Track Planning for Realistic Operation

Track Planning for Realistic Operation
Author: John H. Armstrong
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 1998
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890242278

Covers freight and passenger operations, route design, and contemporary railroading operations. The step-by-step design techniques and operation-oriented track plans also make it easy to create your own realistic model railroad.

Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks

Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9780890243688

Learn how to plan a model railroad using layout design elements: prototypical models of towns, yards, terminals, industries, and other realistic building blocks.

Realistic Model Railroad Operation

Realistic Model Railroad Operation
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2003
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890244180

Develop realistic operating sessions and operate your model railroad like a full-sized one. The book covers how to forward cars, move trains, and use signal systems.

Realistic Model Railroad Design

Realistic Model Railroad Design
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 102
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890245811

Design a freelanced or prototype-based model railroad by selecting a time period, modeling geography, creating a roster, using graphics, and following paint schemes.

Building Realistic Model Railroad Scenery

Building Realistic Model Railroad Scenery
Author: Kathy Millatt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2022-02
Genre:
ISBN: 9781627008761

Bring your layout to the next level with a complete overview of modeling railroad scenery from modeler and Model Railroader Video Plus host Kathy Millatt. In this "scenery makers bible" you'll learn how to use the latest techniques and materials, as well as time-tested "classic" methods for modeling mountains, rivers, forests, railroad rights-of-way, towns, and cities that occupy any modeler's layout. Perfect for everyone from a beginner to an expert modeler, this book includes: Step-by-step photo sections to show different methods used to build scenery. Details about techniques and materials to advance your modeling. Unique insights, tips, and tricks into layout detailing. And more! Take your layout from bare plywood or foamboard to a detailed scene that will surround your model trains!

Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans

Mid-Sized and Manageable Track Plans
Author: Iain Rice
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2003
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890246238

Use modules, linked dioramas, and stacking concepts to fit a model railroad into a small sapce. Color plans, layout specifications, and prototype background included. By Iain Rice.

N Scale Railroading

N Scale Railroading
Author: Martin McGuirk
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2009
Genre: Models and modelmaking
ISBN: 0890247730

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. From planning through bringing the layout to life, everything is covered. The book is also beneficial for experienced modelers looking to build a new N scale empire.

How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery

How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery
Author: Dave Frary
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2005
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890244708

Featuring today's newest products and equipment, this photo-packed guide features contemporary images of diesel locomotives and urban settings, plus updates to Dave's trademark scenery "recipes." Includes new chapters on Western scenery and desert modeling, and city scenery and urban settings.

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.

Layout Design

Layout Design
Author: Iain Rice
Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-02-15
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781844256358

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.