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- 2mm Scale Association Half the size, Twice the fun!
- 52F Models Some of the finest kit design you will find today!
- A Wilderness of Peace Thoughtful observations of the Scottish Political scene.
- Albion Yard Paul Marshall-Potter’s highly inspirational small(ish) layout!
- Bella Caledonia Interesting journalism and commentary from the more radical end of Scotland’s independence movement. Lots of relevance to wider UK issues also.
- Burrowa Lovely Australian steam-era layout set in New South Wales. Well worth a visit for Pete’s beautiful modelling skills!
- C & M Models, Carlisle Carlisle’s own model shop with extensive stocks of UK outline RTR and the UK agent for L&S, Railtop and ACME Continental HO ranges.
- Caledonian Railway Association Since 1985, the CRA has been building a massive and useful resource for anyone interested in the Caley and its network in the hands of its successors.
- Chronicles of Penhydd A nice, creative slant on a time-honoured old modelling theme!
- Eddie Reffin's blog. My Heilan’ pal Eddie has started his own blog, featuring railways,modelling and matters of local interest. Well worth checking out.
- Glasgow and South Western Railway Association Same age as me! The Association has been collating official and folk memory of the SouWest and its successors for fifty years now!
- Greg Moodie Surreal political satire from Scotland. Plus tubas…
- Grousebeater blog Excellent writing on matters of political and cultural interest with the emphasis on Scotland.
- http://bob65b.wordpress.com/ Bob Reid (no, not that one OR the other one!) ex BR carriage builder, now doing the same in miniature to impressive effect! Well worth a look!
- http://culreoch.wordpress.com/ Fellow modeller and advocate of the ‘Sou’West’, Jamie acquired Culreoch in 2010, backdating operation to the 1960s and the latter days of the PPW’s operation, again taking things a year or two past the official 1965 closure.
- http://timhalesblog.blogspot.co.uk/
- Johnboy's Model Railway Adventures Atmospheric and high quality modelling from the east coast of scotland. Well worth a look.
- Lanarkshire Model Supplies Dave Franks, my mentor from the early days of my modelling (and frequently known as Obi-Wan for this reason!) supplies a very useful range of wagon fittings and chassis etches for the EM/P4 modeller, check out his site!
- N*rth Br*t*sh Railway Study Group Since 1978, the group has been building up a great resource of material relating to the railway known to us Caley boys as “The other lot over there” (pointing eastward with our thumbs!) ;-)
- OO Gauge Association The place to go if you like finescale modelling but don’t fancy re-gauging.
- P4 New Street Jim Smith-Wright’s staggeringly detailed and painstakingly researched 1987 Magnum Opus!
- Port William Wigtownshire branchline loveliness from Stuart Porteous, variously known as The Wigtownshire Lineman or The Rhinns Toun Cowboy. Ask him why when you meet him!😉
- Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. Tucked in the scenic south west of Cumbria – this fantastic little 15″ gauge line is well worth a visit.
- Scandinavian Railway Society English-based society, concerned with the study of the railways of our Scandinavian neighbours.
- Scottish Modellers A forum dedicated to modelling the railways of Scotland, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on the diesel era
- The EM Gauge Society Like Scalefour, gauge specifics notwithstanding, this is a good place to start for anyone wishing to follow a finer approach to their modelling.
- The Great North of Scotland Railway Association Is faar ye git aa the claik aboot the wee railways o’ Buchan!
- The Model Railways of Chris Nevard Ace modeller and photographer Chris Nevard. Master of the warped avatar!
- The O Gauge Guild Big finescale modelling for the guys who had to go to Specsavers! *other high street opticians are available…
- The Scalefour Society As the title suggests, intended for modellers in P4, but the general finescale ethos makes it a good reference for anyone aspiring to finescale modelling.
- Tim Maddocks' Engine Wood Lovely late-era Somerset and Dorset modelling
- Wee Ginger Dug Biting the hand of Project Fear!
- Wings over Scotland Up to the minute informed commentary and fact checking on the latest political issues in Scotland
- Witterings of a Weegiewarbler Hazel Lewry’s invariably interesting writings on matters Scottish and political.
