Railway Modelling Skills

✍ Scribed by Marriott, Peter

• Publisher: Crowood
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright Page; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER ONE: SKILLS, WHAT SKILLS?; CHAPTER TWO: THE TOOLS YOU WILL NEED; CHAPTER THREE: HOW TO DESIGN A NEW LAYOUT; CHAPTER FOUR: CHOOSING THE RIGHT SCALE FOR YOU; CHAPTER FIVE: HOW TO BUILD BASEBOARDS; CHAPTER SIX: FORMING THE LANDSCAPE; CHAPTER SEVEN: THE PERMANENT WAY; CHAPTER EIGHT: TRAIN CONTROL; CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVING ROLLING STOCK; CHAPTER TEN: WEATHERING; CHAPTER ELEVEN: MODERN SCENIC PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES; CHAPTER TWELVE: ADDING THE DETAILS; CHAPTER THIRTEEN: MATERIALS; CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BUILDINGS.;Do you enjoy running model trains but want to improve your layout? Do you want to gain expertise over a wider range of railway modelling skills and acquire the confidence to tackle modelling tasks that you have previously shied away from? If so, this is the book for you. Brimming with advice and tips, this well-illustrated book covers a wide range of modelling skills, including designing a layout, choosing the right scale, building baseboards, selecting the right track, controlling the trains, building the landscape, making realistic grass and weeds, and adding figures. Particular attention i.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CHAPTER ONE: SKILLS, WHAT SKILLS?
CHAPTER TWO: THE TOOLS YOU WILL NEED
CHAPTER THREE: HOW TO DESIGN A NEW LAYOUT
CHAPTER FOUR: CHOOSING THE RIGHT SCALE FOR YOU
CHAPTER FIVE: HOW TO BUILD BASEBOARDS
CHAPTER SIX: FORMING THE LANDSCAPE
CHAPTER SEVEN: THE PERMANENT WAY
CHAPTER EIGHT: TRAIN CONTROL
CHAPTER NINE: IMPROVING ROLLING STOCK
CHAPTER TEN: WEATHERING
CHAPTER ELEVEN: MODERN SCENIC PRODUCTS AND TECHNIQUES
CHAPTER TWELVE: ADDING THE DETAILS
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: MATERIALS
CHAPTER FOURTEEN: BUILDINGS. CHAPTER FIFTEEN: PHOTOGRAPHING YOUR MODELSAPPENDIX I WHERE CAN I LOOK TO IMPROVE MY SKILLS FURTHER?
APPENDIX II USEFUL WEBSITE ADDRESSES
APPENDIX III WHAT SCENIC PRODUCTS ARE AVAILABLE?
INDEX.

✦ Subjects

Locomotives--Models;Models and modelmaking;Railroads--Models--Design and construction;Electronic books;Railroads -- Models -- Design and construction;Locomotives -- Models