Links
Clubs
CBRM Calgary British Railway Modellers
BRMNA British Railway Modellers of North America
Calgary Model Railway Society A regional umbrella.
NMRA American, but nonetheless very useful even for non-American models.
Suppliers for Model Railway
Of RTR and some basic generic kits
Signal Box
Holt Model Railways
In Britain
Britannia Models In Vancouver, Canada
More specialized
British Scale Models (Canada) Ltd. Mix of RTR and kits. In Vancouver, Canada
Mainly Trains Supplies kits and bits of huge variety. Unfortunately not to Canada any more (aarg!).
Wizard Models Wide variety of bits and pieces and kits. Very nice search facility including date specification. See also 51L.
Model Railway Imports Mix of British RTR, kits and bits. "Madg"s store, now with website etc.In Ontario, Canada
Indexes/Lists of Suppliers
Hobby Shops - Dealers: UK A list of many on-line stores
Railway Model Spares Suppliers The Onehouse Model Railway Model Spares Suppliers Page
Model Manufacturers
Of RTR and basic supplies
Bachmann and
Hornby RTR
Peco (including Wills and Ratio) Much improved over the previous versions of the site (thanks), although I would still prefer images of the products
Woodland Scenics All sorts of scenery and landscaping supplies
Plastic and Other Kits
Metcalf Models and Superquick Card kits of buildings.
CooperCraft and Parkside Dundas Good plastic Kits of wagons, coaches, lineside and road trucks.
Parkside Dundas Good plastic Kits of wagons, coaches, transfers.
Rolling Stock Etched Kits (and castings)
Mercian Models Includes good selection of industrial locos INCLUDING Pecketts in 4mm !
Alan Gibson Kits and parts for many railways
Scalelink A very nice selection of period items. In particular dates on a number of vehicles and figures that have non-modern clothing. Also frets architectural parts and foliage.
Comet Models Coaches; sides and kits. Also loco chassis, motors, wheels and other bits, and a some very nice looking kits.
51L The manufacturing arm of Wizard Models. Mostly, but not exclusively coaches, including LNWR motor driving trailer.
London Road Models A nice selection of (mostly pre-grouping) locos, coaches and related pieces.
DJH Engineering Ltd. Kits and parts for locomotives
Falcon Brassworks A considerable selection of etched kits of LMS locos and wagons including a number of pre-grouping items.
Permanent Way and Engineering
C & L Finescale Excellent selection of track parts, signals, soldering tools and supplies. Also, some rolling stock kits, wheels, etc.
Model Signal Engineering Signals and points control systems, both working and cosmetic
Others
Langley Models Mostly castings for scenery and buildings, ships, etc.
Scalefour Society A very useful page.
The UK Model Shop Directory A page listing many suppliers and what they make.
Modelling Techniques and Resources
Model Railroad & Misc. Electronics A wide range of useful circuits of varying complexity and completeness.
The BRMNA Index of References A list of magazine articles about prototypes and modelling methods.
Stoneybridge Railway, S&T Dept.
Model Railway Signalling.
A very interesting set of articles about signaling, point control
Magazines, Books and other Media
Model Railroader This American magazine has a lot of generally useful modelling methods information. Also has some impressive photography.
LMS Journal The home pages for this have vanished. Very annoying. If anyone knows where they are now, please let me know. These pages will do for now.
Ian Allan and Midland Counties
Irwell Press The publisher of BRILL and Railway Bylines and a number of interesting books.
Middleton Press The publisher of number of interesting books including the "x to y" line descriptions.
