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48 Top Notch Track Plans: From Model Railroader Magazine (Model Railroad Handbook, No 39)
Bob Hayden
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1993
Good starting point
Book has a lot of 4x8 plans in it, along with a handful of shelf types and large layouts. The plans are not the step-by-step method. If you want to be walked through every step, then don't get this book. However, if you have some experience, most of the plans have ...
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Easy Model Railroad Wiring, Second Edition (Model Railroader)
Andy Sperandeo
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1999
Good, but hard to read
I found the book very informative and everything you need to know is in this book...but it is dry reading (or course) and sometimes it will discuss concepts but not illustrate them...or the illustrations will not readily make sense. But everyone who wants to get into ...
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Track Planning for Realistic Operation: Prototype Railroad Concepts for Your Model Railroad (Model ...
John H. Armstrong
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1998
The Master's Masterpiece
John Armstrong is one of the best known names to the model railroad hobby. He has written extensively but this book is his finest work.
A person interested in railroads finds himself caught up in lots of detailed scenes and complex trackwork. Armstrong explains what ...
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Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader Books)
Kent J. Johnson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2000
More information than I'll probably ever use
This book offers some excellent tips for all, from the beginner (like myself) to the intermediate-going-on-advanced modeler. Especially useful for me were the sections on laying flextrack, ballasting, weathering rails and improving performance of turnouts and ...
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One Hundred and One Track Plans for Model Railroaders (Model Railroad Handbook, No. 3)
Linn Westcott
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1960
A Must Have For Any Model Railroader
I have had this book since it's first publishing over twenty years ago and it still inspires me everytime I look through it. Back then Mr. Westcott didn't inlcude 'N' scale, but the book provides so much information on how to re-calculate the dimensions not just for ...
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The Model Railroader's Guide to Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels (Model Railroader's Guide To...)
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2005
An in-depth guide that combines an appreciation of railroad history with solid how-to tactics for bringing said history to life
The Model Railroader's Guide To Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels is an in-depth hobbyist's guide to adding minutely detailed, realistic bridges and tunnel portals to a model railroad layout. Chapters include overviews of the construction and purpose of bridges, trestles, ...
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Dcc Projects & Applications (Model Railroader)
Mike Polsgrove
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2006
Great for Beginers and Experts
Straight forward and easy to understand projects for those just starting out or that already have DCC on the model empire.
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How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery, Third Edition (Model Railroader Books)
Dave Frary
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2005
How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery
This author has done an amazing job going through step by step on how to create realistic scale model scenery. He adds tips and tricks that helped me to build some small scale movie sets I was making. I suggest this book to anyone trying to do what the title implies. ...
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How to Build Model Railroad Benchwork, Second Edition (Model Railroader)
Linn Hanson Westcott, Rick Selby
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1996
The benchwork bible
Dont be put off if like myself, your from the UK and this is an American book about railroad benchwork. All applys no matter where or what you model. It has all you ever wanted to know about building a very good base for a model railway. Ive seen some books on the ...
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Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains 1945-1969
David Doyle
Krause Publications, 2006
A major 'must have' bible of information
Now in a newly expanded and updated second edition, David Doylle's "Standard Catalog of Lionel Trains' showcases Lionel toy trains made from 1945 through 1969. Surveyed in an authoritative collector's reference this new edition packs over a thousand color photos with ...
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N Scale Model Railroad That Grows: Step-By-Step Instructions for Building Your First N Scale Layout (Model ...
Kent Wood, Ric Laban
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1996
THE book to have if you're thinking about starting a layout
If you've wanted to start a realistic-looking n-scale railroad layout (think beyond just setting up a loop to run around the Christmas tree), and aren't sure where to start or what it will involve, this is the perfect book. It's stuffed full of helpful pictures, ...
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Basic Model Railroad Benchwork: The Complete Photo Guide (Model Railroader)
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2002
A highly recommended "how-to" book for devoted woodworkers
Basic Model Railroad Benchwork: The Complete Photo Guide by model railroading expert Jeff Wilson, is thoroughly "user friendly", step-by-step guide illustrated with numerous full-color photographs on building the foundation and layout for a model railroad hobbyist. ...
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Dcc Made Easy: Digital Command Control for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader Books)
Lionel Strang
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2003
Very Basic, Good Primer
This is not a book that will teach somebody all the aspects of DCC. Instead, it is a simple primer that gives the basics. It does so in a clear and logical manner that is easy to understand. A person could conceivably wire up a railroad layout after reading this book ...
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Realistic Model Railroad Operation: How to Run Your Trains Like the Real Thing (Model Railroader Books)
Tony Koester
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2003
Readers will be provided with a quick-start guide
Realistic Model Railroad Operation: How To Run Your Trains Like The Real Thing by Tony Koester is a complete and "user friendly" guide to realistic model railroad operation. Readers will be provided with a quick-start guide to realistic operating sessions complete in a ...
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Basic Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby (Model Railroader Books)
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1998
Great Insparation
Good book for anyone to that is just starting on model railroading, even a the more advanced railroader would find some of the topics covered usefull
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