The "Basic Structure Modeling for Model Railroaders" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Jeff Wilson Perfect for All Railroad Modelers. Features: * An excellent paperback reference. * Packed with information showing you how to assemble plastic kits, get the most out of wood kits, paint and weather, scratchbuild buildings, give structures realistic roofs and details, and adding color and life to your layout with signs. * Offers techniques for realistic finishing, including painting, weathering, sign making, interior detailing, and more. * Photo-driven projects demonstrate the tools, materials, and techniques used when modeling plastic or wood
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"Tables for Your Trains" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Features: * An excellent paperback reference designed to help you build a simple, semi-permanent tabletop for displaying and running your model train(s). * Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. * Diagrams and full-color photos.
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"Tips On Track" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Features: * An excellent paperback reference designed to be an introduction to the world of model railroad trackwork. * Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. * An overview of the various types of track and how to use them to set up a basic model railroad with semi-permanent trackwork. * Diagrams and full-color photos.
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"Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Tony Koester. Features: * An excellent paperback reference introducing techniques for incorporating Layout Design Elements (a sectional or modular approach to model railroading) into a larger layout. * Learn how to choose and model: * towns & cities * engine terminals * junctions * industries * yards * ports * bridges * "signature" scenes Detailed and easy-to-follow! 75 illustrations, 125 full-color photos, and 10 black & white photos.
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"How to Design and Build Your Garden Railroad" is a Garden Railways Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Jack Verducci. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for those who want to take their model railroad hobby outdoors! Design a track plan that will complement your garden and scenery. * Choose the righ troadbed and ballast materials, as well as choosing the right track that will withstand the elements of nature. * Landscape your outdoor layout with natural materials such as plants and foliage. * And if that's not enough, add working working water features such as ponds, waterfalls, and streams! Create realistic towns by building structures
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"DCC Projects & Applications" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Mike Polsgrove. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference beginners and and experts alike. * This book includes tips, techniques, and photographic instructions that lead you thru a series of DCC projects, including setting up a DCC layout, decoder installation, lighting and sound effects, layout wiring projects, advanced decoder programming, and ideas for advanced DCC projects. * A glossary and a list of important considerations for choosing a DCC system is also included. * Detailed and easy-to-follow! 30 illustrations, and 150 full-color photos.
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"The Model Railroader's Guide to Junctions" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Jeff Wilson. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference beginners and and experts alike. * Thru the heavy use of photos and diagrams, this book offers an in-depth look at prototype crossings, diverging routes, and many other types of junctions to illustrate track layouts and operations. * A step-by-step guide to understanding and building a working model of a mechanical interlocking plant. * Learn how to accurately detail junction scenes, and realistically operate the train traffic. * Add interchange tracks and hide tracks at backdrops. * Detaile
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"The Model Railroader's Guide to Industries Along the Tracks 2" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Jeff Wilson. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for beginners and and experts alike. * Thru the heavy use of photos and diagrams, this book offers an in-depth look at 6 industries: coal (dealers and users), milk, breweries, iron ore, paper, and merchandise traffic. * Prototype photos, drawings and information to accurately replicate the industries, including a historical overview of the industry. * Detailed and easy-to-follow with more than 160 photos!.
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This is "Planning Scenery for your Model Railroad" from Kalmbach Books. Features: * Glossy softcover 96 page book Gives you simple solutions needed to planning scenery for a layout of any size or scale Clear, concise instructions and over 240 color photo-graphs and diagrams demonstrate quick and easy, yet effective techniques for adding realistic scenery elements to your model railroad. * You'll learn about: -Signature scenes and structures -Rocks, waterways, forest and trees -Seasons, crops and natural resources, backdrops and textures An essential reference that makes it easy for you to build extraordinary scenery!.
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This is the "Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders" 2nd Edition Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Rick Selby. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for beginners and and experts alike. * A complete, full-color photo guide! Learn the basics of DC layout wiring thru an uncomplicated, photo-driven approach! Wire wyes and reverse loops; run lights and accessories! 225 color photos; 25 illustrations.
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This is the Easy Model Railroading "Basic Buildings" Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Features: * An excellent staple bound, paperback reference designed to help you build and detail buildings to specify the setting time and place of your model train layout. * Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. * Diagrams and full-color photos.
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This is the Model Railroader Book "Mountain to Desert: Building the HO Scale Daneville & Donner River" from Kalmbach Publishing Company Author: Pelle K. Soeborg. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback guide to building a current-era model railroad. * Thru the use of 180 illustrations and photos, this book contains valuable information on the following topics: * Re-creating realistic desert, river, city, and mountain scenery, including painting backdrops * Detailing a layout by adding everything from roads to rocks * Weathering freight cars and detailing locomotives to fit their surroundings Detailed and easy-to-follow!.
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"The DCC Guide" is a Kalmbach Model Railroader Book by Don Fiehmann. Features: Plain & simple explanations where the instruction manuals left off Inside this book, you will better understand DCC (Digital Command Control) by addressing: *DCC history and standards *The DCC system *Decoders *Programming decoders *Selecting a system *Layout wiring *Installing decoders *Lighting and sound *Operating with DCC *Glossary of of DCC terms.
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This is the Model Railroader Book "Building A Model Railroad: Step by Step" from Kalmbach Publishing Company Author: David Popp. Features: * Perfect bound; paperback. * An excellent how-to guide to creating a model railroad layout from start to finish. * Each chapter is organized into a handful of easy-to-manage steps that move you toward creating a realistic, highly detailed railroad scene. * In this book, you will learn how to: * Choose a scale * Work with available space * Add sound and action with DCC decoders * Plan for realistic operation * Create detailed scenery * Make your railroad run right More than 270 photos and diagrams.
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This is the Model Railroader Book "Detailing Freight Cars" from Kalmbach Publishing Company Author: Jeff Wilson. Features: * Perfect bound; paperback. * An excellent how-to guide with step-by-step photos that lead you to making freight cars look as realistic as your layout! This book provides information and tips about (which apply to all scales): * Adding brake and underbody details * Upgrading couplers and trucks * Weathering and painting * Using accurate decals for placards and markings * Replacing running boards and body details * Making realistic freight loads More than 200 photos and diagrams.
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This is the Detailing Diesel Locomotives Book from Model Railroader Books. Features: With the help of more than 230 photos and diagrams, author Jeff Wilson reveals hundreds of tips and techniques to make model locomotives more realistic Topics covered include removing cast-on details, adding horns, grab irons, hoses and more, painting and weathering and changing trucks and sideframes.
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This is the Model Railroader's Guide To Industries Along The Tracks 3 From Kalmbach Books. Features: Written by Jeff Wilson Includes more than 125 photos and diagrams 87 pages Contains information on the following: ethanol, cement, sugar beets canning, transloading and piggyback traffic Includes prototype photos and suggestions for medeling each industry Helps modelers add realistic industries to their layouts.
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This is The Model Railroaders's Guide To Logging Railroads by Matt Colemann from Kalmbach Books. Features: * This 79 page book traces the history of the timber industry and it's railroads, following advances in logging methods and equipment, specialized rolling stock and the development of geared steam locomotives, including the Shay, Climax and Heisler designs This book also includes information and tips about: Logging camps and structures. * Sawmills and log ponds. * Skeleton cars, log bunks and other rolling stock. * Loading and unloading log trains. * Track planning for logging lines and geared steam locomotives More than 150 photos and diagrams.
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This is The Model Railroaders's Mid-Size Track Plans for Realistic Layouts by Bernard Kempinski from Kalmbach Books. Features: Perfect bound; paperback Track plans to fit spaces from 8'x10' to a 20'x20' G scale layout Layouts based on prototype lines such as Maine's Bangor & Aroostook, Western Maryland - Thomas Subdivision, C&O - Miami Subdivision, Canadian Pacific/Soo - Minot Subdivision, Southern Pacific - Yuma Subdivision, Utah Railway, and Alaska/ British Columbia's White Pass & Yukon 112 pages of 100 color and 50 black & white photos.
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This is the Painting Backdrops For Your Model Railroad book from Kalmbach Books. Features: By Mike Danneman From the Model Railroader's How-To Guide Select the proper paints and supplies Create a city or town backdrop Pain desert, mountain, and rural scenes Add clouds to the scene Blend the backdrop with layout scenery Over 200 photos 79 pages.
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This is the Designing & Building Multi-Deck Model Railroad How To Get More Out Of Your Space by Kalmbach Books. Features: By Tony Koester Design a multi-deck model railroad Build benchwork designed to support an upper deck Properly light a lower deck Use fascias and valances to frame scenes Arrange helixes and continuous runs to move trains between decks Ensure proper clearance between levels Add switch machines and other wiring features that won't interfere with lower decks More than 185 illustrations and photos 95 pages.
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"The Model Railroader's Guide to Bridges, Trestles & Tunnels" is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Jeff Wilson Perfect for Intermediate & Skilled Beginning Model Railroaders. Features: * An excellent paperback reference. * Learn how to re-create numerous types of railroad and highway bridges based on prototype designs. * Techniques are demonstrated for modeling, painting, weathering, and installing the models on a layout. * Overviews of each structure's history, construction and purpose. * Specific details for modeling iron and steel truss bridges, plate girder bridges, concrete bridges, lift bridges, tunnels, and more! Historic & contemporar
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This is "The Model Railroader's Guide to Coal Railroading" Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author: Tony Koester. Features: * An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for those modelers who want to add coal operations to their layout. * Thru the heavy use of photos and diagrams, this book offers an in-depth look at where coalfields are located and how coal is mined. * You'll also find information and tips about: * Underground and surface mines * Tipples, breakers, and loaders * Types of coal * Historic coal-hauling railroads * Railroad operations and equipment * Compnay towns Prototype photos, drawings and information to accurately replicate th
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This is the "Modeling the '50s The Glory Years of Rail" Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Features: An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for those modelers who want to model the 1950s on their layout Colored pictures with a few black and white You'll also find information about: * The 1950s * Motive power * Passenger trains * Freight trains * Trackside details How to projects, track plans, adding realism to the layout and much more.
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"Stuart: U.S. Light Tanks in Action" is the Armor No.18 Book from Squadron/Signal Publications. Author: Steve Zaloga. Features: * An excellent paperback reference. * A detailed look at the development and use from pre-war through 1945 is covered in depth. Also includes coverage of the M24 Chaffee light tank. * Heavily illustrated with 100 black-and-white photographs, and numerous multi-view line art (drawings). Each photo is accompanied with a detailed caption. * Centerfold containing 8 full color paintings with various markings and paint schemes.
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When the WWII began, the United States had one of the smallest, most obsolete armored forces in the world, due to budget constraints and outdated military doctrines. The M2 and M2A1 were designed and tested but never used. The M3 was produced as an interim tank until a 75MM turret could be developed. Features: * Color By: Don Greer. * Number of Pages: 50. * Includes an brief introduction which lays the groundwork for the M3. * Black and White photographs with captions. * Specifications for the M3 Lee. * Contains a section about Combat Operations (British received Grants in early 1942, following their retreat to the Gazala Line). * Pictures of the British M3s, the M3A4, and
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This is "US Armored Cars In Action", by Squadron/Signal Publications. Features: * Information on the US Armored Cars. * The book is filled with specifications, facts and pictures, including a two-page color center section showing the different markings and. * configurations. * This is a very handy guide for the modeler trying for that true scale appearance!
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"Waffen In Action", explores the various operations in the German military, also their equipment, uniforms, insignias, and organizations in WWII. Captions by Norman Harms and uniform illustrations by Ron Volstad. Features: * 50 pages. * Includes information on the following: Background to the SS and Waffen SS, Waffen SS Marches, Uniforms, and Insignias. * Illustrated with black and white photographs and black and white and color diagrams. * Full color front and back covers.
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This is "Sturmgeschutz III Ausf. G In Action", from Squadron/Signal Publications, by author Tom Cockle. Features: * Paperback book with glossy covers and wax-type pages. * All aspects of the Sturmgeschutz are detailed within this book. * Heavily illustrated with actual black-and-white and color photos. * Line drawings with pointed details. * Close-up photos. * Filled with facts explaining each photo. * Colored drawings are provided to display the different paint schemes and markings of various StuG tanks. * An excellent reference.
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This "US Tank Destroyers" Book Is from Squadron/Signal Publications' Armor Walk Around Series. Authored by Jim Mesko. Features: * Paperback book with glossy covers and pages. * Inside and out coverage of US tank destroyers with special emphasis on the M10, M36, M18, M10A1, M36B1 and M36B2. * Full color profiles displaying various paint schemes. * Loaded with full color photots. * Line drawings with pointed details and specs. * Each photo has a paragraph containing its information. * An excellent reference.
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