Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Welcome to the hobby!  I've been involved for about 10 months and have been trying to learn all I can.

The internet is a great source of information, and it's free.  This site should give you a good rundown on many manufacturers and a good cross-section of their models:

http://www.toysteambible.org.uk/default.htm



Here are some additional sites I've found informative:

https://steamup.dk/jensen/jensensteamengines.html

http://www.alspcs.com/Jensen.html

http://www.alspcs.com/Empire.html

http://www.alspcs.com/american2.html

https://www.brightontoymuseum.co.uk/index/Main_Page

https://toyenginecollector.com/

https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/search?edan_q=%22Engineering%20Steam%20Toys%20and%20Models%22&page=0

http://www.ventix-pages.de/doll/D-Dampf/D-Alle_mit_Bild/d-alle_mit_bild.html


There are also a wealth of information on YouTube.  Two of my favorites -- search for "St. Paul Steam" and for "Keith Appleton".

Again, welcome to the hobby!