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Where appropriate, available scales are marked 1 G HO HOn3 N Nn3 O OO S Z, etc. [In progress. Not all scales are marked yet.]
General
- Athearn —
- Atlas — (✓ 2017-01-21)
- Bachmann Trains — (✓ 2017-01-25)
- BLMA Models —
- Builders In Scale — Now owned by C.C. Crow. PO Box 1427, Mukilteo, WA 98275, (425) 355-5622. (✓ 2017-03-15)
- C.C. Crow — Fine Hydrocal casting and kits. PO Box 1427, Mukilteo, WA 98275, (425) 355-5622. (✓ 2017-03-15)
- C.C. Crow’s Online Clinics — How-to articles. (✓ 2017-03-15)
- DeLuxe Innovations — P.O. Box 141, Midland Park, NJ 07432-0141, (201) 857-5880. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- DEBen LLC Publications & Products — G HO N O S Z Owns Cal Freight & Details, Scale Model Masterpieces, Sequoia Models, and Smoky Mountain Model Building, as well as the brands below. 910 Millvale Place, Lawrenceville, GA 30044, (770) 666-8100. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Doctor Ben’s Scale Consortium — Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- FinestKind Models — S Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Grandt Line Products — HO N O S Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Out-Of-Production Craftsman Kits — (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Fine N-Scale Products — Kits. 5306 Sunset Avenue, Anacortes, WA 98221, (360) 299-4527. (✓ 2017-01-29)
- Gold Medal Models — Lots of fine detailing parts. P.O. Box 670, Lopez, WA 98261. (✓ 2017-01-27)
- InterMountain Railway — P.O. Box 839, Longmont, CO 80502, (303) 772-1901. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- Kato USA — 100 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173, (847) 781-9500. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- Micron Art — 8400 Washita Drive, Austin, TX 78749-3908, (512) 292-7065. (✓ 2017-01-27)
- MinuteMan Scale Models — 472 Amherst Street, Suite 21, Nashua, NH 03063, (603) 921-5139. (✓ 2017-02-14)
- Prairie Shadows Model Railway Co. — Canada, (204) 803-7448. (✓ 2017-01-29)
- Preiser (Paul M. Preiser GmbH) — Germany. Google Translation to English. (✓ 2017-02-12)
- Rail N Scale — Helmond, The Netherlands. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- RSLaserKits — 5145 Gaffin Rd SE, Salem, OR 97301, (503) 371-4290. (✓ 2017-02-09)
- ScaleTrains — 7598 Highway 411, Benton, TN 37307, (844) 987-2467. (✓ 2017-01-25)
- Scenic Express — 175 Sheffield Drive, #100, Delmont, PA 15626, (724) 468-3106. (✓ 2017-01-28)
- Showcase Express — Display cases. 17862 Metzler Lane, Huntington Beach, CA 92647, (714) 842-0672.
- Showcase Miniatures — 13536 County Road 45, Tuskegee, AL 36083, (334) 750-3276.
- SwitchMaster — Slow-action switch machines. PO Box 1427, Mukilteo, WA 98275, (425) 355-5622. (✓ 2017-03-15)
- TrainCat Model Sales — Weston, FL.
- Train Control Systems — Manufacturers of sound and non-sound DCC decoders. 845 Blooming Glen Road, Blooming Glen, PA 18911, (215) 453-9145. (✓ 2017-02-13)
- TCS M1 Decoder Installation for N-Scale Tomix Thomas the Tank Engine — (✓ 2017-02-13)
N Scale
- Cal Freight & Details — HO N Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products since 2016. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Downtown Deco — HO N O Structure kits. PO Box 335, Conner, MT 59827, (406) 821-0181. (✓ 2017-02-24)
- How To Assemble, Paint & Weather Hydrocal Structure Kit — (✓ 2017-02-24)
- GHQ Models — HO N 1:285
- Grandt Line Products — HO N O S 1:24 1040 B Shary Court, Concord, CA 94518, (925) 671-0143. (✓ 2017-03-20)
- Jordan Highway Miniatures — HO HOn3 HOn30 Currently out of production due to the recent death of owner, Jordan Jackson. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Micro-Trains Line — HOn3 N Nn3 Z 351 Rogue River Parkway, Talent, OR 97540, (541) 535-1755. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- N Scale Ships — N Z (✓ 2017-02-21)
- N-Scale Models — N United Kingdom. Lots of industrial, material handling, and related models. (✓ 2017-01-22)
- Ngineering — N 20024 NE Bridlewood Road, Battle Ground, WA 98604, (360) 687-6224. (✓ 2017-01-23)
- P & D Marsh — N OO United Kingdom. In the UK, N scale is often 1:148. (✓ 2017-02-21)
- Peco — 1 G HO N O OO United Kingdom. (✓ 2017-01-29)
- Scale Model Masterpieces — HO N O S Z Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products since July 2009. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Sequoia Models — HO HOn3 HOn30 Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- Smoky Mountain Model Building — HO HOn3 Owned by DEBen LLC Publications & Products since the late 1980s. (✓ 2017-03-19)
- TrainWorx — HO N (✓ 2017-02-18)
- Walthers — G HO N O S 5601 West Florist Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53218, (800) 487-2467. (✓ 2017-02-02)
Other Scales Only
- Accurail — HO PO Box 278, Elburn, IL 60119, (630) 365-1173. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- Atlas O — O 378 Florence Avenue, Hillside, NJ 07205. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- Bethlehem Car Works — HO P.O. Box 325, Telford, PA 18969, (215) 721-3006. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- Tangent Scale Models — HO (✓ 2017-02-14)
Books
- Kalmbach Publishing Co. — (✓ 2017-01-25)
Custom Services
Display Cases
- Widdowson’s Ltd Acrylic Display Cases — UK. Acrylic display cases for models, dolls and memorabilia. Unit 5, St Ives Farm Buildings, St Ives Road, Peldon, Essex CO5 7QD, UK phone: 01206 736168, International phone: +44 1206 736168. (✓ 2017-02-21)
Electronics and DCC
- Anderson Power Products — Manufacturers of Anderson Powerpole conenctors. Tech support: (978) 422-3801. 13 Pratts Junction Road, Sterling MA 01564-2305. (✓ 2017-01-31)
- Bulk Wire — Wire and related products. 23695 Via Del Rio, Yorba Linda, CA 92887, (714) 674-4900. (✓ 2017-01-29)
- Digitrax — (✓ 2017-01-24)
- Case Studies — Case studies are presented as examples of how specific layouts are wired. (✓ 2017-01-25)
- Powerwerx — Wire and related products. 23695 Via Del Rio, Yorba Linda, CA 92887, (714) 674-0073. (✓ 2017-01-31)
- Z-Stuff for Trains — G HO N O Electronics for G, HO, N, O. 420 Mills Street, Hinsdale, IL 60521, (585) 377-0925. (✓ 2017-02-21)
Paint
See also Tools.
- Gunze Sangyo — Japan. English-language version of website. Gunze Aqueous paint. Mr. Color paint. (✓ 2017-02-24)
- Humbrol — United Kingdom. (✓ 2017-02-24)
- Model Master — Paint. A Testors brand. (✓ 2017-02-14)
- Scalecoat Paint — MinuteMan Scale Models, 472 Amherst Street, Suite 21, Nashua, NH 03063, (603) 921-5139. (✓ 2017-02-14)
- Scalemates (Paints page) — Scale modeling database. Information about a lot of paint manufacturers. (✓ 2017-02-24)
- Tamiya USA — Japan. Paints & Finishes page. (✓ 2017-02-24)
- Testors — Paint. Also AirBrainz, Aztek, CreateFX, Model Master, Pactra, Spray Chalk, Testors, and Testors Craft brands. (✓ 2017-02-14)
- Vallejo (Acrylicos Vallejo) — Barcelona, Spain. (✓ 2017-02-24)
Scenery and Building Materials
- Arizona Rock & Mineral Company — Ballast, rock, earth, minerals and paving material. (928) 636-9275. (✓ 2017-01-28)
- Bragdon Enterprises — Weathering products. 2960 Garden Tower Ln, Georgetown CA 95634, (530) 333-1365. (✓ 2017-01-30)
- Evergreen Scale Models — 65 Bradrock Dr, DesPlaines, IL 60018, (847) 635-9066. (✓ 2017-02-09)
- Foam Sales and Marketing — Rigid foam products, e.g., Dow Styrofoam. 1005 West Isabel Street, Burbank, CA 91506, (818) 558-5717. (✓ 2017-02-21)
- Woodland Scenics — PO Box 98, Linn Creek, MO 65052, (573) 346-5555.
Software
Tools
- Afinia — 3D printers and scanners. 8150 Mallory Court, Chanhassen, MN 55317, (952) 556-1615. (✓ 2017-02-26)
- Badger Air-Brush Co. — 9128 W. Belmont Avenue, Franklin Park, IL 60131, 800-AIR-BRUSH. (✓ 2017-01-20)
- Excel Hobby Blades — Excel tools. 481 Getty Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07503, (973) 278-4000. (✓ 2017-12-24)
- Fast Tracks Hobbyworks — Tools for hand-laying tracks. 312-B St. Patrick Street, P.O. Box 1420, Port Dover, Ontario NOA 1NO Canada. (✓ 2017-01-23)
- Iwata Airbrushes and Compressors — 1336 N. Mason, Portland OR 97217. (✓ 2017-01-20)
- Paasche Airbrush Co. — 4311 N. Normandy Avenue, Chicago, IL 60634-1395, (773) 867-9191. (✓ 2017-01-20)
- Sherline Products — Precision miniature benchtop manual and CNC lathes, milling machines, and machine-shop accessories for light-industrial and home-shop use. 3235 Executive Ridge, Vista, CA 92081, (760) 727-5857. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- Weller — Soldering irons and other products. A brand of Apex Tool Group. (✓ 2017-02-26)
- X-Acto — Hobby and utility knives, saws, carving tools and many small-scale precision knives. Owned by Elmer’s Products, Inc. (✓ 2017-03-06)
- Xuron Corp. — 62 Industrial Park Road, Saco, Maine 04072, (207) 283-1401. (✓ 2017-03-06)
Miscellaneous
Not Railroad-Related
- A123 Systems Inc. — Develops and manufactures advanced Nanophosphate lithium iron phosphate batteries and energy storage systems. 39000 Seven Mile Road, Livonia, MI 48152, (734) 772-0300. (✓ 2017-02-18)
- K&J Magnetics — 18 Appletree Lane, Pipersville, PA 18947, (215) 766-8055. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- Frequently Asked Questions — FAQ about magnets. (✓ 2017-02-07)
- Zvezda USA — Moscow, Russia. Model kits and board games, mostly military. (✓ 2017-02-18)
Dead Links
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