{"id":29,"date":"2025-06-28T09:04:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T09:04:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wip.artofmodelrailroading.com\/?page_id=29"},"modified":"2026-06-26T00:08:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T00:08:25","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wip.artofmodelrailroading.com\/index.php\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-primary-background-color has-background\" style=\"padding-top:6vw;padding-right:6vw;padding-bottom:6vw;padding-left:6vw\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b2bac573 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<h6 id=\"ecosystem\" class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:16px\">AOMR<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-faustina-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6vw;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:0.9;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;font-family:Faustina\"><em>Art of<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-roboto-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:6vw;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0px;line-height:0.9;text-decoration:none;text-transform:none;font-family:Roboto\">Model Railroading.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:1vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-vertical is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-98d8f760 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-16e0b2bc wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.38%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-roboto-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:17px;font-family:Roboto\"><strong>A community for builders, storytellers, operators, photographers, and world\u2011builders who see model railroading as an art form. Whether you\u2019re shaping scenery, crafting operations, imagining histories, or creating entire worlds, this is a space to share your work, your ideas, and your passion for the craft.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-font-family has-custom-font wp-elements-5cac36e08f74d389afd8786bd08fa45c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-family:Roboto\"><strong>We celebrate creativity, encourage thoughtful discussion, and support each other\u2019s projects \u2014 from first steps to master\u2011level builds. Every scale, every era, every style, and every skill level is welcome here.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-roboto-font-family has-custom-font wp-elements-2ff763406638a75426897003eb060a34 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-family:Roboto\"><strong>This Group is part of the broader Art of Model Railroading project, which includes ongoing conversations and future storytelling through the <em>AOMR podcast<\/em>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-roboto-font-family has-custom-font wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#000000;font-size:17px;font-family:Roboto\"><strong>If you love the artistry of model railroading, you\u2019re in the right place.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<div style=\"height:2vw\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img 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