Biscatrain, by Jean-Claude Barbut. A very detailed layout, interesting
tricks and amazing videos. Layout unfortunately dismantled in 2014 due
to moving.
Les trains Jouef, by Philippe Galaup. Everything about Jouef, from the
beginnings in the 1940s. Held regularly updated.
Les trains Hornby, by
Christian Cailleret. Mainly devoted to Hornby Acho
production. A few pages on S.M.C.F brand, a part of which had been
taken over by Hornby. Last updated at the end of 2012. Unfortunately disappeared with
the shut down of Orange Personal Pages. There is a backup in
The Wayback Machine, but without the photos.
Lima Modellbahn, by Martin Kohler-Iwashima
Numerous photos of Lima models from 1960 to 2000 approximately.
Les trains de François, by François Robein. I quote: “VB,
Hornby-HO, SMCF, TAB, Märklin, Fleischmann, Egger-Bahn, Faller-AMS, Jouef, these brands evoke
so many memories to you that, during the thirty glorious years, spread
your child dreams in front of the Christmas shop windows of toy
merchants. This site is designed to allow you to dive into these
dreams again…
”. Z-scale dioramas are impressive.
Call to witness: who would know a fan website
like Philippe Galaup’s for Jouef or Christian Cailleret’s for Hornby,
but for Fleischmann (even in German or English)? I know effert.de, but it is far from complete. More
recently, I discovered fleischmann-ho.com, which offers a database claimed
to be exhaustive since 1952. Its access is paying (12 € per year,
decreasing price).