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 | N Scale Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby By Martin McGuirk / Kalmbach / November 2009 There have been numerous advances in N scale railroading since the first edition of this book, and the author addresses them all, from track to train control. He takes beginners through step-by-step chapters that show them how to build and operate a complete N scale 4 x 8-foot railroad based on his Androscoggin Central, an interesting and challenging New England railroad. |
 | HO Railroad from Start to Finish By Jim Kelly / Kalmbach / July 1993 Provides the construction steps for building a walkaround 4 x 8 layout. Photos, diagrams, and helpful instructions show how to construct benchwork and scenery, lay track, build detailed structures, weather freight cars, and more. 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 88 pgs.; 100 color photos; 55 Illustrations |
 | Fine Tuning and Maintaining 00 Gauge Models By Nigel Burkin / Crowood Press / March 2011 Locomotive and layout maintenance is an essential aspect of the railway modeling, but one that is little understood by modelers, especially those new to the hobby or returning after a long absence. Fine Tuning and Maintaining 00 Gauge Models shows you all of the techniques required to introduce new models to your layout, run them in, fit all of the parts supplied with them and undertake repairs where necessary. It includes advice on how to carry out routine maintenance, shows the reader techniques for fine-tuning performance and discusses the important issues surrounding conversion to the finer scales. |
 | Building Small Steam Locomotives: A Practical Guide to Making Engines for Garden Gauges By Peter Jones / Crowood Press / January 2009 If you have an ambition to build a small live steam locomotive, but are daunted by the skills required, then this book is for you. Written in his clear and encouraging style, Peter Jones demystifies the whole process for those with little or no previous experience. Contents include: An explanation of terms; Basic metalworking processes; Step-by-step project guides; Machining; Boilermaking; Painting; and Finishing. Fully illustrated throughout with color photographs and drawings, and including appendices of suppliers and societies, this is an invaluable work for the railway modeler. |
 | Building Structures for Your Garden Railway By Jack Verducci / Kalmbach / July 2010 Structures for garden railways are just like structures for other model railroads except they must survive outdoor elements. Building Structures for Your Garden Railway is the first comprehensive guide to creating structures that work in an outdoor setting. This book covers researching, planning and drawing, selecting tools and materials, and construction. It covers everything from bases to roofs including walls, windows, doors, lighting, and painting. Using the instruction of noted expert Jack Verducci, readers will be well on their way to creating the detailed garden railway they’ve imagined. [P] Covers everything from bases to roofs including walls, windows, doors, lighting, and painting. [P] Includes plans and illustrations for a number of buildings [P] Special sections on townscaping (landscaping with model structures) and nightscaping (lighting structures and scenes) |
 | Get Started in Garden Railroading By Jeff Wilson / Kalmbach / September 2006 Combine two great hobbies—gardening and model railroading—by getting started with garden railroading! Turn your backyard into your favorite spot by running large-scale model trains in a beautiful natural setting. This booklet explains how, from choosing plants to arranging the track for your backyard. |
 | How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad By Jack Verducci / Kalmbach / July 2006 Start planning a garden railroad the whole family can enjoy! Master garden railroader Jack Verducci offers tips for designing, planning, and installing your garden layout; landscaping with natural materials; adding drama with structures, bridges, and trestles; and installing water features. From the pages of Garden Railways magazine. |
 | Making Model Buildings for Garden Railways By Peter Jones / Crowood Press / December 2011 Whether making buildings to complement a garden railway, creating an entire model village, or simply one stand-alone structure, there is something immensely satisfying in seeing your model building standing proudly outside where it truly belongs, in all weather conditions and throughout the seasons. Here, Peter Jones shows you how to make a variety of buildings, from churches to Tudor houses to locomotive sheds, using different materials and producing different finishes to suit each type of construction. |
 | Greenberg's Repair and Operating Manual for Lionel Trains, 1945-69 By Roger Carp / Kalmbach / May 1998 Offers over a thousand repair and maintenance tips for Lionel locomotives, operating cars, accessories, transformers, light bulbs, and switches. Provides original Lionel technical advice and handy techniques submitted by toy train collectors and operators over the past ten years. |
 | Lionel Accessories: At Work on Toy Train Layouts By Neil Besougloff / Kalmbach / June 2006 Add classic accessories to your toy train layout! Lionel's electronic accessory items from the 1940's and 1950's through the present day have been very popular with toy train enthusiasts. Classic Toy Trains editor Neil Besougloff helps you incorporate these accessories, both originals and modern reproductions, into your layout. |
 | Lionel FasTrack Model Railroads: The Easy Way to Build a Realistic Lionel Layout By Robert Schleicher / MBI Publishing Company / September 2009 As model railroaders began demanding ever-greater realism, Lionel responded in 2004 with its FasTrack system featuring an integrated roadbed, scale-sized ties, and a less-obvious center rail. Veteran hobby author Bob Schleicher follows up his The Lionel FasTrack Book with a closer, more detailed look at Lionel’s revolutionary O-gauge system. This guide gives enthusiasts a deeper sense of how to take advantage of the FasTrack’s ease of use and unprecedented realism in large-scale model railroading. The book includes 150 color photos and track diagrams for 10 scenicked FasTrack layouts ranging from 6x6-foot tabletop models to an 11x30-foot scale-size empire. Schleicher also provides instructions for building tables to support the layouts, advice for creating both rural and urban scenery, and an appendix of recommended suppliers. |
 | Lionel Legend: An American Icon By Robert Schleicher / MBI Publishing / December 2008 An exhilarating, photo-filled journey through the history of America’s favorite toy trains, The Lionel Legend whisks readers through more than a century of Lionel. Veteran hobby historian and author Robert Schleicher conducts us all the way back to Joshua Lionel Cohen’s 1902 “electric cheese box”—the train that started everything—right up to the high-tech, meticulously detailed Lionels of today. This thoroughly entertaining book features an astonishing variety of Lionels—the famous and the fascinatingly rare—steam and diesel engines, freight and passenger cars, action accessories and cars, track and transformers. |
 | The Big Book of Lionel: The Complete Guide to Owning and Running America's Favorite Toy Trains, Second Edition By Robert Schleicher / MBI Publishing Company / April 2011 Lionel products are today more technologically advanced than ever, thanks to such innovations as FasTrack and the Legacy control system. Author and hobby veteran Bob Schleicher updates his classic one-stop, hands-on treasury of practical advice for Lionel enthusiasts to include products such as FasTrack and Legacy, which were unavailable at the time of its original publication in 2004. This volume also features an overview of Lionel product development, more than 30 track plans for the floor and tabletop, advice on building scenery and structures, wiring and track how-to, help in choosing steam or diesel locomotives and freight or passenger operations, maintenance and restoration tips techniques, and instructions for operations that best emulate those of prototype railroads. |
 | The Hornby Book of Model Railways: Second Edition By Chris Ellis / Conway / August 2009 Hornby is a household name with a history that goes back over 80 years. This completely revised and updated volume looks at the Hornby range in depth, and shows how to build a model railway that suits your space and skill level. It’s packed with hints and tips for scenic structure modeling, track laying, wiring, and extra detailing. The layouts range from easy ones that even very young enthusiasts can complete to more complex projects for experienced modelers. Extra sections cover recent developments in the hobby, while brand-new photographs showcase contemporary additions to Hornby’s rolling stock and the Skaledale range. |
 | The Hornby Book of Scenic Railway Modelling By Chris Ellis / Conway Maritime Press / September 2009 One of the most rewarding aspects of the model railway hobby is creating a world in miniature for your trains to run in. Whether your layout represents a setting that is real or imagined, The Hornby® Book of Scenic Railway Modelling details a range of simple but effective techniques and useful tips and tricks for making scenic landscapes from the Age of Steam through to the modern day. Detailed colour photographs of Hornby layouts demonstrate the remarkable realism that can be achieved and the book also includes some practical projects to get you started. It is the complete guide to constructing a realistic setting for your locomotives and rolling stock to give the impression of an authentic working railway, providing hours of fun and enjoyment. |
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