Steam & Diesel Locomotive Servicing Terminals

Steam & Diesel Locomotive Servicing Terminals
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2018-10-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627005277

This all-new book by Tony Koester explains how steam, diesel, and electric servicing facilities work, with details on the processes and equipment that can be replicated on model railroad layouts. The book includes: • An overview of locomotive maintenance. • Model railroad track plans and modeling examples. • Prototype photos of servicing terminals, roundhouses, turntables, sand houses and towers, and more.

Build Big & Small Industries for Your Model Railroad

Build Big & Small Industries for Your Model Railroad
Author:
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Co
Total Pages: 115
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1627006877

Build Big and Small Industries for Your Model Railroad provides hands-on modeling tips and techniques, step-by-step photos, and how-to advice for adding a variety of industries to a layout. This book features 17 projects in all dating back to the steam era to present day - ranging from simple to complex and large to small. Beginners will learn how to build a kit and integrate it to a scene, while more experienced modelers will learn how to kitbash and scratchbuild a structure and add it to a complete industry. Written by top experts in the field, including Pelle Soeborg, Gerry Leone, and Tony Koester, this wide-ranging book features the following industries: Cement plant. Cold storage warehouse. Local oil dealer. Asphalt transfer terminal. Brewery complex. Propane bulk dealer. Old-time factory. And more! Build Big and Small Industries for Your Model Railroad is the ideal book for all modelers who are looking for ways to add industries to their layouts!

Space-saving Industries for Your Layout

Space-saving Industries for Your Layout
Author: Tony Koester
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9781627003957

Ideas on how to creatively add small- to medium-sized industries and traffic to their layouts whether it's tucking a business into a corner of a small layout or arranging building fronts along a backdrop. Prototype photos, modeling tips, instructions, and inspiration on industries such as petroleum dealers, salvage and lumber yards, freight houses, and more. More than a dozen examples to get them started, making this book a great resource for anyone in the process of planning or building a layout.

Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads

Shelf Layouts for Model Railroads
Author: Iain Rice
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co.
Total Pages: 90
Release: 2009
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 0890246904

Includes specific pointers on shelf layouts. Uses examples for N scale, HO scale, and ON30 scale trains. Covers a variety of scales, modeling eras, and room applications.

AutoCAD 2021 for Architectural Design: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users

AutoCAD 2021 for Architectural Design: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users
Author: Sandeep Dogra
Publisher: CADArtifex
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2020-08-06
Genre: Computers
ISBN:

AutoCAD 2021 for Architectural Design: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users textbook is designed for instructor-led courses as well as for self-paced learning. It is intended to help architects, designers, and CAD operators interested in learning AutoCAD for creating 2D architectural drawings. This textbook is a great help for new AutoCAD users and a great teaching aid for classroom training. This textbook consists of 12 chapters, and a total of 488 pages covering tools and commands of the Drafting & Annotation workspace of AutoCAD. The textbook teaches you to use AutoCAD software for creating, editing, plotting, and managing real world 2D architectural drawings. Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Introduction to AutoCAD Chapter 2. Creating Drawings - I Chapter 3. Working with Drawing Aids and Layers Chapter 4. Creating Drawings - II Chapter 5. Modifying and Editing Drawings - I Chapter 6. Working with Blocks and Xrefs Chapter 7. Working with Dimensions and Dimensions Style Chapter 8. Editing Dimensions and Adding Text Chapter 9. Modifying and Editing Drawings - II Chapter 10. Hatching and Gradients Chapter 11. Working with Layouts Chapter 12. Printing and Plotting