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A Club's Method for Attracting Members to S Model Railroading

The Pittsburgh S Gaugers create a number of portable layouts that the audience members can interact with. Includes photos.

A Convention Car for Christmas?

The author reports that the 2022 NASG Convention car will be available earlier. He also reports on the modeling activity of some of the Canadian S modelers.

A New Model for Model Railroad Clubs

How the Spokane, Panhandle, and Palouse Model Railroaders (SP&P) club was started, and what their membership requirements are. Includes a number of photos of members working on other members' home layouts.

All About Clubs

The author describes how clubs influenced his modeling.

Baltimore Area American Flyer Club

A brief description and several photos of this club's layout. This article is only available in the online PDF version of the issue.

Blue Ridge "S"calers Hold First Meeting

A group of North Carolina and Tennessee S-scale modelers get together for a day to discuss the idea of becoming a club. An S-scale modular layout was set up and clinics were offered. Thirty people attended. Includes several photos of attendees.

Branch Lines

Reports and photos from the Northern Ohio S Scalers', the Pequea Valley Model Railroaders', and a few others' recent meetings.

Delaware Seaside Club Trains Kids

This multi-scale club has several layouts, including S-scale. They started a new junior membership program, which is covered in this article. Includes photos of kids working on layouts. Additional photos are shown in the online PDF of this issue, starting on page 33.

Down At The Depot

Information about recent S-scale clubs' activities.

Down by the Depot

Reports from various S clubs.

Freelanced Structure Kits & Power Routing

The author describes the informal Pines and Prairies S Scale Workshop group, and then offers member Steve Doyle to describe his freelanced structures, and how the club dealt with converting older turnouts to power-routing ones.

From the Observation Lounge

Information about the NMRA's MRR program, and specifically covers the Model Railroad Author requirement.

Getting Together

The O-scale club in Rockford, Illinois invited the members of the State Line S Gaugers over to come and see their layout. The author was invited as well, and writes about the activities. Includes photos taken at the O-scale layout's visit.

History of the South Jersey S Gaugers

The author now delves more into the history of the club itself, and how the club has managed to survive for 28 years. Includes many club photos, and photos of the special cars and projects the club has created for sale.

How To Build an S Gauge Club

This is part one of a two-part series on how the Cuyahoga Valley S Gaugers Association grew so rapidly.

How To Build an S Gauge Club Part II

In this installment, the author covers what the Cuyahoga Valley S Gaugers Association club did to keep members coming back each month.

Jeff's Junction

The author describes the S-scale activities taking place in Canada, Canadian prototype railroading, and S-scale manufacturers making products for Canadian railroad modeling.

Jeff's Junction

The author wonders if there are any permanent S-scale club layouts in existence (layouts that are set-up year-round).

Jeff's Junction

Where can we find the active pockets of S-scale modelers?

Lionel Ambassador Program

The Chicago Association of S Gaugers participate in Lionel's "Ambassador" program, and this article describes that.

Lone Star Flyer Club

This article covers the history of the club, the history of their layout, and includes a couple of photos.

Miami Valley S Gaugers

A brief description and several photos of this club's layout. This article is only available in the online PDF version of the issue.

Miami Valley S Gaugers

(only available in the online version) A bit of info and a couple of photos of this southwest-Ohio club.

Milwaukee Lionel Railroad Club

Many photos and a description of the club. A photo-location sketch is included for both the lower level and the upper one. There is also an elevated level that has the old Standard Gauge track on it, with a huge bridge.

Missionaries for S

The small Crescent City S Gaugers group decides to build a portable layout for local train shows. This article describes how they went about doing so. Includes photos and a track plan.

NASG Promotions

Efforts in the works by the NASG Promotions committee.

New Tracks

Clubs can be a source for mentors (photos of their layouts). Several individuals are interviewed.

News from the North

The author reports on S-scale activities happening in Canada. He covers the annual CanAm Social he organizes. The majority of the article is about the ten things the author thinks one should consider for a traveling modular layout. Includes photos taken at the 2018 NASG Convention where the S Scale Workshop's modular layout was displayed.

News from the North

Information about the recent CanAm event in Ontario, Canada. Miscellaneous product info.

Northern Ohio S Scalers

The Northern Ohio S Scalers met at Sharron Sudimak's home for the 10th annual Interstate Get Together (gathering Pittsburgh and Ohio S-scale modelers). The authors describe the activities of the day's event. Includes several photos taken there.

Ohio Club Operates Christmas Display in Columbus Hobby Shop

The Central Ohio S Gauge Club members operate the S-scale layout at the Blue Caboose Train Display from Thanksgiving until New Years on weekends and weeknights. Includes two photos of the layout.

One Small Club, Many Good Times: The Story of the Neshaminy Valley American Flyer Club

The formation and history of the NVAFC. Includes an interview with most of the original members, and several photos of the club's layout.

Oregon S Gaugers Meet

The first meeting of Oregon state-wide S-scale modelers, to gauge interest in a state-wide meeting, and to consider organizing a joint NASG/NMRA convention. People brought models, and John Verser (of Pacific Rail Shops) brought the latest box car model. Includes several photos.

Oregon S Scalers

The author describes the founding of the group in 1990, how they built their modular layout, how they hosted the 1994 NASG Convention, and what they see as their future.

Pioneer Valley S-Gaugers Christmas Project: Santa's Trains at Look Park

The author describes how the club took on a two-week Christmas train show event at Look Park in Northampton, Massachusetts. This led to the club being hired to build a permanent S-scale Christmas display layout, and the story about how the layout grew over the last year or two.

Potomac Valley S Gauge Association

Some of the club members' models. Includes photos of the models discussed.

Rail Joiners

History and more detailed information about the State Line S Gaugers located in Illinois and Wisconsin.

Rocky Mountain Hi-Railers

A brief description and several photos of this club's layout. This article is only available in the online PDF version of the issue.

S Gauge Promotion

The Bristol S Gauge Railroaders are starting a new approach to put together train starter sets, based on older A.F. components, to be sold to the general public at no more than $75. The idea is to get people not familiar with model railroading to get started in S-scale.

S-Say

Progress photos of the Rocky Mountain Hi-Railers' club layout.

Scene Around The Layout

State Line S Gaugers and their changing layout.

Selected Excerpts from Club Newsletters

Because the Central New York S Gauge Association is hosting the 1981 Convention, the editor included a number of excerpts from that club's newsletters.

South Jersey S Gaugers

(available in the PDF version only) Photos and a description of the club's layout set up at the Veterans' Retirement Home in Vineland, New Jersey, which the club has been doing for many years.

South Jersey S Scalers Inaugural Meeting

They met at Roy Hoffman's house to see his layout, and see all the wares from the area's manufacturers who attended. Includes several photos of Roy's layout.

Southeastern Michigan S Gaugers

A bit of the history of the club, and photos from the club's layout as they had it set up at the 2014 NASG Convention.

State-Line S Gaugers

This article covers the history of this club, based in the Rockford, Illinois area, what sorts activities this club is involved with, and the layouts that they maintain. Includes several photos.

Stateline S Gaugers

The club needed to give up on a large modular layout due to age-related issues, and so they designed a layout based on one of the A.C. Gilbert original display layouts.

Susquehanna S-Gaugers "Steam-up"

Photos and a brief description of the club's two-day temporary layout set-up at Mark Anderman's studio.

The Bristol S Gauge Railroaders

Fifty years as a club is quite an accomplished, and that story is told in this article. The article also includes detailed information about the NASG Conventions that the club was involved with, and the prominent layouts owned by members of the club.

The Central New York S Gauge Association

This is the club that is organizing the 1991 NASG Convention, so this article covers the history of the club, and their involvement with the NESGA (pre-cursor to the NASG), and much more. Includes several photos of club members.

The History of the Cuyahoga Valley S Gauge Association

The club started in 1947, but went through several phases.

The History of The Model Railroad Club of Milwaukee

The club was formed by several people, including Al Kalmbach and Bill Walthers, in 1933. The article covers the permanent location of the club, operating the layout, the birth of the NMRA.

The Inland Terminal Model Railroad Club

The history of the club, and a good number of photos of their permanent layout.

The Secret Project

The Lehigh Valley S Gaugers meet in April to reveal each member's "secret project". Several months earlier the members of the club indicate what they intend to reveal in April, and the entries are sealed in an envelope. Members with no, or incomplete, projects have to pay a penalty fee. At the April meeting the projects are judged and prices are awarded to the top three entries. The project keeps the members building. Photos of the efforts are shown in the article.

The Spokane, Panhandle & Palouse Model Railroaders Club

The club was formed in 2017, and this brief article shows several photos of their first public display.

Valley of the Sun S Gaugers

(available in the PDF version only) In March 2019 the club members got together and visited several Arizona layouts. Includes photos.

West Michigan S Gaugers

A brief description and several photos of this club's layout. This article is only available in the online PDF version of the issue.

What's on Your Workbench Today?

The Des Plaines Valley group's workbench is featured, showing Chuck West's layout and members who get to use it when the club meets there.