These outstanding track plans are designed to work in any amount of space or scale preference, including HO (HOn21/2 and HOn3), O, S, N, and Z scale. Includes photographs, diagrams and materials listed for plans ranging from small modules to room-size layouts from MODEL RAILROADER Magazine.
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41 of 43 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Track plans for model railroaders with some experience.,
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This review is from: 48 Top-Notch Track Plans (Model Railroader) (Paperback)
Each of the 48 layouts is presented (typically 2-4 pages each) with a concept description (why build this layout this way and/or how it is operated), a scale track plan, and a perspective drawing of the layout (or a featured scene from the layout). These are not track plans for sectional track, they do not have step-by-step assembly instructions (Kalmbach Publishing has other very good "track plan" books which take that approach), and the plans do not come with a "parts list" to build them. Almost all of the plans are for modelers with some prior layout construction experience and are intended to give you inspiration for your layout design, or as an intermediate-complexity track plan to build as your layout. For those modelers interested in track design, it presents a wide variety of different layout design approaches by dozens of other modelers.
29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good starting point,
By Todd Shryock (Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 48 Top-Notch Track Plans (Model Railroader) (Paperback)
Book has a lot of 4x8 plans in it, along with a handful of shelf types and large layouts. The plans are not the step-by-step method. If you want to be walked through every step, then don't get this book. However, if you have some experience, most of the plans have track section joints marked so you can figure out what it is you need. I used the book to get ideas for my medium-sized layout, taking things from all sizes of layouts. This book is probably more geared for the intermediate modeler.
22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great book for inspiration,
By Shorebird (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: 48 Top-Notch Track Plans (Model Railroader) (Paperback)
As the other reviewers so aptly point out, this book provides more layout-inspiration than actual step-by-step instruction, and is not an "all-in-one" book. However, I found it invaluable as a source of ideas. The "Buzzards Cove" coastline scene was exactly what I was seeking for my small (3X5), novice N-scale layout. None of the other books I'd consulted offered anything like it. It's a simple enough matter to apply the suggested scenery to one of the more detailed, step-by-step books showing an identical track plan. In fact, one of the problems I've had with basic track-plan books is that they just show parts and wiring, and do not incorporate grade-changes or scenery. This book fills the inspiration-void.
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HOW do you take first step toward designing a railroad that will make the best use of your layout area? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scenic divider, fiddle yard, interchange board, staging tracks, interchange track, track assortment, staging yard, rail joiners, cork roadbed, inbound cars, track plan, storage tracks, track nails, passing siding, small layout, hump yard, operating session, holding track, transfer run, realistic operation, engine facilities, passing tracks, hidden tracks, scale layout, classification yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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HOW do you take first step toward designing a railroad that will make the best use of your layout area? Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
scenic divider, fiddle yard, interchange board, staging tracks, interchange track, track assortment, staging yard, rail joiners, cork roadbed, inbound cars, track plan, storage tracks, track nails, passing siding, small layout, hump yard, operating session, holding track, transfer run, realistic operation, engine facilities, passing tracks, hidden tracks, scale layout, classification yard Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Cedar Lake, Iowa Central, Mount Gilead, Red Mountain, Virginia City, Lost River, Peace River, West Anahpee, Muley Gap, Ellerbe Junction, Model Power, Big Piney, Canadian National, Vos Mountain, First District, Free Haven, Monte Rio, Morgan Valley, Northern Pacific, Northwestern Pacific, Black Hawk, Mann Lake, Second District, Southern Pacific, Stampede Pass New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Corpus Christi: Stories by Bret Anthony Johnston on page 17, and page 18
- Northwestern Pacific Railroad (Images of Rail) by Fred Codoni on page 119
- Narrow Gauge to the Redwoods: The Story of the North Pacific Coast Railway and San Francisco Bay Paddle-Wheel Ferries by A. Bray Dickinson on page 119
- Track Planning for Realistic Operation by John H. Armstrong on page 34
- Steamcars to the Comstock: The Virginia & Truckee Railroad and the Carson & Colorado Railroad by Lucius Beebe on page 110
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