An excellent paperback reference designed to help beginners properly install wiring and maintain their trackwork. An overview of how model trains works Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. Diagrams and full-color photos. 16 Pages. ''Wiring Basics'' is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing
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An excellent paperback reference designed to take the guesswork out of adding scenery to your model railroad. Learn a variety of ways to make trees, construct landscape, and build basic structures. Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. Diagrams and full-color photos. 16 Pages. ''Simple Scenery'' is a Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing
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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 * jions * industries * yards * ports * bridges * ''signature'' scenes Detailed and easy-to-follow! 75 illustrations, 125 full-color photos, and 10 black & white photos. 96 Pages. ''Realistic Model Railroad Building Blocks'' is a
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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
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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
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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 illustratetrack 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
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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!. 88 Pages. ''The Model
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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 foradding 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
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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 andaccessories! 225 color photos; 25 illustrations. 80 Pages. This is the ''Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders'' 2nd Edition Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing Company. Author; Rick
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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. 19 Pages. This is the Easy Model Railroading ''Basic Buildings'' Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing
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An excellent staple bound, paperback reference booklet that explains the advantages of N scale model railroading, and offers hints and tips on setting up an N scale train set, choosing track, basic benchwork and basic scenery. Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. Diagrams and full-color photos. 19 Pages. This is the Easy Model Railroading ''Get Started in N Scale'' Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach Publishing
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An excellent staple bound, paperback reference booklet. Create a whole new world of beauty in your backyard! This booklet explains how to break ground, choose plants and arrange track to fit your backyard. Detailed and easy-to-follow how-to advice. Diagrams and full-color photos. 19 Pages. This is the Garden Railways Book ''Get Started in Garden Railroading'' from Kalmbach Publishing
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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!. 96 Pages. This
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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 atem *Layout wiring *Installing decoders *Lighting and sound *Operating with DCC *Glossary of of DCC terms. 80 Pages. ''The DCC Guide'' is a Kalmbach Model Railroader Book by Don
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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
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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
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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. Detailing Diesel Locomotives Book. This is the Detailing Diesel Locomotives Book from Model Railroader
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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. (1)Model Railroader's Guide To Industries Along The Tracks 3 book. This is the Model Railroader's Guide To Industries Along The Tracks 3 From Kalmbach
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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
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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 Pacificinot 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. One Mid-Size Track Plans for Realistic Layouts book. This
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An excellent paperback reference. Packed with information on the history and operations of 7 key types of freight cars; box cars, tank cars, hoppers, refrigerator cars, gondolas, flat cars and intermodal equipment. Learn the origins of the variouscar types, how they evolved over the years, and how modern railroads employ them. Historic & contemporary prototype photos. 75 color photos, 110 black-&-white photos and 15 illustrations. A helpful list of HO and N scale models if
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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 ofeach 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 & contemporary prototype photos. 75
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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,
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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. 96 Pages. Copyright; 2008. This is the ''Modeling the '50s The Glory Years of Rail'' Model Railroader Book from Kalmbach
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An excellent perfect bound, paperback reference for beginners and and experts alike. This book captures the essence of model railroading and gardening in the great outdoors thru the heavy use of large portraits and brief, but informative text. Youwill learn about garden railroad landscaping, trains, infrastructure, ponds and water features, as well as other landscape challenges. 135 full-color photos. 144 Pages. ''Gorgeous Garden Railways'' is a Garden Railways Book from
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If you're ready to get started in model railroading but have questions about landscaping, here's the book for you. You'll learn everything you need to know to get started with landscaping your layout. Glossy softcover 131 page book This book is a comprehensive introduction to the vast and exciting world of railroad modeling Book is filled to the brim with tasty and helpful photographs Written by popular German model landscaping professional Karl Gebele The book is also full
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An excellent perfect bound with an attractive and durable ''glossy'' cover Based on 1,000's of authentic Lionel documents Full color with over 1,500 pictures and images Includes all individual items (engine and rolling stock)_and how they came packed, a description of the original outfit box, outfit inserts and packaging, original production quantities, instruction sheets, packed envelopes, peripherals (track, transformer, oil, wire, smoke, etc. ), and diagrams for packing
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