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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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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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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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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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Basic Trackwork for Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide (Model Railroader Books)
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2004
A track-buyer's guide is included
Basic Trackwork For Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide by model railroading enthusiast Jeff Wilson is a "user friendly", highly recommended, step-by-step walk-through for model railroading hobbyists especially focusing on creating realistic, functional, and ...
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The Model Railroader's Guide to Freight Yards (Model Railroader Books)
Andy Sperandeo
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2004
Enhanced throughout with maps and illustrations
The Model Railroader Guide To Freight Yards by model railroading expert Andy Sperandeo presents a compendium of overviews with respect to basic freight yard functions and operations; strategies for modeling freight yards based on specific prototypes; examples of ...
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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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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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Basic Structure Modeling: For Model Railroaders (Model Railroader Books)
Jeff Wilson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2005
So you want to be on the cover of model railroader?
If this is your goal then the book will serve as valuable introduction to the subject. It provides a great introduction to creating model structures that are more then "glue and glop" jobs. As someone who just entered into the hobby, I did not have a stack of back ...
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Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders, second edition
Rick Selby
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2007
Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders
This is an excellent guide for basic wiring schemes with many photos. I was mostly interested in DCC systems and understanding the basics. I had read the Digitrax Big Book of DCC but I was still uncomfortable with the system conversion. This book was very basic but ...
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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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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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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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Maintaining and Repairing Your Scale Model Trains (Model Railroader)
Jim Volhard
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 1999
Full Color First Class Reference
Good basic information, well-illustrated. Very helpful tips. Don't believe the "other" review; not everybody is an expert. I've been a model railroader for 40 years, and I can recognize good, well-written information. This is a fine reference, and at the price, it ...
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Basic Model Railroad Track Plans: Small Starter Layouts You Can Build (Model Railroader Books)
Kent J. Johnson
Kalmbach Publishing Company, 2001
A recommended resource book for model railroaders
Basic Model Railroad Track Plans: Small Starter Layouts You Can Build is a superbly presented collection of detailed plans and layouts for amazing and vibrant finished results. From models of St. Paul Central to Valley Forge Central, these scaled-down railway s reflect ...
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