Russ Mobley, ex-General Director of the NASG died in August 2001. In his honor, the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library was established in September 2001, with NASG life member Dick Karnes as its first Librarian. For more information on the Russell M. Mobley Memorial Library's mission,  and the services already available, please  select the Mobley Library button above. In addition if you have any suggestion for services the Library might provide, please feel free to contact Dick Karnes.

For a glimpse into the life of Russ Mobley, for whom the NASG Library was named, you may wish to read the short online biography. In addition you'll find additional information about Russ and his contributions to S in the online NASG History Series as well as in materials available from the Mobley Library.

It is our intention to bring all of the NASG Standards on-line for easy access. This may take a little while, so please be patient, as we work on it as time permits. To see the Standards that are already online, select the Standards button above.

NASG History

We have online a series of five(5) articles from past issues of the NASG DISPATCH. These articles provide a history of the early days of the NASG up to the early 1980s. Select the NASG History button above to read these articles. The articles were published in the NASG DISPATCH as follows:

Part 1 - Sept 1986, Vol IX, No. 3
Part 2 - Dec 1986, Vol IX, No. 4
Part 3 - June 1987, Vol X, No. 2
Part 4 - Dec 1987, Vol X, No. 4
Part 5 - Aug 1989, Vol XII, No. 4

From time to time we locate really good sources of reference data that might be useful to S modelers. As we find them will will include them here in the reference section.

da trains! Railroad Data - an excellent source of railroad data (both prototype and model) including such items as a chart of rail sizes, conversion charts, useful standard dimensions, scale calculators, etc.

  S Histories

  S Scale has a long history. In addition to the NASG history above, below you will find some links to other S scale historical information. Enjoy!

  A History of S Fest Through the Cars

  NASG Awards

  The NASG has established a number of awards to recognize outstanding contributions to the world of S modeling. These include:

Bernie Thomas Memorial Award
Charlie Sandersfeld Memorial Manufacturer's Award
Perles Publication Award

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