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Planning

Scenery   Detailing    Wiring & Maintenance

HO Scale    N-Scale   G, S & O Scales    Lionel    Miscellaneous    Historical

With so many books available at your local hobby shop, (We entered more than 70 into this list with our first compilation) weeding out the useful ones from the duds can be a daunting task.  It is our hope that you will be able to use this area to find the types of information that you're interested in.

Planning




101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders

By Linn H. Westcott / Kalmbach / May 1991

Featuring plans from Model Railroader magazine from three decades, each of the 101 track plans has a newly written, informational description of the design. The track plans range in size from simple 4 x 8 foot and smaller layouts to room- and garage-sized showpieces, with the majority focusing on mid-size layouts.







Basic Model Railroad Track Plans

By Model Railroader / Kalmbach / November 2011








Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide(2/28/2004)

By Jeff Wilson / Kalmbach / February 2004

Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders is a complete guide to the basic tools, track components, and assembly techniques you'll need to build reliable sectional and flexible trackwork for a layout of practically any size or scale. Clear, concise instructions and more than 250 step-by-step photographs and diagrams demonstrate quick, easy, and proven methods for constructing one of the most important elements of your model railroad. Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders is an essential reference that makes it easy for you to assemble the trackwork you need for smooth, dependable, and realistic model railroad operations.


Building a Model Railroad Step by Step, 2nd Edition

By David Popp / Kalmbach / December 2011

Model Railroader Managing Editor David Popp details the expansion of his N scale Naugatuck Valley Railroad in Building a Model Railroad Step by Step, 2nd edition. Providing an inside look at building a model railroad from start to finish, new chapters highlight the addition of a sizable industrial switching area and delve deeper into operations.





Building a Ready-To-Run Model Railroad: A Quick and Easy Layout from Off-The-Shelf Components

By Jeff Wilson / Kalmbach / December 2008

Using only off-the-shelf trackwork, buildings, bridges and scenery and ready-to-run trains, you can construct a layout from the ground up with effort-saving ideas like office-furniture pedestals doubling as benchwork support and storage. This book brings it all together – trackwork, scenery, wiring, command control, structures, detailing and trains on a model railroad readers will actually build.






Complete Guidebook To Model Railroading

By David Sutton / Literary Licensing / October 2011








Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroads : How to Get More Out of Your Space

By Tony Koester / Kalmbach / October 2008

Acquire more space and longer towns and runs with multiple decks. Tony Koester walks you through design, options, lighting and wiring considerations, the where and when sequence, as well as the all-important construction techniques.






Get Started in Toy Trains

By Model Railroader / Kalmbach / September 2006








Introduction to Model Railroading

By Jeff Wilson / Kalmbach / October 2011

The all-new material in Introduction to Model Railroading offers beginning modelers a wealth of information. It begins with choosing a place, era and scale to model. Veteran modeler Jeff Wilson also breaks down the basics of planning a layout and building supporting benchwork. The easy-to-follow instructions and abundance of photographs make this the perfect introduction to scale model railroading.




Layout Design

By Iain Rice / Haynes Publications / February 2011

This book is the first title in a new series, Realistic Railway Modeling, written by a highly regarded expert. Aimed at really keen modelers who want to learn how to achieve the highest standards, this all-color book, packed with photos and diagrams, provides the very last word in detail in seven themed chapters, and concludes with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions for a worked example. Layout planning, of course, is where the hobby essentially starts, and no stone is left unturned in the author's comprehensive coverage.




Model Engineering: A Guide to Model Workshop Practice

By Henry Greenly / Watchmaker Publishing / April 2010

An Unabridged Edition (1915) With Over 700 Working Drawings Of Engines, Boilers, Rolling Stock, Cannon, Machines, etc., etc., with Comprehensive Index






Realistic Model Railroad Design: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Creating a Unique Operating Layout

By Tony Koester / Kalmbach / March 2004

Using photos, illustrations, and a straightforward style, notable Model Railroader magazine author Tony Koester shows you how to make creative, plausible choices for the concept and construction of your next model railroad. Covers key topics like developing an entire model railroad theme, choosing a scale, integrating signature design elements into your track plan, and much more.




Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads

By Iain Rice / Kalmbach / May 2009

Learn how to build a shelf layout by exploring the possibilities, practicalities, and challenges of linear layout design in a variety of layouts with construction details.






The Allegheny Midland: Lessons Learned

By Tony Koester / Kalmbach / June 2010

Tony Koester’s well-known HO scale Allegheny Midland layout is analyzed in detail in this fascinating new book. Built over the course of 25 years, the layout has been the subject of many Model Railroader magazine articles over the years. Here, Koester looks at lessons learned during the construction and operation of the Allegheny Midland. Using the author’s original photography, he highlights many how-to lessons from its construction, along with the wisdom and perspective that comes from reviewing what worked and what didn’t on one of the largest and most notable layouts in the country.


Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains: A Hi-Rail Guide

By Dennis Brennan / Kalmbach / September 2009

The author shows step-by-step how various creative elements of a layout fit together using his Sandy Harbor Terminal Railway. Practical building techniqes and realistic modeling concepts, explain how readers can build a hi-rail toy train layout.

 

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