|
| Ho Railroad from Start to Finish (Model Railroad Handbook, No 36) | 
 enlarge | Creator: Jim Kelly
Brand: KAL
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
Buy New: $10.50
You Save: $7.45 (42%)
New (9) Used (6) from $7.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 60099
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 88
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.2
MPN: KAL12121
ISBN: 0890241554
Dewey Decimal Number: 625.19
EAN: 9780890241554
ASIN: 0890241554
Publication Date: March 1992
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
|
| Features:
| • | Kalmbach HO Railroad From Start to Finish - 12121 | | • | KAL |
|
| Accessories:
|
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
This is an 88 page HO Railroad: From Start To Finish Book from Kalmbach Books. This book is full of juicy information about an HO layout built by the staff of Model Railroader Magazine. The Authors' techniques and plans are effective, easy to duplicate, and applicable to any size, scale, or gauge. This book is the ultimate resource for the beginning layout train modeler. FEATURES: Glossy softcover book. Includes techniques suited to any skill level--from beginner to advanced. Includes many color and black and white photographs. This book will show you how to: -Construct benchwork -Make realistic scenery -Lay track -Build detailed structures -Weather freight cars and locomotives -Install a walkaround control system INCLUDES: One 88 page HO Railroad: From Start To Finish Book SPECS: Width: 8.25"" Height: 10.75""
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 modle railroading August 16, 2008
this book answers a lot of questions. Its very imformative. well writen with lots of pictures. explains things that a person that had never really thouth about. I enjoyed it.
 beautifully illustrated January 19, 2008
As you would expect its a beautifully illustrated guide and informally written to boot. The only shortcoming for someone as raw as I am is the lack of detail in amounts used to create differing depths of colour and texture if landscape creation. Terms used eg 'latex paint' require some interpretation on this side of the Pacific but all in all I have been able to translate nearly all tools and materials. However a very basic term 'builders yellow glue' has me and a number of hardware stores in Australia a bit bemused. The book is an excellent investment and deserves your attention.
A Great Start April 9, 2007
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Building a model railroad is fun but doing more than the "oval track" needs some skills that all starters to not have. Often, modelers learn by doing and learn a lot from mistakes. This is valuable experience but it is also frustrating. This book attempts to address this problem by presenting the construction of a very modest but still well though out layout that is simple.
This book is made up of reprints of a series of articles from MODEL RAILROADER MAGAZINE. It starts with a simple idea. The layout must be simple to build and not too messy. Each article covers a different facet and the result is a nice little railroad.
Among the topics considered are the building of the table, laying track, building basic plastic kits of buildings, building of some basic car kits along with Kadee couplers, adding specialized track, adding streets, simple kitbashing of plastic structure kits, adding a backdrop, adding water features, weathering, building relief and scenery, control systems, scratchbuilt wood structures, metal structure kits, using mirrors to make a scene look larger, making rocks, adding foliage, building a tunnel, adding signals and operating of the railroad in a realistic manner. Each article is simple but teaches foundational skills.
It is well done.
4 November 24, 2001
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
If you don't have any background in model railroading than this book is a good place to start. It will read great the first time through but don't expect to ever go back to it for reference later down the line. Concepts like control panels, wiring, switches, etc. are all left vaugely discussed, and for this reason it can be frustrating. Make sure you buy this is conjunction with another book better detailed in any areas you don't understand (like wiring).
You need this book September 27, 1999
25 out of 26 found this review helpful
If you are considering entering the world of Model Railroading you must have this book. It will guide you from an empty room to a fully functioning railroad. Lots of tips and step by step make it very easy for a novice to make a pretty nice layout. Î can't recommend this enough.
|
|
|
VicenzaWebMarketing.com | |
|
