Dick Christianson and John Grams offer tips and techniques for building a more realistic and fun toy train layout, compiled over years of observing some of the best toy train layouts ever built. Their wise and easy to follow advice on planning, electrical work, trackwork, scenery, and operation is presented with all-new photos from Dick's O gauge layout. Perfect for beginning and intermediate toy train operators.
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Gives lots of tips, however, may be better beginner books,
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As advertised, the authors give you lots of tips and techniques for your model train layout, garnered from their years of experience.
While the book covers all the bases, it doesn't really go into great detail on anyone. Rather it gives you a overview and a list of other books to read/buy. In this aspect, there may be better, more detailed books that a beginning model train enthusiast should spend their money on.
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TIPS GALORE FOR TOY TRAIN LAYOUTS,
By Hubert Reinhold Lemke "Toy Man Wisconsin" (Janesville , WI) - See all my reviews
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This book is basically the accounting of building a major toy train layout. It goes over the basic ideas and what problems and mistakes where made in the contruction. The "gems" of the book are all the helpful hints and tips offered. You may never do a layout as large as the one in the book but you will find something that will help you out or make you think differently. The two gentlemen that wrote the book are both "legends" in the toy train world. Good stuff for the expert and the beginner.
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I thought that the book was well written and provides a broad overview of the subject without getting involved in all the details. The author recommends other publications to get down to the nitty-gritty. An excellent book for those wanting a broad overview on how to proceed to build a toy train layout.
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Our aim is to help you build a better layout than your first one (or your second or third), a better layout than you thought you could build, a better layout than your cousin Charlie's, a better layout than you would have built without having read this book, or all of the above. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Johnson, Classic Toy Trains, Mystery Mountain, Peter Riddle, Stanley Trzoniec, Greenberg's Guide, Roger Carp, John Armstrong New!
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Our aim is to help you build a better layout than your first one (or your second or third), a better layout than you thought you could build, a better layout than your cousin Charlie's, a better layout than you would have built without having read this book, or all of the above. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Kent Johnson, Classic Toy Trains, Mystery Mountain, Peter Riddle, Stanley Trzoniec, Greenberg's Guide, Roger Carp, John Armstrong New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Toy Train Layout from Start to Finish by Stan Trzoniec on 5 pages
- Tips & Tricks for Toy Train Operators by Peter H. Riddle on 4 pages
- Wiring Your Toy Train Layout by Peter H. Riddle on page 42, and Back Matter
- Layout Plans for Toy Trains by Kent J. Johnson on page 16, and page 29
- Trackwork and Lineside Detail for Your Model Railroad (Model Railroader Ser.) by Kent J. Johnson on page 53, and page 62
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