewshobbies.com.au
Argyle Locomotive Works http://www.argyleloco.com.au/
Auscision Models http://www.auscisionmodels.com.au
AUST-N-RAIL http://www.aust-n-rail.com.au
AUSTRAINS http://www.austrains.com.au

Blue and Gold Models http://www.blueandgoldmodels.com.au
Bills Billboards http://billsbillboards.webs.com/index.html
Bill's Trains http://www.billstrains.webhop.net/
BGB Models Only contact at this time is BGB Models , PO Box 75 ,Pooraka, SA, 5095. (was Broad Gauge Bodies originally)

Black Diamond Models www.blackdiamondmodels.com.au/
Chucks Ballast Supplies http://www.chucksballast.com/
CMRI Australia http://cmri.mcnaircomputerservices.com.au/
Datasheets http://datashet.actewagl.net.au
DCC Concepts http://www.dccconcepts.com
DCC Sounds of Victorian Railwayshttp://www.dccsound.com
Eureka Models http://eurekamodels.com.au

Frate-N http://www.frate-n.com/
GR Decals http://www.grdecals.com.au/index.html
Hand Made Accessories http://www.handmadeacc.com/
Hanovale Casting http://www.hanovale.com.au
Hollywood Foundry http://www.hollywoodfoundry.com/
Ian Lindsay Models http://www.ianlindsaymodels.com
In Front Models www.infrontmodels.com.au
Inprotrains http://www.inprotrans.com/
Ixion Models http://www.ixionmodels.com/
Kerroby Models http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/kerroby.htm
Keiran Ryan Models http://www.krmodels.com.au/index.html
LittleBuilding Co http://www.littlebuildingco.com/
Lighthouse Foam Factory http://www.hotwirefoamfactory.com.au
Lloyd's Model Railways See AR Kits entry
Lyndon's basic australian trains http://www.freewebs.com/basictrains/

Michael McCormac Models http://www.michaelmccormacmodels.com.au/
Model Etch (etched parts) www.modeletch.com
MODRATEC -lever frames & sofware http://www.modratec.com
ModelTorque http://www.modeltorque.com.au/
Mark 4 Designhttp://www.mark4design.com/
Nagasaki Models http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/nagasaki.htm
N Scale Australia http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/nscaleaust.htm
N-Trains http://www.n-trains.com.au/

On Track Models http://www.ontrackmodels.com.au
O-Aust Kits http://www.oaustkits.com.au
Ornamental Castings www.orncastings.com
OZSCALE www.ozscale.com
PGC Models www.pgcscalemodels.com.au
Powerline http://www.powerline.com.au
Pallas Hobbies http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/pallas.htm
Peter Boorman's Workshop http://www.aust-n-rail.plann.com.au/peterboormanws.htm
PSM http://precisionscalemodels.com.au/
Spirit Designhttp://www.spiritdesign.com.au/
SAR N Scale Detailers www.sar-nscale.com
S.A.R Model Company http://www.sarmodelco.com/
Sidetracked Electronics http://www.sidetracked-e.com/
Steam Era Models http://home.waterfront.net.au/~sem/
Series 567 Railvideohttp://www.series567railvideo.com.au/index.html
The Balmain Drawingboardwww.wolganrail.com
Train Builder http://trainbuilder.com/
Trainorama http://www.tomshobbies.com.au/
Veteran Models http://www.users.bigpond.com/swarm_leeder/VMKits.htm
VR Products www.vrproducts.com.au
Waratah Model Railway Companyhttp://www.waratahmrc.com.au/index.html
Weico Models http://members.optusnet.com.au/~weicomodelsw/
Wuiske Models. http://www.wuiskepromotions.com.au/

dthead · Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2006 9:37 am

Overseas and Misc.

Control Train Conponents (CTC) http://www.ctcparts.com/index.html
Agenoria Models http://www.ukmodelshops.co.uk/catalogues/agenoria.html

Bachmann Industries Inc. http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/index.php
Backwoods Miniatures http://www.backwoodsminiatures.com
Cast Whitemetal turnouts. http://home.freeuk.net/nmrabr/track/turnout1.htm
Fallen Flags http://www.rr-fallenflags.org/
Fast Tracks! - point building jigs,templates etc. http://www.handlaidtrack.com
Frateschi http://www.frateschi.com.br/produtos/locomotivas_eng.php
Gateway NMRA http://www.gatewaynmra.org
Grafton and Greenbrier RR http://www.graftonandgreenbrier.com
Hattons Model Railways http://www.hattons.co.uk & http://www.ehattons.com
High Level Gearboxes www.highlevelkits.co.uk

Ironhorse Hobbies (NZ) http://www.ironhorse.inet.net.nz/
JLC Enterprises-Bruce Chubb's CMRI & Super mini nodes! http://www.jlcenterprises.net
JMRI -DCC software http://jmri.sourceforge.net/index.html
Kadee Couplers ( and more) http://www.kadee.com
Kernow Model Rail Centre http://www.kernowmodelrailcentre.com

Modelzone http://www.modelzone.co.uk
Modelcrafts & Hobbies (NZ) http://www.modelcraftsandhobbies.co.nz/
Model Rail layout pics and other information [url] http://www.simplytrains.com/[/url]
Model Signals & lever frames http://www.modelsignals.com
NWSL gears etc. http://www.nwsl.com
Principles of model locomotive suspension http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~phold/clag/41-0rev.html
RAIL-LYNX Infrared Command Control System http://www.rail-lynx.com
Railmaster Exports (NZ) http://www.railmaster.co.nz/
Rails of Sheffield. http://railsofsheffield.com/default.aspx
Railway Engineering -Turnouts http://www.railwayeng.com

RMweb http://www.rmweb.co.uk/

Sergent Engineering (couplers) http://www.sergentengineering.com/
Soundtraxx - DCC sound http://www.soundtraxx.com
The Sierra Western & Santa Fe RR http://www.fortinweb.com/sys-tmpl/swsf/
Station Road Baseboards www.stationroadbaseboards.co.uk
UK Modern Era layout http://www.stroleycentral.co.uk/
UTAH COLORADO WESTERN http://www.ucwrr.com
Walthers www.walthers.com
Peco turnout/point dimensions http://www.rmcq.mixedpk.com/worksheets/peco_turnout_dimensions.pdf

dthead · Posted: Fri Aug 17, 2007 9:55 am

General Australian
Australian Model Railway Magazine (AMRM) http://www.australianmodelrailways.com
Australian Railway Detail Photos http://www.ardp.net

VR Enthusiast http://vrenthusiast.freeforums.org/portal.phphighly reccomended

[color=red]Warrnambool Model Railway Club Inc, will be having their annual exhibition at the Archie Graham Centre, Timor Street Warrnambool on Saturday/Sunday January 8th and 9th. 2011. Exhibition manager is David Shalders who can be contacted at 0422164747 or email rachel_h1989@hotmail.com
How to..... From Hollywood Foundryhttp://www.hollywoodfoundry.com/HowToPapers.shtm

NSW Rollingstockhttp://www.nswrollingstock.com/nswrollingstock.htm
N Scale in Australia http://homepages.picknowl.com.au/austnscale/nsia.htm
N Scale Modeller E-zine http://www.nscale.org.au/emags/NSM_01.pdf

DCC sound decoder selection http://home.iprimus.com.au/casula/dieselsounds.htm

Lights, Action and Sound in DCC and DC. http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nswmn/lights_sound.htm

QR diagrams 1982 http://www.4shared.com/file/51628771/eb49afe3/Rollingstock_Book_1982.html
QR diagrams 1991 http://www.4shared.com/file/51628062/6e14d99d/Rollingstock_Book_1991_A.html

dthead · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:42 am

Exhibitions

This entry will be updated with people's input only. The mods may not add data, so it is not a definitive list.

Check AMRM's Diary : http://www.australianmodelrailways.com/amdiary.htm

Otherwise you can list here if you wish.
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Warrnambool Model Railway Club Inc, will be having their annual exhibition at the Archie Graham Centre, Timor Street Warrnambool on Saturday/Sunday January 8th and 9th. 2011. Exhibition manager is David Shalders who can be contacted at 0422164747 or email rachel_h1989@hotmail.com

(Remember you provide the details)

dthead · Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:57 am

Layouts
Aussie NG Web Exhibition http://members.optushome.com.au/jdennis/ng_webex.html

Murray's 'Parkerville'http://wastations.i8.com/eastern/Parkerville/Parkerville%20Station.html
Cudgewa Branch - The Shelley Railway Company" http://shelley-railway.blogspot.com/
Dutton Bay Tramway http://members.optushome.com.au/duttonbay
'Lambing Flat' site: www.cia.com.au/bullack
Modelling the NSWGR Main North in the 1960's http://www.members.optusnet.com.au/nswmn/index.htm
Model Railway Layouts blog http://modelrailwaytrains.org
Main West Of NSW Layout http://paulmoss.fotopic.net/
North Coast Of NSW Layout http://casino.fotopic.net/
Rurr Valley Railway: http://www.cia.com.au/bullack/rvrtitle.html
Sn 3 1/2 layout http://ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/finescale64/photos
Victorian Layout. http://www.freewebs.com/daylesford/index.htm

dthead · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 12:09 pm

Got a link, fix a link, remove a link ?

Post the link/correction here, A Mod/admin will edit this list, then delete your post. Link updated when a mod/admins can. Suggestions on content & format always welcome.

When entering a link make sure you tell me which category to place it in. So far we have had a great responce. thank you. Hope this helps some.

NOTE: any post after this one will be used to update the above information, and be a temporary link until we update the above listings. When the info is added above, the post will be deleted.....

Remember you generate the content, no just me !! [/quote]

Roundhouse_Rat · Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:41 pm

4001firstdiesel · Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 6:02 pm

Trams.
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/austrammodelling/.

Cheers,
Ben

Trams are the way forward

MyZone: I LOVE YOU KRISTINA KENEALLY!!!!

Extend the Light Rail NOW!!!!

The ATDB: http://www.busaustralia.com/. A slander free zone

VRcasts · Posted: Mon Jul 05, 2010 3:48 pm

Can you please add a link to my site http://www.vrcasts.com/ in the Australian Model Railway Manufacturers/Suppliers category

Cheers Dave

Check out the new changes at http://www.vrcasts.com/

4001firstdiesel · Posted: Sat Jul 24, 2010 9:57 pm

http://www.vr-enthusiast.com/

Trams are the way forward

MyZone: I LOVE YOU KRISTINA KENEALLY!!!!

Extend the Light Rail NOW!!!!

The ATDB: http://www.busaustralia.com/. A slander free zone

Albert · Posted: Sun Jul 25, 2010 10:42 am

Australian Model Railway Manufacturers/Suppliers

http://southernrailmodels.com.au

My Model Railway Site NSWGR Trikes