Garden Railway Basics

Garden Railway Basics
Author: Kevin Strong
Publisher: Kalmbach Media
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Backyard gardens
ISBN: 9780890248355

Find all the fundamental building blocks you need to plan, build, and enjoy a successful backyard rail empire in Garden Railway Basics: From concept to construction to upkeep. Ten years of sage advice from Garden Railways magazine columnist Kevin Strong -- a lifelong modeler -- has been updated and compiled into one of the most comprehensive reference tools available. Learn how to: *

Garden Railroading

Garden Railroading
Author: Kent J. Johnson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2002
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890243695

This comprehensive collection of informative articles from Garden Railways magazine addresses the main topics of the hobby such as site considerations, developing a plan, landscaping, trackwork, power, and gardening.

Get Started in Garden Railroading

Get Started in Garden Railroading
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890246641

Learn the basics of garden railroading with this booklet offering tips on choosing plants to arranging the track to best suit the terrain of your yard.

Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders

Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders
Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2004
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890244371

Offers easy-to-follow techniques for installing sturdy trackwork, fitting the roadbed, laying track, and finishing with lineside details.

How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad

How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad
Author: Jack Verducci
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2006
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9780890246443

Increase your knowledge and skills with tips for designing, planning, and installing a layout; landscaping with natural materials; adding drama with structures, bridges, and trestles; and designing and installing water features.

The LEGO Trains Book

The LEGO Trains Book
Author: Holger Matthes
Publisher: No Starch Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2017-10-24
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1593278195

Learn the model-making process from start to finish, including the best ways to choose scale, wheels, motors, and track layout. Get advice for building steam engines, locomotives, and passenger cars, and discover fresh ideas and inspiration for your own LEGO train designs. Inside you'll find: -A historical tour of LEGO trains -Step-by-step building instructions for models of the German Inter-City Express (ICE), the Swiss “Crocodile,” and a vintage passenger car -Tips for controlling your trains with transformers, receivers, and motors -Advice on advanced building tech­niques like SNOT (studs not on top), micro­striping, creating textures, and making offset connections -Case studies of the design process -Ways to use older LEGO pieces in modern designs For ages 10+

Scratch-Building Model Railway Locomotives

Scratch-Building Model Railway Locomotives
Author: Simon Bolton
Publisher: Crowood
Total Pages: 317
Release: 2014-07-31
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1847977693

Have you ever dreamed of being able to make a beautiful model locomotive from scratch? Do you have a favourite locomotive that you would love to reproduce in model form? Are you itching to start such a project and feel you need a helping hand? If so, this is the book for you. Using step-by-step text and illustration, this new book demonstrates how to construct a model of a pleasing J15 class, 0-6-0 steam locomotive in 00 gauge. It also explains how models of other locomotives can be built by adapting the methods covered in the book. Alternative options for chassis construction, other gauges and scales are considered as well as how to build a simple diesel locomotive.

Wiring Your Model Railroad

Wiring Your Model Railroad
Author: Larry Puckett
Publisher: Essentials
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 9781627001755

"Whether you're using traditional, direct current (DC) cab control or the latest Digital Command Control (DCC) system [this] will guide you through the steps of planning and wiring a layout. With ... more modelers choosing DCC, this book will help demystify how it works; clarify the advantages of DCC and what makes it different from DC control; and, teach you how to convert an existing DC layout to DCC. Step-by-step instructions and photos are coupled with clear, color-coded diagrams that will guide you through the process of wiring a complete layout or just troubleshooting problem areas"--