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Build Big & Small Industries for Your Model Railroad

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Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Co

Page : 115 pages

File Size : 43,95 MB

Release : 2019-05-01

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 1627006877

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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!



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

Author : Jeff Wilson

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 10,2 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780890245965

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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.



The Model Railroader's Guide to Trackside Structures

Author : Jeff Wilson

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 20,93 MB

Release : 2011

Category : Railroads

ISBN : 9780890247754

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Book Description

Discover numerous examples of iconic railroad structures, with accompanying modeling tips! Filled with historical photos, this book from Jeff Wilson describes the design and operation of various types and styles of depots, passenger stations, and freight houses. It also covers the smaller structures and details found along railroad rights-of-way such as interlocking towers, maintenance sheds, crossing shanties and gates, signs, and communication lines.



Structure Projects for Your Model Railroad

Author : Jeff Wilson

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 26,45 MB

Release : 2013

Category : Architectural models

ISBN : 9780890249369

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Book Description

Ranging from basic detailing to complex scratchbuilding, Structure Projects for Your Model Railroad includes step-by-step construction tips, detailed drawings, and photos for 19 popular projects from Model Railroader. You'll discover many techniques and materials that you can apply to your own structure projects and help define your layout's look, era, and location.



Basic Structure Modeling for Model Railroaders

Author : Jeff Wilson

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Page : 92 pages

File Size : 19,60 MB

Release : 2005

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780890244463

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Book Description

Photo-driven projects demonstrate the tools, materials, and techniques used when modeling and detailing plastic or wooden structures.



Track Planning for Realistic Operation

Author : John H. Armstrong

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Page : 148 pages

File Size : 32,99 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780890242278

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Book Description

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.



The HO Railroad that Grows

Author : Linn Hanson Westcott

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Page : 63 pages

File Size : 29,34 MB

Release : 1958

Category : Railroads

ISBN :

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Model Railroad Bridges and Trestles

Author : Michael Emmerich

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 26,21 MB

Release : 1992

Category : Crafts & Hobbies

ISBN : 9780890241288

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Book Description

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.



Space-saving Industries for Your Layout

Author : Tony Koester

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing Company

Page : 0 pages

File Size : 37,92 MB

Release : 2016

Category : Railroads

ISBN : 9781627003957

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Book Description

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

Author : Iain Rice

Publisher : Kalmbach Publishing, Co.

Page : 90 pages

File Size : 35,92 MB

Release : 2009

Category : Railroads

ISBN : 0890246904

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Book Description

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.