Scenery for Your Model Railroad: From Backdrop to Tabletop (Model Railroader) [Paperback]

Mike Danneman (Author)

Book Description

Series: Model Railroader | Publication Date: December 2000

Learn how to give model railroad scenery character and life!

Create a more realistic scene behind and around your model railroad! This book shows you how, from ground cover and rockwork, to trees, water, and more. Learn the finishing touches that give a railroad character.

--Features a comprehensive approach to scenery, including instructions for integrating a backdrop with layout scenery

--Includes photos of models and prototype scenes for inspiration

--Perfect for the beginning/intermediate modeler preparing to build a layout

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing Company (December 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0890243239
• ISBN-13: 978-0890243237
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.2 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #979,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not for the unexperienced., May 26, 2004

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Cyrus Nelson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Scenery for Your Model Railroad: From Backdrop to Tabletop (Model Railroader) (Paperback)

A good book is you are looking to make a backdrop for your model railroad. If you are just looking to make realistic scenery (like hills, water, plants etc) it could be better. A full half of the book is dedicated to making backdrops, and each other topic only gets a chapter. I did like the chapter on blending scenery though. I wouldn't recommend this book for people who don't have scenery building experience.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Background Information, August 20, 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: Scenery for Your Model Railroad: From Backdrop to Tabletop (Model Railroader) (Paperback)

At first starting this book, it seemed to be just about constructing a backdrop for a model railroad and that all other topics were omitted. That is not the case. It covers all the basics in broad generalities. That being said, the first portion of the book is about backdrops and it is good coverage on that subject. It gives general principles and some hints for easier construction. From there is covers other subjects and goes downhill.

The information contained in here is worthwhile but is so broad as to be just an overview. It gives useful background information but is light on specifics.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Should be titled: Scenic Backdrops., December 20, 2004

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K. Hooper "thebigteacher" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Scenery for Your Model Railroad: From Backdrop to Tabletop (Model Railroader) (Paperback)

This book contains very few new ideas and little or no step-by-step instruction. Dave Frary's book How to Build Realistic Model Railroad Scenery is a much more useful book with myriad tips and examples.