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2mm Scale Picture Gallery shows what is possible in ( almost ) N scale and, most interesting, information on etching brass and scratchbuilding a small lathe.
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Information on some Whitemetal and Pewter casting alloys and a source in Europe.
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This is an online brochure on Casting Miniatures.
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Go to The Model Railroad Magic Website for one of the most unique modelrailroading sites.
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The Hotbox is a beautiful online magazine.
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Gilbert Gribi shares his techniques in his Le monde du modélisme ( available in English also ).
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The FAQ of rec.crafts.metalworking is available on Metal Web News with information from machining to blacksmithing.
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James Eckman's Ronin Engineer Page - Metal lists interesting literature and links on scratchbuilding in brass.
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Everybody interested in scratchbuilding, should be on the OO-HO Scratch Steam Mailing List.
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MR author Steve Anderson has more Scratchbuilding projects online.
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The Rensselaer Railroad Heritage Exhibit Home Page is full of modeling information, but expect some slow loading.
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Interesting automobiles are online at the site of the 1/87 Vehicle & Equipment Club.
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Miniature Painting Tips is mainly a site for wargamers, but the painting tips seem usable for model railroaders as well.
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The same is true for Kevin's Comprehensive Painting Guide.
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And if you get inspired, look for figures at scalefigures.com.
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Some handy charts for drill sizes etc. can be found at Metalwork.
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Reinoud Kaasschieter has a well written Introduction to layout planning in small spaces, complete with several trackplans.
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A clinic on Turnout Construction by John H. Wright that is usable to narrow gauge as well.
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Clinics for vines and brick/mortar painting on the homepage of the Gotham Subdivision.
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Construction of Basic Scenery using a module as an example.
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Take a look at these Free signs to download and print.
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Another collection of signs is available on Mike Tylick's Webpage.
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The 2mm Finescale Website is beautifully designed and has an interesting article about scratchbuilding the tiny mechanism for a Sentinel
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Jim Wanlass describes his re-gauged H0n3 Mark Rollins Climax on his Steam Locomotives Page.
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Brian Fayle's Home Base describes his way to paint figures and shows some of the excellent layouts he built.
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The structures at the Official Home of Whitewash City: The Wild West in PDF are designed for gamers but can be rescaled to other scales or can be used as plans to build a model from scratch.
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Railroad Line Forums is a very active community of great modeles showcasing their projects and models.
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Techniques adaptable for model railroading can be found at IPMSStockholm.org - Webzine about plastic scale models, model building, modelling news, techniques and reference maintained by IPMS Stockholm of Sweden.
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