Realistic Animation, Lighting & Sound : 21 Projects for Your Model Railroad [Paperback]

Kent J. Johnson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2000 | Series: Model Railroader

Bring life to your model railroad with these simple projects!

Model railroaders can add more realism to the operation of their layouts with animated accessories, lighting, and sound. These simple projects are easy to implement and don't require complicated circuitry. Step-by-step instructions and color photos or illustrations demonstrate the featured effects in each chapter.

--Ideal reference for beginner/intermediate model railroaders with a permanent or semi-permanent layout of any scale

--Features ideas and projects from leading model railroading authors, including Gary Hoover, D. Derek Verner, and Kermit Paul

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (April 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890243387
• ISBN-13: 978-0890243381
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,330,011 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Book for Railroad Modelers, March 18, 2003

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Bill "billsrrempire" (Southern Maryland, U.S.A.) - See all my reviews
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This book compiles some of the articles that have been published in Model Railroader magazine over the years. Great ideas for any railroad modeler seeking to make his railroad more realistic. Nice photos.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Some Really Clever Ideas, August 10, 2006

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John A Lee III "jal3" (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Realistic Animation, Lighting & Sound : 21 Projects for Your Model Railroad (Paperback)

This is not a book of theory. It is instead a collection of 21 specific projects that have appeared in Model Railroader Magazine. Some deal with animation and some deal with lighting. One deals with sound. What they all have in common are that they are relatively simple, that they are very clever and that any of them will go a long way towards sprucing up a model layout. For me, the price was worthwhile just to learn some clever tricks even if I never use them myself.

It's a good buy.

2.0 out of 5 stars Realistic animation, light and sound., October 20, 2010

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Very expensive, over priced - to expensive for what it is. Book is interesting in content. Delivery was reasonable but the book arrived in a damaged condition.