101 Classic Toy Trains

101 Classic Toy Trains
Author: Roger Carp
Publisher: Kalmbach Books
Total Pages: 130
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0871164108

Based on the popular “Collectible Classics” column from Classic Toy Trains magazine, 101 Classic Toy Trains surveys the most collectible toy train accessories, locomotives, and rolling stock. This book is very helpful to those who have found an old train collection and are looking for the value of it, as well as for those who just want a better idea of what they should buy next for their layout.

Lionel FasTrack Model Railroads

Lionel FasTrack Model Railroads
Author: Robert Schleicher
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2009-09-18
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1616732199

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.

101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders

101 Track Plans for Model Railroaders
Author: Linn Hanson Westcott
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1956
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN:

Includes unique track plans that apply to nearly every scale. Learn how to convert plans to different scales, gain tips on building from a plan, and choose the plan best suited to your space.

Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Techniques

Slot Car Racing: Tips, Tricks & Techniques
Author: Robert Schleicher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release:
Genre: Model car racing
ISBN: 9781610605045

Over the past three years slot cars have become one of the fastest-growing segments of the hobby industry. Slot cars have also become so fashionable they have received exposure in automotive and general interest magazines. The time is right for a meaty, loaded follow-up to the highly successful 2002 MBI release, Slot Car Bible. In this new title, Bible author and Model Car Racing magazine publisher Robert Schleicher provides enthusiasts with more tips, tricks, and track plans for 1/32-scale and HO slot cars. This title will offer a wealth of tuning, maintenance, and driving technique information and will include chapters on snap-together raceways and building cars from kits. It will also have performance tests of new products and plans for creating NASCAR replica cars and tracks.

Command Control for Toy Trains

Command Control for Toy Trains
Author: Neil Besougloff
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2009
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 0890247528

Features practical advice on operating Lionel's new Legacy command control system and updated information for running MTH's DCS system as well as Lionel's earlier TrainMaster system.

Slot Car Bible

Slot Car Bible
Author: Robert Schleicher
Publisher:
Total Pages: 238
Release:
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781610606738

This sensational slot car salute presents a wealth of information on beginning and advanced techniques for collecting, building, tuning, and duplicating the amazing little cars that were at the peak of their popularity in the 1960s and '70s. All the rage among youngsters and adults alike, slot cars and more than 50 track layouts duplicating famous circuts like Daytona. Indy and Monaco, are featured here in photographs that vividly recount the enthusiasm surrounding this popular hobby. Follows Schleicher's popular Racing and Collecting Slot Cars 0-7603-1024-6.

Wallace W. Abbey

Wallace W. Abbey
Author: Scott Lothes
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Total Pages: 219
Release: 2018-01-26
Genre: Photography
ISBN: 0253032253

From the late 1940s onward, Wallace W. Abbey masterfully combined journalistic and artistic vision to transform everyday transportation moments into magical photographs. Abbey, a photographer, journalist, historian, and railroad industry executive, helped people from many different backgrounds understand and appreciate what was taken for granted: a world of locomotives, passenger trains, big-city terminals, small-town depots, and railroaders. During his lifetime he witnessed and photographed sweeping changes in the railroading industry from the steam era to the era of diesel locomotives and electronic communication. Wallace W. Abbey: A Life in Railroad Photography profiles the life and work of this legendary photographer and showcases the transformation of transportation and photography after World War II. Featuring more than 175 exquisite photographs in an oversized format, Wallace W. Abbey is an outstanding tribute to a gifted artist and the railroads he loved.

Walt Disney's Donald Duck's Toy Train

Walt Disney's Donald Duck's Toy Train
Author: Jane Werner Watson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 24
Release: 1950
Genre: Children's literature in series
ISBN: 9780307600189

Because Chip 'n Dale are just the right size, they move into Donald's toy village he has set up for his toy train.

Lionel Accessories at Work on Toy Train Layouts

Lionel Accessories at Work on Toy Train Layouts
Author: Neil Besougloff
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 84
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780897784818

Add classic accessories to your toy train layout. Lionel's operating accessories from the 1940s and '50s remain popular with toy train enthusiasts. This book provides a variety of ways to incorporate them - both originals and modern reproductions - into toy train layouts. The book features track plans that incorporate the accessories, repair information, and in-depth profiles of the most popular accessories.