| Abbreviation | Company Name |
| AA | Alternative Armies |
| AAP | Arms & Armour Press |
| ACAD | Academy Models |
| ACCU | Accurail |
| ACE | Ace Models |
| ACMI | Accurate Miniatures |
| ACTI | Activision |
| ACV | ACV Club |
| ADG | Australian Design Group |
| ADN | Adeon - RR |
| AEP | Aeropiccola |
| AER | AER/SRL Moldava |
| AFX | Airfix |
| AGI | Archon Games Inc. |
| AHM | AHM |
| AIM | Adventures In Miniatures |
| ALB | Albatross Models |
| ALE | Aleene's |
| ALF | Alloy Form |
| ALH | Alan Hobbies Ltd. |
| ALHA | Alhambra |
| ALL | Allwood Brand |
| ALS | Adventure Learning System |
| AM | Alliance Miniatures |
| AMACO | Amaco |
| AMBR | Ambroid Company |
| AMC | Armorcast |
| AMD | Aeromaster Decal |
| AMI | AMI - roadbed |
| AMM | Animerica Magazine |
| AMTE | AMT / ERTL |
| ANIMALS | Animals |
| AOG | Agents Of Gaming |
| AOSH | Aoshima Models |
| AOW | Art Of War Magazine |
| APL | Avalanche Press Limited |
| ARCO | Arco Publishing |
| ARII | Arii |
| ARIS | Aristo |
| ARLA | Arteswawa Latcwia |
| ARM | Armory |
| ARMCO | ARM Tools |
| ARR | Arrow |
| ART | Artply Co. |
| ARV | ARV Club Sea Team |
| ASM | Anime Squared Magazine |
| ASM | ASM |
| ATG | Atlas Games |
| ATH | Athearn |
| ATLAS | Atlas Railroading |
| ATMS | American Traditional Stencils |
| ATTA | Attactix Games |
| AVH | Avalon Hill Games |
| AVON | Avon Books |
| AWE | Azure Wish Edition |
| AZT | Aztex Corp. |
| AZV | AZV Models |
| BACH | Bachmann |
| BAD | Badger Airbrushes |
| BAEN | Baen Books |
| BAL | Balboa Games |
| BANT | Bantam Books |
| BAT | Battlegroup Ltd. |
| BBM | B.B. Fine Inc. |
| BDD | Bad Dog Designs |
| BEA | Beacon Publishing - Decals |
| BEB | Bev Bel - RR |
| BGU | Basement Games Unlimited |
| BIO | Biohazzard Games |
| BKG | Black Knight Games |
| BL | BL Hobby Products |
| BLAN | Blanford Press |
| BLJ | Blue Jacket |
| BLUE | Blue Tank |
| BMF | Bare Metal Foil |
| BOW | Bowser Trains |
| BOY | Boynton & Associates |
| BRIT | Britains |
| BROAD | Broadsword Miniatures |
| BTL | Battle Lines |
| BTRC | BTRC Games |
| BUG | Bugosh, Phillip A. |
| BURA | Burago |
| BUS | Busch |
| BWM | BWM <dh> |
| CAF | Classic Air Frames |
| CAMP | Campbell - RR |
| CAR | Caroline's Home |
| CARY | Cary Locomotive Works - RR |
| CBC | CBC Inc. |
| CBI | Combined Books |
| CBR | Collectors Brass |
| CBT | C&BT Shops |
| CCP | Concord Publishing |
| CD | Custom Dioramics |
| CDM | Concorde Dollhouse Miniatures |
| CEE | Chameleon Eclectic |
| CG | Classic Games |
| CGS | Component Game Systems |
| CHA | Champ Decals |
| CHAL | Challenge Magazine |
| CHAOS | Chaosium |
| CHIM | Chimneyville Hobbies |
| CHOO | Chooch - RR |
| CHP | Chipco Games |
| CHR | Chrysnbon |
| CHRO | Chronicles Magazine |
| CHX | Chessex |
| CHY | Chrysolite |
| CIR | Cir-Kit Concepts |
| CJ | Citidel Journal |
| CKG | Cloud Kingdom Games |
| CLAUSS | Clauss Mfg. Co. |
| CMI | Chicago Model International |
| CMK | CMK |
| CMP | Companion Games |
| CMS | CM Shops |
| COA | Clash Of Arms |
| COAIR | Combat Aircraft Magazine |
| COL | Columbia Games |
| COM | Command Magazine |
| COMET | Comet |
| COMO | Commanders Models |
| CON | ConCor Railroading |
| COND | Condor Models |
| COOP | Coopertiva |
| COUR | Courier Magazine |
| COX | Cox |
| CPQ | Command Post Quarterly Magazine |
| CPR | Canadian Prototype Replicas |
| CPX | Collonade Publishing |
| CRAFT | Craft Publications |
| CRI | Critical Hit |
| CRO | Crown Tactice Inc. |
| CROWN | Crown Models |
| CRYPT | Cryptych Magazine |
| CT | CT |
| CTA | Call To Arms |
| CV | Central Valley Railroad - RR |
| CW | Chartwell Books |
| CWG | Canadian Wargames Group |
| CWJ | Canadian Wargamers Journal |
| CWY | Conways Books |
| CZK | Czech Kits |
| DA | Detail Associates |
| DAE | Daedelus Games |
| DAI | DaiSho Games |
| DAP | D.Anne Ruff |
| DAP | DAP <dh> |
| DAR | Dargo |
| DBG | Demon Blade Games |
| DCC | Decorater & Craft Corp. |
| DCR | Decipher Games |
| DDL | Dee's Delights |
| DEL | Delaware Valley Railroad - RR |
| DELF | Delford Press |
| DELL | Dell Books |
| DELP | Delphi Corp. |
| DES | Designland |
| DFP | Dream Factory Publications |
| DFW | Different Worlds Magazine |
| DHJ | Dollhouse Junction |
| DHS | Dollhouse Shoppe |
| DIMI | Dimi Trains |
| DML | Dragon Models |
| DML | Shanghai Dragon Models |
| DOLL | Doll |
| DOLLHM | Dollhouse Miniatures Magazine |
| DOV | Dover Publications |
| DOYU | Doyusha Models |
| DP | Darlington Publications |
| DP9 | Dream Pod 9 |
| DPM | Design Preservation Models |
| DRA | Dragon Magazine |
| DRC | Dragon Castles |
| DRE | Dremel Tools |
| DRM | Dragon Multimedia |
| DRSG | DRSG Inc. |
| DSN | Decision Games |
| DTM | Detail Master |
| DUE | Duellist Magazine |
| DUESB | Duellist Sideboard Magazine |
| DUN | Dungeon Magazine |
| DURA | Durango Press |
| DW | Details West |
| DWA | Dwarven Forge |
| E2S | Extra 2200 South Magazine |
| EB | E&B Valley Railroad |
| EBM | Easy Built Models |
| EC | E&C Shops |
| EEE | Easy Eight Ent. |
| EEW | EEW <dh> |
| EHP | Event Horizon Productions |
| EHQ | Emperors Headquarters |
| ELEP | Elect-A-Lite |
| ELF | Elfen X. |
| EM | Emhar Models |
| ENC | Encore |
| ENIG | Enigma Miniatures |
| ENOLA | Enola Games |
| EON | Eon Games |
| EPI | Epicast USA |
| ERTL | ERTL |
| ERTM | ERTL / MPC |
| ESCI | ESCI / ERTL |
| EST | Estes Rockets |
| EUG | Euro Games |
| EVANS | Evanscraft Markers |
| EVR | Evergreen - RR |
| EXC | Excalibre Games |
| EXL | Excel Marketing |
| F&B | Fedogan & Bremer |
| F&M | Fire & Movement Magazine |
| FALL | Faller Models |
| FAN | Railfan & Railmodel Magazine |
| FANT | Fantascenes |
| FAR | Farrow Industries |
| FASA | FASA Games |
| FAX | Fotofax Books |
| FBI | Flying Buffalo Inc. |
| FFF | Frank Frazetta Fantasy Magazine |
| FFG | Fantasy Flight Games |
| FG | FG <1/72 Air> |
| FGU | Fantasy Games Unlimited |
| FIVE | Five Rings Games |
| FLA | Flash |
| FMG | Fat Messiah Games |
| FORM | Formaplane |
| FORT | Fortress Figures |
| FPG | FPG |
| FPS | Floquil / Polly S Paints |
| FRA | Fractal Dimension |
| FROG | Frog |
| FRP | Front Range Products |
| FSM | Flagship Models |
| FTG | FanTac Games |
| FUJI | Fujimi Models |
| FW | Fat Wings |
| FWM | Forge World Models |
| GAA | Galactic Attic |
| GAL | Galoob |
| GAM | The Gamers |
| GDL | Grendel Miniatures |
| GEA | Gearbox |
| GEN | General Magazine |
| GGC | Global Games |
| GHB | Greenhill Books |
| GHD | Greenfield Hobby Distributors |
| GHO | Ghost Miniatures |
| GHQ | GHQ Miniatures |
| GHX | Geo Hex |
| GIN | Gin |
| GLEN | Glencoe Models |
| GLF | Greenleaf |
| GLN | GLN <dh> |
| GLO | Glory Games |
| GMR | Great Models RR Magazine |
| GMS | Gamescience |
| GMS | Zocchi |
| GMT | GMT Games |
| GOL | Games Of Liverpool |
| GP | Gamers Paradise |
| GPG | Game Publication Group |
| GRAN | Grandt Line Products |
| GRC | Grim Reaper Castings |
| GRD | Games Research & Design |
| GREN | Grenadier Miniatures |
| GRG | Gold Rush Games |
| GSB | GSP Railroad Locomotive Ltd. |
| GST | Grandmother Stovers |
| GST | GST <dh> |
| GTE | Goblintooth Ent. |
| GUI | Guild Of Blades |
| GUIL | Guillows |
| GUNZ | Gunze Sangyo Models |
| GWS | Game Designers Workshop |
| GWS | Games WorkShop |
| H&R | Holgate & Reynolds |
| HALC | Halcyon Models |
| HAN | John N. Hanson Co. |
| HASE | Hasegawa Models |
| HAT | HAT Industries |
| HC | Harper Casting |
| HCD | Handcraft Designs |
| HCP | Harper Collins Publishing |
| HEC | Historic Ent. |
| HEHU | Heller / Humbrol |
| HEID | Heiden Products |
| HEIS | Heiser Models Inc. |
| HEK | Herald King |
| HELJAN | HelJan |
| HELL | Heller Models |
| HER | Hero Games |
| HERI | Heritage Miniatures |
| HERP | Herpa |
| HF | Hobby Fan |
| HHH | Handley House |
| HIG | Highlander Design |
| HIM | History In Miniature |
| HIPM | HiPM Models |
| HIS | Harris |
| HISG | Historical Gamer |
| HNT | Hornet |
| HOB | Heat Of Battle |
| HOCR | Hobby Craft |
| HOG | Hogshead Games |
| HOL | Holostic Designs Inc. |
| HOP | Hoppin;' Hydros |
| HOR | Horizon Models |
| HOUSE | Houseworks Ltd. |
| HPE | Herp Plus Electronic |
| HRQ | Harlequin Miniatures |
| HUD | Hudson Models |
| HUE | Howard Hues |
| HUG | Hubris Games |
| HUMB | Humbrol |
| ICE | Iron Crown Enterprises |
| ICG | Inner City Games |
| IDEA | Idea Models |
| IGC | Inferno Games Co. |
| IHC | International Hobby Corp. |
| IMAI | Imai Models |
| IMEX | IMEX Models |
| INF | Inferno Magazine |
| INM | Inter Mountain Railway |
| INQ | Inquest Magazine |
| INW | Inward Games |
| IPG | Imperium Games |
| IQTR | Inquisitor Magazine |
| ITAL | Italeri Models |
| JAEG | JAEG <rr> |
| JAG | Jaguar |
| JBM | JB Models |
| JCKS | Jackie's Corner |
| JF | Jimmy Frankenstein |
| JLID | JL Innovative Designs |
| JOH | Joshua's |
| JOHAN | JoHan |
| JOL | Jolly Rogers Games |
| JOUEF | Jouefevolution |
| JOURN | Journeys Magazine |
| JRE | J.R. Enterprises |
| JREB | Johnny Reb Game Co. |
| JRM | JRM <1/285 buildings> |
| JSP | Jim Shirley Products |
| K&S | K&S Engineering |
| KADEE | Kadee Railroading |
| KALM | Kalmbach Publishing |
| KATO | Kato Railroading |
| KEMT | Kemtron - RR |
| KENZ | Kenzer & Co. |
| KIBRI | Kibri - RR |
| KODT | Knights Of The Diner Table - Comic |
| KORB | Korber Models |
| KOTE | PlastiKote |
| KV | Kovozavody Prostieous Models |
| L&L | Lance & Laser Minatures |
| LABE | Labelle Lubricants |
| LAC | LAC <dh> |
| LAMB | Lambrecht, Ralph - RR |
| LBR | LBR <dh> |
| LC | Last Cavalry |
| LEG | Leading Edge Games |
| LEIS | Leisuretyme Games |
| LFLK | LifeLike Railroading |
| LIBR | Little, Brown Publications |
| LIND | Lindberg Models |
| LION | Lionel Trains |
| LOH | Lost Horizons |
| LOT | Line O Tape |
| LR | Lion Rampant Games |
| LS | LS |
| LUG | Last Unicorn Games |
| LWS | London Wargames Section |
| MACR | Mastercraft Hobby Kits |
| MAGN | Magnuson Models |
| MAJ | Majorette |
| MAMO | Mamopaline |
| MAN | Manticore Productions Ltd. |
| MANT | Mantua Railroading |
| MART | Martian Metals Miniatures |
| MAS | MAS Products |
| MAST | Masterkit |
| MATCH | Matchbox |
| MB | Milton Bradley |
| MBN | MBN <dh> |
| MCG | Model Car Garage |
| MCKE | McKean Railroading |
| MCS | Micro Sacle Decals |
| MDC | Model Die Cast |
| MDC | Roundhouse Railroading |
| MDI | Model Dynamics Inc. |
| MDPR | Model Power |
| MED | Medallion Simulations |
| MELC | Melcam Products |
| MEN | Mendocino Game Inc. |
| MERIT | Merit |
| MERT | Merten |
| META | Metagaming |
| METM | Metal Magic Miniatures |
| MFG | Mayfair Games |
| MFI | Micro Fine Industries |
| MGG | MG Games |
| MHC | McHenry Couplers |
| MHG | Mings Ent. |
| MI | Military Illustrated Magazine |
| MIDW | Midwest |
| MIFI | Minifigs |
| MIH | Moments In History |
| MILMIN | Military Miniatures Magazine |
| MILMOD | Military Modeling Magazine |
| MIMO | Military Modelcraft International Magazine |
| MINI | Minicraft Models |
| MINIWAR | Miniature Wargames Magazine |
| MIR | Mirage Studios |
| MITH | Mithril Miniatures |
| MK | MK Models |
| MLR | MLR Mfg. |
| MMR | Military Miniatures In Review |
| MNC | MNC <dh> |
| MNG | Minigraphics |
| MNH | Miniature House |
| MOB | Model B Microflame Inc. |
| MOC | Modelcraft Of Canada |
| MOCR | Model Craft |
| MOD | M.O.D. Games |
| MONO | Monogram Models |
| MOT | Model Technologies |
| MOVES | Moves Magazine |
| MPM | MPM Ltd. |
| MRC | Model Rectifier Corp. |
| MREP | Mini Reproductions |
| MRP | Model Railroad Olanning Magazine |
| MSS | Mainline & Siding Wood Structures |
| MST | Mascot Tools |
| MT | ModelTronics |
| MTB | Motor Books International |
| MTU | Magic & Tactics Unlimited |
| MUIR | Muir Models |
| MUL | Multi Minis Inc. |
| MUS | Musashi Ent. |
| MVN | Mind Ventures Games |
| MVP | MV Products |
| MWAN | MWAN Magazine |
| MYR | Myrmidon Press |
| NAVHIS | Naval History Magazine |
| NB | Naval Base |
| NBO | NBOS Software |
| NEM | Nemo Miniatures |
| NEWB | Newbury Rules |
| NHD | New Hope Design |
| NICH | Nichimo Models |
| NIP | New Infinities Productions |
| NITTO | Nitto Models |
| NJI | NJ International Inc. |
| NMRA | National Model RR Association |
| NOCH | Noch - RR |
| NOSO | North & South Magazine |
| NOVA | Nova Games |
| NS | Norfolk Southern Corp - RR |
| NSG | Nightshift Games |
| NSP | North Shore Press |
| NUTS | Nutshell News Magazine |
| NWSL | Northwest Shortline - RR |
| ODS | Optimus Design System |
| OJ | Osprey Journal Magazine |
| OMG | Omega Games |
| ORM | Ordnance Models |
| OSP | Osprey Books |
| OSS | One Small Step Games |
| OTAKI | Otaki Models |
| OVER | Overland Models |
| PACE | Pacer Advesives |
| PACE | Pacesetter Games |
| PACT | Pactra Paints |
| PAG | Pagan Press |
| PAL | Palladium Books |
| PAM | Prince August Miniatures |
| PANZ | Panzertruppen Rules |
| PARA | Paranoia Press |
| PARI | Pariah Press |
| PAT | Paper Tiger |
| PB | Parker Brothers |
| PBM | PBM |
| PCA | Protoculture Addicts Magazine |
| PCM | PewterCraft Miniatures |
| PCP | Pegasus |
| PDN | Precedence |
| PECO | Peco |
| PEF | Perfect |
| PFA | Profile Aircraft |
| PFO | Pro Fantasy Software |
| PGN | Perigrine Games |
| PHG | Phage Press |
| PHX | Phoenix Follies |
| PIKE | Pikestuff - RR |
| PIKO | Piko Models |
| PIN | Pinnacle Entertainment Group |
| PL | Polar Lights |
| PLA | Plano |
| PLAS | Plastruct |
| PLR | Plaid Rabbit Productions |
| PLT | Plant Stand |
| PM | Period Miniatures |
| PMM | P M Models |
| PN | Pacific News Magazine |
| PNE | Pioneer |
| POCK | Pocket Books |
| POLA | POLA - RR |
| PRC | Premium Concepts |
| PREI | Preiser Model |
| PRES | Preston's Car Parts |
| PRO | ProEdge Tools |
| PRP | Pacific Rim Publications |
| PS | Precision Scale Co. |
| PST | Passenger Train Journal Magazine |
| PTS | Plug Terminal System |
| PV | Pavia Models |
| PYR | Pyramid Magazine |
| QUA | Quantum Press |
| QUIS | Quintessential Mercy Studio |
| QUP | Quantum Printing Co. |
| RAFM | RAFM Miniatures |
| RB | Red Ball R |
| RBM | Roller Bearing Models |
| RC | Road Champs |
| RCL | Rail Classics Magazine |
| RD | R&D Unique |
| RDA | Railway Design Associates |
| RED | Red Star |
| REN | Rennaissance |
| REV | Revell Models |
| REY | Del Rey Books |
| RFS | Rita Falco Publications |
| RGB | Raider Games / Books |
| RGL | RGL <dh> |
| RIV | Rivarossi - RR |
| RIX | Rix Products |
| RMC | Railroad Model Craftsman Magazine |
| RMJ | Railmodel Journal Magazine |
| RMX | Revel/Monogram Models |
| ROB | Robin's Roost |
| ROCO | Roco Minitanks |
| RPE | Ral Partha Enterprises |
| RPI | Rossco Products Inc. |
| RPR | Reaper Miniatures |
| RRER | Model Railroder Magazine |
| RRING | Model Railroading Magazine |
| RRU | Railrunner - RR |
| RTG | R. Talisorian Games |
| RUB | Rubicon Games |
| RUN5 | Run 5 Magazine |
| RUTH | RUTH <dh> |
| RVN | Raven Star Games Designs |
| RYL | Royal Miniatures |
| S&T | Strategy & Tactics Magazine |
| SAE | Scale Auto Enthusiast Magazine |
| SAN | Sanatka Imports |
| SATCO | Satco |
| SBG | Steve Bohn Games |
| SC | Simulations Canada |
| SCALE | Scale Models |
| SCAN | ScanKit |
| SCF | Scientific Models Inc. |
| SCH | SCH <1/72 air> |
| SCMA | Scene Master |
| SCR | Screamin' |
| SCRYE | Scrye Magazine |
| SCST | Scale Structures Ltd. |
| SD | Scale Master Decals |
| SDI | Simulations Design Inc. |
| SDO | Shadowland Magazine |
| SFR | Schiffer Military History |
| SFS | Sci Fi Supply |
| SHAD | Shadis Magazine |
| SHI | Shield Games |
| SHN | SHN <dh> |
| SHOW | Miniature Showcase |
| SILV | Silver Streak - RR |
| SIM | Simtac Miniatures |
| SIM | Sutton Hoo Games |
| SJG | Steve Jackson Games |
| SJM | Stan Johansen Miniatures |
| SKIL | Skillcraft Models |
| SKR | Seeker Games |
| SKX | Skytrex |
| SKY | Skycrest |
| SLE | Sleuth Games |
| SLM | SLM <dh> |
| SLX | Slixx |
| SMER | Smer Models |
| SMG | Strange Magic Games |
| SMU | Small Town USA |
| SMW | Small Wonders |
| SMX | Stratamax |
| SOL | Soldiers & Swords Miniatures |
| SPEC | Spec Cast Models |
| SPG | Speerit Strategic Games |
| SPI | Simulation Products Inc. |
| SPM | Superior Models |
| SPW | Schroeder Publications & Wargames |
| SSC | Simon & Schuster Publishing |
| SSL | SS Ltd. |
| SSP | Squadron / Signal Publishing |
| ST | ST <F1> |
| STDS | Sterling Designs |
| STE | Stellar Games |
| STO | Storm Press |
| STR | Stargames |
| SU | Scenery Unlimited |
| SUI | Super Scale International Decals |
| SUM | Suncoast Models |
| SUP | Supremecy Games |
| SUPER | Super Model |
| SUYD | E.Suydam Co. |
| SUYD | Suydam Co. |
| SW | Skywave Models |
| TACT | Tactica |
| TAG | TAG Industries |
| TAM | Tamiya Models |
| TAR | Heartbereaker Hobbies |
| TB | Toga Ltd. |
| TCH | Technopoly |
| TCI | Twntieth Century Imports |
| TCS | Tactical Conflict Systems |
| TEB | T.E. Brownawell |
| TECH | Mech Factory Magazine |
| TECH | Tech Factory Magazine |
| TER | Terrain Creations |
| TEST | Testors Models / Paints |