Author: Model Railroader Staff
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: model, railroader, rail, years, 50s, glory, modeling
Number of Pages: 87
Published: 2008-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0890247188
ISBN-13: 9780890247181

Take in historical information and photos covering locomotives, passenger equipment, freight cars, and trackside details. Featured layouts in a variety of scales show you how to model Chicago’s Dearborn Station, move coal in the Appalachians, carry produce, and recreate Los Angeles of the 1950’s.

Author: David Popp
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: model, railroader, guides, guide, railroad, building
Number of Pages: 112
Published: 2007-04
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0890246890
ISBN-13: 9780890246894

Follow the construction of a model railroad layout from start to finish! Over the course of three years, Model Railroader Senior Editor David Popp offered readers a monthly ?Step by Step? glimpse into his N scale Naugatuck River Valley layout as he built the layout from the ground up. Now he tells the complete construction story using techniques any model railroader can use! More than 30 short projects take modelers through the process, from building benchwork to operating realistically. Step-by-step photos and illustrations let modelers see every phase of construction and apply the techniques

Author: Pelle Soeeborg
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: guides, railroader, model, day
Number of Pages: 87
Published: 2009-02-17
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0890247625
ISBN-13: 9780890247624

More than a dozen easy weathering and detailing projects will show you how to add realism to rolling stock and locomotives. Well-illustrated, easy-to-follow instructions make this book suitable for beginning model railroaders.

Author: Kent Johnson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: model, railroader, techniques, amp, scenery, tips, new
Number of Pages: 104
Published: 2002-11
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0890246211
ISBN-13: 9780890246214

Compiled from Model Railroader, this completely revised edition includes intriguing ideas on creating realistic ground cover, trees, bushes, rocks, water and other scenery details. This book includes many outstanding photos, diagrams, and instructions; ideal for beginning model railroaders.

Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: cars, freight, guide, railroader, model
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2005-03-30
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0890245851
ISBN-13: 9780890245859

Freight cars are the backbone of any railroad -- in the real world or on your operating layout. Get a brief history of each type of North American freight car, then learn how car designs have changed from WWI to the present. Includes techniques for modeling realistic rolling stock in any scale.

Author: Jeff Wilson
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: locomotives, diesel, guide, railroader, model
Number of Pages: 88
Published: 2009-12-30
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0890247617
ISBN-13: 9780890247617

Model railroaders will learn the history, spotting features, characteristics and operation of diesel locomotives, and how to determine appropriate eras, details and features, and the type of specialized diesel service.

Author: Jim Volhard
Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company
Keywords: model, trains, railroader, scale, amp, repairing, maintaining
Number of Pages: 80
Published: 1999-05
List price: $17.95
ISBN-10: 0890243247
ISBN-13: 9780890243244

Helps any model railroader learn fundamental repair skills. By mastering some basic skills, modelers can save money on repairs and avoid frustrations that may cause them to abandon the hobby altogether! With simple, instructional information, this book covers the basic techniques needed to maintain and repair DC-powered scale model locomtives, rolling stock, and layouts. Each chapter includes step-by-step instrucitons, photos, and illustrations. Also includes various enhancement projects. The only repair/maintenance guide available.