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Learn the basic skills needed for successful detailing.
Presents step-by-step techniques to finish, paint, decal and weather railroad models. Introduces the tools, products, and techniques while guiding hobbyists through several basic projects. Softcover, 80 pages, 250 color photos, 8-1/4 x 10-3/4".
This is the 1901-2008 Edition Pocket Price Guide for Lionel Trains.
FasTrack is the leading track choice for Lionel train operators, and its track plans are in high demand. Featuring 25 mostly small and mid-sized plans designed specifically for FasTrack, this collection is gathered from the pages of Classic Toy Trains magazine and also includes several new plans, a brief overview of FasTrack, and track-planning tips.
104 pages of in depth tips and tricks for creating great layouts and scenery.
If you have a limited space for your layout, here’s the answer! This completely revised edition of Model Railroading in Small Spaces provides a variety of creative approaches for building compact layouts. It covers how to build seven different layouts encompassing portable, shelf, coffee table, and fold-up styles. Three of the layouts are new, plus the book includes a new chapter on advanced techniques. N and HO scale railroads are modeled, as is one O scale shelf layout.
Author: Mat Chibbaro
Softcover; 8 1/4 x 10 3/4; 96 pages; 125 color photos.
Discontinued by Kalmbach
19 Pages. Copyright 2006
Basic setup of older open rail style O gauge track.
This is the "Realistic Modeling for Toy Trains - A Hi-Rail Guide" Classic Toy Trains Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Dennis Brennan.
95 Pages.
Model Railroader DCC Projects & Applications by Mike Polsgrove.
96 pages. Talks about several brands.
By Tony Koester
Prairie railroads have a different feel and character compared to railroads in the mountains. The nature of prairie railroading allows modeling these lines on narrow shelves, which maximizes your layout space whether you’re dealing with a large basement or two walls of a spare bedroom.
This book is filled with both modeling tips and prototype information:
Author Tony Koester includes many inspirational photos showing how he and several other veteran modelers captured the essence of these railroads in miniature.