The Model Railroader's Guide to Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels


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Build realistic bridges and tunnel portals, from simple culverts and wood beam bridges to majestic stone arches and steel viaducts. Discover how different types of bridges and trestles are used, with historic and contemporary prototype photos, and strategies for modeling, painting, and weathering scale models.




Model Railroad Bridges and Trestles


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Model Railroad Bridges and Trestles


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Teaches how to build sturdy model bridges and trestles of stunning realism. Includes construction plans, prototype photos, and over 20 sets of scale drawings for scratchbuilding, kitbashing, or modifying commercial bridge kits. From Model Railroaderr magazine.







The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2


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Jeff Wilson demonstrates how to model several rail-served industries with insights, photos, and guidelines. Includes an overview on coal customers, milk, paper, breweries, merchandise traffic, and iron ore.







Bridge and Trestle Handbook


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Building the Right-Sized Layout


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This all-new book helps guide model railroaders as they create a room sized layout while still being able to enjoy operating. Whether they are downsizing their layout or have a spare room, they will find all the tips and expert advice to help them build a fulfilling layout while still managing space, time, and resources. Featuring: Track planning strategies. Construction techniques. Room-planning concepts. Tips on operating once their layout is built.




Historic North American Locomotives


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Historic North American Locomotives traces the historic development of North American locomotives from the early 1800s through today. Considered a photographic book with the look and feel of fine art, 100 locomotives are profiled using descriptive text and richly detailed and colored photographic imagery. A well-researched introduction provides the reader with a historical perspective. The author/photographer includes high-quality photographs, created through various techniques that vividly capture the distinctive features of the locomotives. From the 1805 Trevithick portable boiler to modern, high-speed locomotives such as the 2013 GE Genesis, the reader will enjoy viewing a variety of locomotives that are not usually shown together in one book.




Done in a Day


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More than a dozen easy weathering and detailing projects show you how to add realism to rolling stock and locomotives. Beginning modelers will appreciate the well-illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions.