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Is there any free resources for introducing new hobbyists to Model railroading? Getting started
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Regular poster 183 posts Bruce W. Regular poster 183 posts
Bruce W.

Hi , I am a longtime train fan real and toy/model trains. I have found myself in the posistion of organizing a train club at the local community center. I am seeking out an itroducteray material to inform thoses who are new to the hobby what scale versus gauge means as well as the relative size of the differnt scales compared to each other. Thanks.
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Bindlestiff Regular poster 175 posts
Bindlestiff

Hi Bruce,  It looks like you

Hi Bruce,  It looks like you have already found the world's best source of free information - the internet.  Start with the NMRA's website and then just keep searching on Google with short phrases about the information you are after.

Best wishes,  Aran

Aran Sendan
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Bruce W. Regular poster 183 posts
Bruce W.

Yes the internet is great but

Yes the internet is great but sometimes too big, will try NMRA(I am a member should have looked there first) Did find a pdf of the worlds greatest hobby  flyer which would be a good start. Thanks for the reply.
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ChrisNH Super User 1,277 posts
ChrisNH

Kalmbach

Kalmbach used to make promotional material about model railroading available to clubs ande organizations. You may wish to contact them. They may be able to send you some of their "Getting started in model railroading" mini-books.

Chris

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rickwade Prolific poster (deceased) 6,447 posts
rickwade

Getting started

Bruce,

Welcome aboard!  Here the link to "The World's Greatest Hobby".

http://www.greatesthobby.com/

 

Rick

Rick

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royhoffman Regular poster 374 posts
royhoffman

Try this

Bruce,

The World's Greatest Hobby website has this PDF that will hopefully help you:

http://www.greatesthobby.com/wgh/objects/pdf/wgh_section2.pdf

Good Luck,

 

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Roy Hoffman

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Bruce W. Regular poster 183 posts
Bruce W.

Thanks for all the info

Downloaded WGH lastnight it is a good start, will check into other suggestions as well, again thanks for the help.
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Bruce W. Regular poster 183 posts
Bruce W.

Update on search for info

I did e-mail Kalmbach to see if they still make the booklets, thier reply was yes and 50 copies are on thier way.they showed up in my mail today. They must have got my address from when I subscribe to a few of thier magazines CTT and MRR any way thanks for the suggestions as they help. Will also e-mail NMRA to see if they have any resources as well.

Joe F., thanks for providing the next to perfect magazine / forum as MRH does quite alot to promoting the hobby as well can't wait to see the new version of MRH. I will let any club members know about the best and free on-line model train magazine.

 
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