From the basics of tracklaying, wiring, and maintaining locomotives to the finer points of scenery building, painting, weathering, and detailing models, every aspect of modeling is presented in this up-to-date reference. Packed with simple tips and techniquies and instructions for building a basic 4 x 8 foot HO scale layout with scenery.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Informative,
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This review is from: Basic Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby (Model Railroader Books) (Paperback)
This book has just about everything a beginner need to become familiar with the hobby of model railroading. It has everything from choosing the correct scale and gague, to how to maintain a well-tuned railroad, to the scenery of your layout. I am sure that as I grow in the hobby, this book will be used time and again as a wonderful quick reference of how to do just about everything in the hobby.
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It is one thing to be interested in getting started on a model railroad and it is quite a different thing to actually know what to do. Anyone can take a basic train set and add some more track to it but such an unorganized approach soon leads to an unwieldy and expensive mess that will probably not be very enjoyable. This book goes a long way in remedying that problem.
It just covers the basics but it covers a lot of them. That includes track, running gear, wiring, scenery, model building, foliage and much else... even photography. It covers none of these things in any depth but it does provide a starting place and allow a novice to ask intelligent questions. It is a needed resource for a beginner.
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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Disappointing,
By JK (Iowa, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Basic Model Railroading: Getting Started in the Hobby (Model Railroader Books) (Paperback)
Covers a lot of topics, but not at all in depth. This wasn't written as a book, it is just a bunch of reprints from Model Railroader magazine.
An example of something I was hoping to find: info on how to lay flex-track. It says to lay it out, cut it, nail it down. I knew that! I was looking for tips on HOW to cut it so the rail joints make properly. I really wouldn't recommend this book. You would be better off to go to a library and review back issues of Model Railroader.
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Every holiday season thousands of potential model railroaders receive trains as gift, and many more go out and purchase model trains for themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
model railroad wiring, rail nippers, rail joiners, model railroad scenery, uncoupling ramps, scenery materials, ground foam, switch rod, cab control, feeder wires, needle files, frog point, model railroaders, hobby knife, small layout, track board, matte medium, many modelers, mill file, most modelers, bridge track, plastic kits, plastic cement, car kits, cyanoacrylate adhesive Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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Every holiday season thousands of potential model railroaders receive trains as gift, and many more go out and purchase model trains for themselves. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
model railroad wiring, rail nippers, rail joiners, model railroad scenery, uncoupling ramps, scenery materials, ground foam, switch rod, cab control, feeder wires, needle files, frog point, model railroaders, hobby knife, small layout, track board, matte medium, many modelers, mill file, most modelers, bridge track, plastic kits, plastic cement, car kits, cyanoacrylate adhesive Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alkali Central, Woodland Scenics, National Model Railroad Association, Southern Pacific, Keith Thompson, Basic Model Railroading, Bright Boy, Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery, Dave Frary, Easy Model Railroad Wiring, Goo Gone, Alkali Junction, Liquid Nails, Western Union, Williams Bros New!
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- How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery, Third Edition (Model Railroader Books) by Dave Frary on 4 pages
- Model Railroading by Rh Value Publishing on page 2, and page 38
- Maintaining and Repairing Your Scale Model Trains (Model Railroader) by Jim Volhard in Back Matter
- How to Operate Your Model Railroad by Bruce A. Chubb on page 75
- Basic Wiring for Model Railroaders: The Complete Photo Guide by Rick Selby in Back Matter
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