Useful Links

There was a group of railway men at Mount Maunganui who felt that they wanted to play trains rather than work trains. These men got together and each week contributed some of their income to a fund which was the basis of the Tauranga Model Engineering Club.

Model Engineering Club Websites

www.asme.org.nz – Auckland Society of Model Engineers
www.clstrains.co.nz – Christchurch Live Steamers
www.csmee.org.nz – Canterbury Society of Model Engineers
www.hme.co.nz – Hamilton Model Engineers
www.hvmes.com –  Hutt Valley Model Engineering Society
www.kapitirail.org – Kapiti Miniature Railway Association 
www.keirungaparkrailway.org.nz – Havelock North Live Steamers
www.manukaulivesteamers.co.nz – Manukau Live Steamers
www.mams.org.nz – Marlborough Associated Modellers Society 
www.nelsonmodellers.org.nz – Nelson Modellers
www.omes.org.nz – Otago Model Engineers Society
www.omrr.org.nz – Otago Miniature Road and Rail Society
www.pnmec.org.nz – Palmerston North Model Engineering Club
www.riveredgerailway.org.nz – EBOP Society of Model Engineers, Whakatane
www.south-canterbury-model-engineers.org – South Canterbury Model Engineers Society
www.wmec.org.nz – Whangarei Model Engineering Club

Model Engineer Supplies & Resources

Incredible mechanical simulations – Outstanding animated clips of mechanical devices. You will waste hours.
www.mbmmodelengineering.com
– MBM Model Engineering Supplies
www.ejwinter.com.au – Bolten Scale Model Engineering Supplies
www.minitech.com.au – Mini Tech Engineering & Model Supplies
www.hobbymechanics.com.au – Hobby Mechanics
www.mesupplies.com.au – Model Engineering Supplies
www.isme.org.uk – Institute of Sheet Metal Engineering
www.model-engineer.co.uk – Model Engineer Magazine
www.homemodelenginemachinist.com – Useful international forum for model engineers
www.homews-mew-index.co.uk/ – Index for Model Engineers Workshop
Model Engineer Index – Model Engineer Magazine Index of Published Articles
steamtractionworld.co.uk/ – Steam Traction World
www.pmresearchinc.com/store/home.php – PM Research Inc Model Engineering supplies and castings
Valve Gear Simulator – Free simulator software to test all valve gear layouts. Download and install
Youtube Turning Videos – Useful instructional videos on lathe techniques
Big Boy – Follow the restoration of UP4014 back to running condition
The Steam Channel – All about steam engines of all sizes